Cindy, How Could You?:The Casey Anthony Trial

Cindy, How Could You?:The Casey Anthony Trial

Back in the summer of 2008, I felt very sorry for Cindy Anthony.  I know from writing nine other true crime books that it is dreadful to be the loved one of a victim.  I also knew that it was horrible to be a family member of a perpetrator.  And there was...
Casey Anthony Defense Plays it Safe

Casey Anthony Defense Plays it Safe

Tuesday’s ceaseless round of humiliation, scared the defense into taking no chances on Wednesday.  They called a series of witnesses to the stand to tell the jury what they didn’t find and where they didn’t find it. No geological evidence on...
A Wise Man, a Dutchman and a Fool: The Casey Anthony Trial

A Wise Man, a Dutchman and a Fool: The Casey Anthony Trial

Jose Baez is probably wondering why he didn’t become a fireman or librarian or anything but a criminal defense attorney after surviving Tuesday in the courtroom. Anything would have been better than having a judge, a prosecutor and a witness make him look...
State Takes a Byte Out of Casey Anthony Defense

State Takes a Byte Out of Casey Anthony Defense

Head injury, inhalation, death, internal bleeding, head injuries, making weapons out of household products, ruptured spleen, chest trauma, internal bleeding, neck breaking, hand to hand combat and how to make chloroform or “chloraform”–one site...
The Birth of Forensic Medicine

The Birth of Forensic Medicine

  Part chemistry, part history, part true crime THE POISONER’S HANDBOOK by Pulitzer Prize winner Deborah Blum tells the story of the handful of scientists who elevated forensic analysis to a respected profession through their work in New York throughout the...