Lethal Witness by Andrew Rose
Sir Bernard Spilsbury, the first and only 'Honorary Pathologist to the Home Office', gave crucial evidence in numerous murder cases between 1910 and his bizarre suicide in 1947. He made a major contribution to modern forensic pathology, explaining complex pathological findings in ways that a jury could understand, and overcoming widespread scepticism about the utility of forensic medicine in the trial process. On the debit side, Spilsbury came to see himself as infallible. It was the Crippen trial which first brought Spilsbury to the attention of the general public. He also gave evidence in the Brides in the Bath case - during the trial he almost drowned a nurse in his demonstration; the Armstrong case - in which Spilsbury's testimony caused the husband to be hanged and earned a knighthood for himself; and the shocking dismemberment of Emily Kaye into over a thousand pieces - which Spilsbury ghoulishly milked for the press. Andrew Rose re-examines Spilsbury's cases and uses previously untapped sources to challenge the common perception of him as 'the most brilliant scientific detective of all time'. Using his experience in criminal trials, the author presents a more rounded portrait, revealing that Spilsbury's faults may have led to the execution of innocent men.
Andrew Rose is a civil judge whose clients included Charles Kray. He is the author of Stinie: Murder on the Common, which was shortlisted for the Gold Dagger Non-Fiction Award, Crime Writers' Association, and Scandal at the Savoy. He is also an elected member of Our Society, one of the oldest medico-legal dining clubs in the country. Sir Bernard Spilsbury was among many of the Society's distinguished early members.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780750944229 |
| ISBN 10 | 0750944226 |
| Titel | Lethal Witness |
| Autor | Andrew Rose |
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| Bindungsart | Hardback |
| Verlag | The History Press Ltd |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2007-07-02 |
| Seitenanzahl | 288 |
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