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CSI Told You Lies
CSI Told You Lies: Giving victims a voice through forensics. | Meshel Laurie
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CSI Told You Lies is a gripping account of the work of the forensic scientists on the frontline of Australias major crime and disaster investigations. They are part of the team at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM), a state-of-the-art facility in Melbourne. VIFM is a world-renowned centre of forensic science, and its team members have led major recovery operations over the years, from the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami to the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires to the shooting down of flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014. VIFM forensics experts have also played pivotal roles in some of Australias highest-profile homicide cases, including the Frankston Serial Killer, the murders of Eurydice Dixon and Aya Maasarwe, and the arrest of convicted serial killer Peter Dupas. Join Meshel Laurie as she goes behind the curtain at VIFM, interviewing the Institutes talented roster of forensic experts about their daily work. Her subjects also include others touched by Australias major crime and disaster investigations, including homicide detectives, defence barristers and families of victims as they confront their darkest moments. After reading CSI Told You Lies youll never read another homicide headline without wondering about the forensic pathologist who happened to be on call, the evidence they found and the truth they uncovered.
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MariettaSG
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If you have an interest in true crime and/or forensics this is an easy read with Laurie‘s conversational style singing the praises of the careful work of VIFM and the police, but beware it‘s not easy with the content. Some truly sad tales that honour the victims of horrific crimes.

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MariettaSG

If you‘re a CSI fan and like forensics this is super easy reading. Watching the connected web series ‘Afterlife‘ on the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine - on their website is helpful too. Beware though the sound quality of the program not that great, too loud and too soft at times. I had to keep changing the volume. Book is interesting, straightforward but interesting.

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Book 159/2022 Finished 9/8/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Nicki_K
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As an avid true crime reader/viewer/listener, I was more than a little excited when this book was released. This book is very informative and delves into some of the better known cases in Australia and gives us what happened from another perspective. A great read, respectfully written by one of Australia's most respected True Crime pod caster and presenter. A must read for true crime lovers.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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ClairesReads
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CSI Tells You Lies is a really very interesting exploration of forensic science as it relates to crime and policing. It reads like a collection of true crime podcasts, strung together to build an underlying narrative about the misleading nature of popular criminal television. I highly recommend the audio, which was vibrantly narrated by the author. This was pretty much exactly what I expected and I was really here for it.

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keepingupwiththepenguins
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Laurie‘s approach makes CSI Told You Lies a de-facto collection of Australian true crime stories told from a different perspective than we‘re used to, and I loved it. Some chapters meander, some conversations are tangential, but all are fascinating. A must-read for Murderinos who love to peek behind the curtain. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/new-releases/

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