I loved my job. But, unfortunately, I’d run into turbulent waters lately. First, I was roundly attacked by my colleagues for complying with the police request for a reconstruction of Rachel Nickell’s murder. ‘You’re stepping right outside your area of expertise,’ they said. I pointed out that, actually, I had relied entirely on my expertise for the reconstruction. ‘And this is the way forensic pathology’s definitely moving in America,’ I added. They were unimpressed by the way forensic pathology was moving in America. They shook their heads. They said, ‘When they arrest someone, and the
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