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Lay Them to Rest: On the Road with the Cold Case Investigators Who Identify the Nameless by Laurah Norton
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3.25
This should probably have been marketed as a memoir of a crime researcher than as straight true crime. The great potential of this book was unrealized due to the inclusion of unrelated tidbits about the author’s life - things that had nothing to do with the investigation. Photos of the author and other investigators goofing around, decisions on what kind of toy to buy the author’s son, discussions of vegan vs keto diets. It was a big distraction. Yes, it’s important to see how the author is a part of the process but not to this extent. There were a lot of photos I’d like to have seen. The dog picture was not one of them, no matter how cute he was.
I found the sections about the case more interesting than those about the method, though I can see why the latter were included. (I *did* like the DNA / genealogy section, though.) The author does a good job showing the tedium of wading through the bureaucratic morass between multiple law enforcement agencies and research groups.
It was fascinating that the researchers (of data and of science) were able to identify a 30-year-old severed head from almost no information. The process was so complex. I commend them for following it to a conclusion.
I found the sections about the case more interesting than those about the method, though I can see why the latter were included. (I *did* like the DNA / genealogy section, though.) The author does a good job showing the tedium of wading through the bureaucratic morass between multiple law enforcement agencies and research groups.
It was fascinating that the researchers (of data and of science) were able to identify a 30-year-old severed head from almost no information. The process was so complex. I commend them for following it to a conclusion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death, Gore, Violence, Classism, Racism, Abandonment, Medical trauma, and Grief
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