Cracking Crime by Niamh O'Connor, best selling author of The Black Widow, explores the fascinating and ground breaking work of Dr. Jim Donovan and his forensics team. A relatively new and intriguing science, Dr Donovan outlines the history of the development of various aspects of forensics and the sciences involved, from the study of dust to criminal profiling.
Since its introduction in Ireland, forensics has solved hundreds of crimes, with often the tiniest of clues leading to convictions. Some of the more notable cases of true life crimes solved by the use of forensics include:
- Gardaí killings in Roscommon, and the shooting of Garda Reynolds by Noel and Marie Murray
- Bombing of British Ambassador Christopher Ewart Biggs and Lord Mountbatten by the IRA
- Abduction and murder of Mary Duffy - where teeth indentation on a wad of toilet roll helped identify the body
- Triple murder of Imelda Riney, her son Liam, and Father Walsh
- ISBN10 0862787157
- ISBN13 9780862787158
- Publish Date 1 September 2001
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 28 January 2024
- Publish Country IE
- Imprint O'Brien Press Ltd
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 312
- Language English