From the Flying Squad to

Investigating War Crimes

 By
RON TURNBULL
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
For over ten years he was first detective on the scene when a murder
was committed in south London. In the confusion and horror of the
crime scene he identified the forensic clues that would later be
needed to convict the killer in the calm and measured atmosphere of
the Old Bailey; calling out the necessary experts from pathologists
to ballistics specialists; protecting the scene against contamination.
One slip and a case would crumble; one moment of inspiration and
the Yard would have its man.

He was the natural choice when the UN were looking for an

experienced detective to create a trail of evidence linking the mass
graves of Bosnia to the people who ordered the worst war crimes
seen in Europe since the Second World War.

From the Flying Squad to Investigating War Crimes tells of the rise
of forensic evidence against the true story backdrop of a detective
who has spent a career at the front line in the war against murder -
the ultimate crime. It traces the development of forensic science and
techniques from the days of the fingerprint to the battery of tests
now available to homicide investigators. It is told in the no nonsense
style of a pioneer cop who has seen the worst that human beings can
do to each other.

Pen & Sword Books Ltd

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