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The killer of little shepherds, a true crime story and the birth of forensic science, Douglas Starr

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The killer of little shepherds, a true crime story and the birth of forensic science, Douglas Starr
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The killer of little shepherds
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Douglas Starr
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a true crime story and the birth of forensic science
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Ariveting true crime story that vividly recounts the birth of modern forensics. At the end of the nineteenth century, serial murderer Joseph Vacher, dubbed "The Killer of Little Shepherds," terrorized the French countryside. He eluded authorities for years--until he ran up against prosecutor Emile Fourquet and Dr. Alexandre Lacassagne, the era's most renowned criminologist..
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