Science and the Criminal
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Today we are bombarded with the idea that forensic science can be used to solve almost any crime. At the turn of the twentieth century, forensic science was in its infancy, but Ainsworth Mitchell was a leader in the field. He was head of investigation at Scotland Yard and was frequently called as an expert witness. His areas of expertise were handwriting analysis and document authentication. His background was in chemistry. - Summary by LynneT
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| Preface | 3:11 | Read by Larry Wilson | |
| Introduction | 28:43 | Read by Steve670 | |
| Detection and Capture of the Criminal | 17:56 | Read by CoffeeLover | |
| Personal Identification | 19:00 | Read by Christopher Boswell | |
| Systems of Identification | 36:22 | Read by tsannifer | |
| Identification and Handwriting | 14:06 | Read by CoffeeLover | |
| Evidence as to Handwriting | 11:19 | Read by CoffeeLover | |
| Forged Documents | 19:32 | Read by Jersey City Frankie | |
| Distinguishing Inks in Handwriting | 17:36 | Read by Lynne T | |
| Two Notable Trials | 21:08 | Read by Verla Viera | |
| Sympathetic Inks | 7:27 | Read by CoffeeLover | |
| Remarkable Forgery Trials | 32:32 | Read by DC Dixon | |
| Identification of Human Blood and Human Hair | 31:17 | Read by IkanTungkil | |
| Early Poisoning Trials | 28:40 | Read by rms349 | |
| Notable Poisoning Trials | 21:24 | Read by rms349 | |
| The Maybrick Case | 21:46 | Read by Louise J. Belle | |
| Adulteration of Food | 41:08 | Read by jenno |