Strictly Murder!: A Writer's Guide to Criminal Homicide
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Roth, Martin / Lange, Tom, PUBLISHER: Siles Press, Strictly Murder provides film, TV, and fiction writers with essential information on all aspects of murder and its investigation and prosecution, including -- types of murders -- methods -- motives -- criminal profiles -- police investigative tools and procedures -- medical examiner and crime lab tools and procedures -- criminal court procedures... and much more. Unique to this book is the inclusion of a copy of an actual Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department "murder book" -- a law enforcement agency's complete paper trail, which follows a murder from the time it is first reported through the arrest of a suspect. A "murder book" collects every report made by every person connected with a murder investigation, including the first officer on the scene, forensic investigators, and detectives. Strictly Murder also includes short chapters written by investigative, criminal profiling, and crime lab experts.