case studies

Relates how Debora Green, a physician and mother of three, was convicted of poisoning her husband, Michael Farrar, and setting the fire that killed two of their children in 1995.

The authors follow a trail of secret contracts, false leads, confessions, tips, and new evidence in their reinvestigation of the Marilyn Sheppard murder.

Examines fifteen different fields of forensics, such as fingerprinting, ballistics, DNA typing, and psychological profiling, and shows how the sciences were applied to solve 100 groundbreaking cases.

Forensic criminalist Henry Lee describes the intimate details of his work through five homicide cases, explaining the investigation process and his own thoughts on the cases.

Tells the true story of how Tony Bamonte, sheriff of Pend Oreille County, Washington, solved a murder after fifty years of police cover-ups.

Presents the personal testimonies of nine teens who experienced violence either as a victim, witness, or perpetrator and how each of them found ways to break away from it and help others to develop the courage to do so as well.

Presents the true story of Brent Runyon, who at fourteen set himself on fire and sustained burns over eighty percent of his body and describes the months of physical and mental rehabilitation that followed as he attempted to pull his life together.

Examines several aspects of whistle-blowing, including how individuals decide to do so; the conditions necessary for it to make a difference; legal protections; and the global impact of the U.S.'s support of whistle-blowing.

Contains case studies that describe the causes and consequences of some of the world's worst human-induced environmental disasters, including coal mining tragedies, dam failures, industrial explosions, government actions, oil spills, terrorist acts, and industrial and residential toxic poisonings.

A personal account of the author's experiences living in New York City orphanages and foster homes from 1949 until his reunion with his friend and guardian three years later.