The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist, (Paperback)

from Darcia

This book is a comprehensive, incredibly well researched exploration of the intertwining of politics, law, justice/injustice, and racism in the deep south. I read a lot of true crime and sociology, but I've never read a book that explores corruption within our legal system in regards to our coron...

from jen.e.moore

There's a fundamental mismatch between science as a discipline and the legal system that would really like to use scientific evidence to support its conclusions, and this book makes a terrifically thorough case that forensic science as it currently exists and is practiced is the worst of both wor...

from JenniferRobb

It was not as interesting as the BookPage reviewer or the back cover blurb made it sound. The title caught my eye because of the part about the dentist (he doesn't show up until Chapter 7 or so). Prior to that, I had to wade through history of coroners/medical examiners and some of the informatio...

from Juva

This is an extremely disturbing story about two medical charlatans who have made a career out of sending innocent men to jail. Although these two men are unquestionably the villains of the piece, this is really a story about how the broken criminal justice system has allowed racism, poverty, and ...

from Juva

This is an extremely disturbing story about two medical charlatans who have made a career out of sending innocent men to jail. Although these two men are unquestionably the villains of the piece, this is really a story about how the broken criminal justice system has allowed racism, poverty, and ...