The Bone Lady

The Bone Lady: Life As a Forensic Anthropologist

by Manhein, Mary H.

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"On the first day of the search, I failed to find the body." So writes forensic anthropologist and bioarchaeologist Mary H. Manhein-or "the bone lady" as law enforcement personnel call her. In this, one of dozens of stories recollected in her powerful memoir, Manhein and the state police eventually unearth a black plastic bag buried in the banks of the Mississippi River containing the body of a man who has been missing for five years. After the painstaking process of examining the remains, conf…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The Bone Lady : Life As a Forensic Anthropologist.

Summary

"On the first day of the search, I failed to find the body." So writes forensic anthropologist and bioarchaeologist Mary H. Manhein-or "the bone lady" as law enforcement personnel call her. In this, one of dozens of stories recollected in her powerful memoir, Manhein and the state police eventually unearth a black plastic bag buried in the banks of the Mississippi River containing the body of a man who has been missing for five years. After the painstaking process of examining the remains, confirming the victim's identity, and preparing a formal report for the police, Manhein testifies for the.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1999.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):LSU Press
  • Place of Publication:Baton Rouge
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:1999.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (152 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780807155608, 0807155608, 9780807155615, 0807155616, 0807124044, 9780807124048
  • oclc:ocn845258283
  • LC Classification:GN69.8
  • Dewey Decimal:614.1

Subjects

Anthropologie Anthropologie légale Anthropologie légale -- États-Unis (Sud) Anthropologie physique Anthropologie physique -- États-Unis (S… anthropology Anthropology, Education, Sociology and … Anthropology, Physical Antiquities Biographies Criminalistique Criminologie Criminology États-Unis (Sud) -- Antiquités Femmes anthropologues judiciaires -- Bi… Forensic Anthropology Forensic anthropology -- Southern States forensic science Forensic Sciences Human remains (Archaeology)

Writers

Manhein, Mary H.

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