The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South by Radley Balko, Tucker Carrington

The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South

Radley Balko, Tucker Carrington

416 pages first pub 2018 (view editions)

nonfiction history true crime informative reflective slow-paced
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The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist is ideal for readers seeking a sobering, meticulously researched exploration of systemic injustice and flawed forensics in America’s criminal justice system.

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A shocking and deeply reported account of the persistent plague of institutional racism and junk forensic science in our criminal justice system, and its devastating effect on innocent lives After two three-year-old girls were raped and murdered i...

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reflective: 32%

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tense: 18%

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