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Coroner at Large
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To Thomas T. Noguchi, America's most famous medical examiner, every death is a mysteryâuntil the cause is found In his first book, the runaway bestseller Coroner, Dr. Noguchi wrote of his controversial investigations as medical examiner of Los Angeles County.In Coroner at Large, the man who has often been called the "Detective of Death" probes the mysteries surrounding the most celebrated criminal cases in recent American history. Using sophisticated techniques of modern forensic science and once again "telling it like it is, " Dr. Noguchi reveals the truth behind the headlines in the untimely deaths of show business celebrities: âThe drowning of Beach Boy Dennis Wilson
âThe murder of Sal Mineo
âThe suicide of Freddie Prinze
âThe slaying of "Playmate of the Year" Dorothy Stratten
âElvis Presley's fatal heart attack Forensic science, too, provides new clues to fascinating historical puzzles: the true fates of General George Custer, the Emperor Napoleon, and Adolf Hitler. In Coroner at Large, Dr. Noguchi brilliantly provides the missing links in our knowledge of these cases. Here, from his own investigations and his pioneering work in the field, we see forensic science in action, unraveling the mysteries of deathâboth natural and unnaturalâin real-life cases that might have baffled even the great Sherlock Holmes.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- The Unanswered Question
- For Love of HY
- The Other Side of Fatal Vision
- The Love-Triangle Murder
- Breakthroughs in Forensic Science
- The âDetective of Deathâ
- Forensic Puzzles of the Past
- The Dangling Man
- Afterword
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Copyright