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Guerin, Michael, 1933-

Convicted! : forensic science catching killers in New Zealand and Australia / Michael Guerin. - Auckland [N.Z.] : Reed, 2007. - 107 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Author and retired journalist Michael Guerin turns his deft attention to detail to a handful of notorious murder cases from New Zealand and abroad, examining the forensic science behind each case, and explaining all he unearths for an everyday audience. As well as providing the reader with a useful overview of DNA and forensic science and how they relate to police investigations, cases studied are: Mark Lundy, Jules Mikus, Jarrod Mangels, Bradley John Murdoch, and O.J. Simpson. Readers will be both informed and mesmerized as each chilling murder is unraveled.

ISBN: 9780790011424 (pbk.) : $34.99

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Forensic sciences--New Zealand.
Forensic sciences--Australia.
DNA fingerprinting--New Zealand.
DNA fingerprinting--Australia.
Criminal investigation--New Zealand.
Criminal investigation--Australia.

Dewey Class. No.: 363.25