Bodies We've Buried

Inside the National Forensic Academy, the World's Top CSI TrainingSchool

Foreword by bill bass
Two National Forensic Science Institute administrators invite readers into what the Washington Post calls "the Harvard of hellish violence"-the only hands-on CSI school of its kind where students are trained in burial recovery with actual human remains. With exclusive access to a world normally off-limits to the public, this is the first book to go behind the scenes of the ten-week course that discloses the uncensored realities of burial exhumations and the fascinating art of forensic investigation.
Jarrett Hallcox is the director of the National Forensic Science Institute (NFSI). He has been featured in national media coverage of the National Forensic Academy, including Popular Science, Court TV, and the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Originally from Michigan, he resides in Knoxville with his family. View titles by Jarrett Hallcox
Amy Welch is the Forensic Training Coordinator for National Forensic Science Institute. She has assisted in a variety of media stories on the National Forensic Academy, including on Court TV. View titles by Amy Welch

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Two National Forensic Science Institute administrators invite readers into what the Washington Post calls "the Harvard of hellish violence"-the only hands-on CSI school of its kind where students are trained in burial recovery with actual human remains. With exclusive access to a world normally off-limits to the public, this is the first book to go behind the scenes of the ten-week course that discloses the uncensored realities of burial exhumations and the fascinating art of forensic investigation.

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Jarrett Hallcox is the director of the National Forensic Science Institute (NFSI). He has been featured in national media coverage of the National Forensic Academy, including Popular Science, Court TV, and the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Originally from Michigan, he resides in Knoxville with his family. View titles by Jarrett Hallcox
Amy Welch is the Forensic Training Coordinator for National Forensic Science Institute. She has assisted in a variety of media stories on the National Forensic Academy, including on Court TV. View titles by Amy Welch

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