-ers something of her life. It appears
she was married, but estranged from
her husband. Once in a while, they
met for a day or so and then parted
again to lead their own separate lives.
The husband was soon under deten-
rion, and finally admitted he had
been in the hotel the night before
with his wife, but early in the morn-
ing he had smothered her with a
pillow and then quietly left the
hotel. This was straight common-
sense investigation, yet if the medical
examiner had not been so thorough
it might have been another unex-
plained death, because what prompted
him to look at the pillows were tiny
hemorrhages in the corners of the
victimy’s eyes, a sign of suffocation. A
few hours more and these signs could
not have been detected. Scientific
knowledge plus common sense tri-
umphed.

This is only one of many cases
discussed and illustrated with pho-
tographs and slides. Many examples
are given of homicides which appear
te be natural deaths, while other ex-
amples are discussed where an ob-
vious homicide proves to be a case of
accidental death. Simulated suicide
and suicide appearing to be murder
are also shown in their true colors if
properly investigated.

Modern complexity of life re-
quires that every profession keeps up
with the times. But those charged
with law-enforcement must not only
keep abreast of modern trends, they
must forge ahead, otherwise they
wage a losing battle with the forces
of the underworld. Keeping a scourge
in check is not sufficient, it must be
stamped out. The Department of

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