18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics

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Sherri Each of the dioramas (explained in an earlier answer) showed a scene involving a dead person and the observer was to look at the scene to see what clu…moreEach of the dioramas (explained in an earlier answer) showed a scene involving a dead person and the observer was to look at the scene to see what clues or evidence is seen that will help determine what happened. What clues point toward murder, suicide, or accident? They were used to train police officers to enter a scene with no pre-formed ideas. Instead of looking for evidence to prove a theory, just look at the evidence to see what it tells you.(less)

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