About the Book

A behind-the-scenes look at death in New York City. For almost a century, New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has presided over the dead. Over the years, the OCME has endured everything-political upheavals, ghastly murders, bloody gang wars, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and non-stop battles for power and influence-and remains the final authority in cases of sudden, unexplained, or violent death. Founded in 1918, the OCME has evolved over decades of technological triumphs and all-too human failure to its modern-day incarnation as the foremost forensics lab in the world, investigating an average caseload of over 15,000 suspicious deaths a year. This is the behind-the-scenes chronicle of public service and private vendettas, of blood in the streets and back-room bloodbaths, and of the criminal cases that made history and headlines.

Product Details

Media: Hardcover Book, 519 pages

Language: English

Publisher: Thorndike Press

Edition: Unknown

ISBN-10: 1410407217

Publication Date: Jun. 30th, 2008

ISBN-13: 9781410407214

Dimensions: 5.73 x 8.57 x 1.08 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.43 lbs

• Categories: Forensic Science Law General True Crime