Dr. Mark Benecke - Criminal Cases at the Edge of the Possible

These are the cases that even Mark Benecke's colleagues find too bizarre: accident or murder? Can a person be killed with body parts? Did a man who deals in weapons and runs a brothel really, just this once, not shoot the now-dead man in his bar? Can police officers plant evidence so precisely that the last person seen with a murdered woman becomes the prime suspect - unjustly? The answers are tricky, but gripping - as long as you follow the evidence without assumptions rather than jumping to conclusions.

Criminal biologist DR. MARK BENECKE tackles strange and sometimes stomach-turning questions that you might rather leave unanswered: why, for instance, are the fingernails of a bloated male corpse so long, and what species of maggot is crawling out of the corner of its mouth at the same time?

Death, then, is not BENECKE's job - life after death is. If the maggots expose the killer, he's done everything right...

Follow him into a shocking and fascinating world. Through his analysis of various insects found on corpses, BENECKE has helped bring countless criminals to justice worldwide. Fair warning: some of the photographs are not for the faint-hearted - these are not sanitised images but close-up shots of severely disfigured bodies. Only detailed macro photography can answer the truly interesting questions. The Cologne-based criminal biologist was trained by the FBI and operates internationally. BENECKE has set up specialist laboratories in Colombia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Numerous radio and TV appearances reflect the public's strong interest in his work. Here, audiences get a rare look into the work of one of the world's best-known criminal biologists.

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