{"product_id":"dead-men-do-tell-tales-the-strange-and-fascinating-cases-of-a-forensic-anthropologist-paperback","title":"Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam R. Maples\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Browning\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a skeleton, a skull, a mere fragment of burnt thighbone, prominent forensic anthropologist Dr. William Maples can deduce the age, gender, and ethnicity of a murder victim, the manner in which the person was dispatched, and, ultimately, the identity of the killer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDead Men Do Tell Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr. Maples revisits his strangest, most interesting, and most horrific investigations, from the baffling cases of conquistador Francisco Pizarro and Vietnam MIAs to the mysterious deaths of President Zachary Taylor and the family of Czar Nicholas II.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a skeleton, a skull, a mere fragment of burnt thighbone, Dr. William Maples can deduce the age, gender, and ethnicity of a murder victim, the manner in which the person was dispatched, and, ultimately, the identity of the killer. In \"Dead Men Do Tell Tales, Dr. Maples revisits his strangest, most interesting, and most horrific investigations, from the baffling cases of conquistador Francisco Pizarro and Vietnam MIAs to the mysterious deaths of President Zachary Taylor and the family of Czar Nicholas II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil his death in February 1997, \u003cb\u003eDr. William R. Maples\u003c\/b\u003e was distinguished service professor and curator-in-charge of the C. A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory at the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville, Florida. He was president of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology and a fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. A scholarship fund has been established in his honor. After his death, his students painted a large tribute on a memorial wall at the University of Florida, saying simply: \"We have stood on the shoulders of a giant.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Browning \u003c\/b\u003ewas East Asia correspondent for Knight-Ridder Newspapers from 1983-1992. After that, he lived in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and worked for the \u003ci\u003ePalm Beach Post. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755684626720,"sku":"9780385479684","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e452e9727eb90247378ad44825e03a1b.webp?v=1780065814","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dead-men-do-tell-tales-the-strange-and-fascinating-cases-of-a-forensic-anthropologist-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}