Books

Michael Baden and Marion Roach, Dead Reckoning: The New Science of Catching Killers. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. This book discusses the science involved in criminal investigation, from autopsies to the science of bugs. Baden was chief forensic pathologist for the investigations into the deaths of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King. The mistakes made in the O.J. Simpson trial are discussed.

Ethan Bier, The Coiled Spring. New York: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2000. Geneticist Ethan Bier presents the science of genetics in detail for both experts and budding scientists. Written for college students, his text uses many metaphors to help clarify the complex science involved.

Joseph Bosco, A Problem of Evidence: How the Prosecution Freed O.J. Simpson. New York, William Morrow, 1996. Written by a crime journalist, this book describes how the prosecution bungled the case against O.J. Simpson.

Dominick Dunne, Justice...