Introduction 1
1. The Turin Shroud (1355) · Genuine Relic or Medieval Fake? 5
2. Napoleon Bonaparte (1821) · Poison, Poison Everywhere 18
3. Alfred Packer (1874) · The Colorado Cannibal 30
4. Donald Merrett (1926) · Freed by Forensics to Kill Again 42
5. William Lancaster (1932) · A Bullet in the Night 58
6. Sir Henry John Delves Broughton (1941) · Murder in High Places 74
7. Alfred de Marigny (1943) · The Bogus Fingerprint 90
8. Samuel Sheppard (1954) · Medical Malpractice and Dr. Sam 104
9. Steven Truscott (1959) · A Time for Dying 120
10. Lee Harvey Oswald (1963) · The Calculating Patsy 140
11. Jeffrey MacDonald (1970) · Fatal Revision 156
12. Lindy Chamberlain (1980) · Australia's Forensic Nightmare 172
13. Roberto Calvi (1982) · The Curious Death of God's Banker 187
14. Colin Stagg (1992) · Mind Games 200
15. O.J. Simpson (1994) · When Money Met Science 214
Notes 230
Bibliography 240
Index 246