Science and the Criminal by C. Ainsworth Mitchell read by Various | Full Audio Book

Science and the Criminal by C. Ainsworth Mitchell (1867 - 1948)
Genre(s): Law, True Crime, Chemistry

Read by: Larry Wilson, Steve670, CoffeeLover, Christopher Boswell, tsannifer, Jersey City Frankie, Lynne T, Verla Viera, DC Dixon, IkanTungkil, rms349, Louise J. Belle, jenno in English

Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Preface
00:03:11 - 01 - Introduction
00:31:54 - 02 - Detection and Capture of the Criminal
00:49:50 - 03 - Personal Identification
01:08:51 - 04 - Systems of Identification
01:45:14 - 05 - Identification and Handwriting
01:59:20 - 06 - Evidence as to Handwriting
02:10:39 - 07 - Forged Documents
02:30:11 - 08 - Distinguishing Inks in Handwriting
02:47:49 - 09 - Two Notable Trials
03:08:58 - 10 - Sympathetic Inks
03:16:26 - 11 - Remarkable Forgery Trials
03:48:58 - 12 - Identification of Human Blood and Human Hair
04:20:15 - 13 - Early Poisoning Trials
04:48:57 - 14 - Notable Poisoning Trials
05:10:22 - 15 - The Maybrick Case
05:32:09 - 16 - Adulteration of Food

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