Elizabeth A. Murray
Author of Forensic History: Crimes, Frauds, and Scandals
About the Author
Works by Elizabeth A. Murray
Forensic Identification: Putting a Name and Face on Death (Exceptional Science Titles for Upper Grades) (2012) 21 copies
Overturning Wrongful Convictions: Science Serving Justice (Nonfiction - Young Adult) (2015) 14 copies
Guilty Until Proved Innocent 1 copy
Political Assassinations 1 copy
Identification Matters 1 copy
Motive and Kidnapping 1 copy
The Spies Have It 1 copy
Forensics of Genocide 1 copy
The Infamous Jack the Ripper 1 copy
Dissecting Hollywood Deaths 1 copy
The Tylenol Murders 1 copy
Copycats and Hoaxes 1 copy
Frauds and Forgeries 1 copy
Bad Boys of US Politiics 1 copy
Traces of Hair and Fur 1 copy
The Forensic Analysis of DNA 1 copy
The Science of Death 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1958
- Gender
- female
- Education
- Mount St. Joseph University (Bachelors|Biology)
University of Cincinnati (Masters|anthropology and Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Biology) - Occupations
- forensic scientist
professor - Organizations
- Mount St. Joseph University
- Awards and honors
- American Board of Forensic Anthropology. Diplomate
Sears-Roebuck Foundation Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award
Clifford Excellence in Teaching Award (twice) - Short biography
- Dr. Elizabeth A. Murray is a forensic anthropologist and also Professor of Biology at Mount St. Joseph University, where she teaches doctoral-level human gross anatomy and undergraduate-level anatomy and physiology, as well as forensic science. She earned her bachelor's degree in biology from Mount St. Joseph University and her master's degree in anthropology and Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Biology from the University of Cincinnati.
Most of Professor Murray's forensic casework has been in Ohio and Kentucky, where she has participated in hundreds of investigations. She is one of fewer than 100 anthropologists certified as a Diplomate by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology. Professor Murray has been honored with the Sears-Roebuck Foundation Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award, and she twice earned the Clifford Excellence in Teaching Award. She has served as an instructor for numerous organizations, including the U.S. Department of Justice, the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, and the International Association of Coroners & Medical Examiners. Her television appearances include National Geographic's Buried Secrets, Discovery Health's Skeleton Stories, The New Detectives, and Forensic Files. - Nationality
- USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
This was a general history overview of various types of crimes and an example of each. Most were very general and it was nothing new. A lot of time was spent telling about what was NOT available at the time of the crime. The most interesting was the Romanov's and mitrochondrial DNA testing that is now available, which cleared up who was found in the graves and excluded all of the Anastasia wannabees. Also a good chapter on archaeological forensics in dealing with genocides and mass graves. show more 13 hours 32 mins/25 lectures show less
I wanted to read something factual about the Dozier School after reading Coulson Whitehead's novel, Nickel Boys, and this book targeted at younger readers was what my local libraries had on hand. The prose is a bit dry, but there are photos and interesting sidebars throughout to break things up. And it did what I wanted, sating my curiosity on this ghastly topic.
Side note: Thanks to the one-armed school employee who participated in the student beatings, this is now the 16th book I've read show more this year -- the third this month -- to prominently feature an amputee. The unexpected trend continues. show less
Side note: Thanks to the one-armed school employee who participated in the student beatings, this is now the 16th book I've read show more this year -- the third this month -- to prominently feature an amputee. The unexpected trend continues. show less
Survivors from the Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Florida formed support groups, which gave them the strength to contact the media about the years of abuse they’d suffered as young boys. After the media got involved the state of Florida allowed teams from the University of South Florida to investigate the school cemetery and exhume bodies for identification purposes.
Interviews, primary sources and detailed forensic techniques combine to give a view of the school that was eye opening show more because the town in which it was located knowingly allowed the abuse to continue over the years. To me this is similar to how towns, in which Nazi concentration camps were located, willingly allowed atrocities to happen with their full knowledge. It was interesting how the town of Marianna kept denying their culpability, when they were just as guilty in covering it all up for decades as were the school staff and the state of Florida.
Highly recommended for teens ages 14 and older, as well as for Adults.
Book review link: https://shouldireaditornot.wordpress.com/2020/01/05/the-dozier-school-for-boys-f... show less
Interviews, primary sources and detailed forensic techniques combine to give a view of the school that was eye opening show more because the town in which it was located knowingly allowed the abuse to continue over the years. To me this is similar to how towns, in which Nazi concentration camps were located, willingly allowed atrocities to happen with their full knowledge. It was interesting how the town of Marianna kept denying their culpability, when they were just as guilty in covering it all up for decades as were the school staff and the state of Florida.
Highly recommended for teens ages 14 and older, as well as for Adults.
Book review link: https://shouldireaditornot.wordpress.com/2020/01/05/the-dozier-school-for-boys-f... show less
My gosh, the incredible lack of human decency never ceases to amaze me. I cannot believe so many adults employed by this school and in the neighboring community allowed these atrocities to happen and continue for so many years. Unbelievable. A short read, but not an easy one.
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- 76
- Members
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- Rating
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