The Killer of Little Shepherds : : a True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science

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With high drama and stunning detail, relates the infamous crime and punishment of French serial killer Joseph Vacher, interweaving the story of how Dr. Alexandre Lacassagne, Emile Fourquet and colleagues developed forensic science as we know it.

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PUBLISHED
New York : A.A. Knopf, 2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: x, 300 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780307266194
0307266192
9780307279088

SUBJECTS
Vacher, Joseph, -- 1869-1898 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Lacassagne, A. -- 1843-1924.
Fourquet, Emile.
Trials (Murder) -- France.
Serial murderers -- France -- Biography.
Serial murders -- France -- History -- 19th century.
Forensic sciences -- France -- History -- 19th century.