Of dolls & murder

Of dolls & murder

DVD - 2012

A documentary about the collection of miniature crime scenes created in the 1930's and 1940's called Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death. Made by Frances Glessner Lee, a millionaire heiress who revolutionized the study of crime scene investigation and who founded Harvard's department of legal medicine, the first program in the nation for forensic pathology, the diormas are still used today to give homicide detective a medical view of a crime scene.

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Subjects
Lee, Frances Glessner, > 1878-1962.
Crime scene searches > Simulation methods.
Homicide investigation > Simulation methods.
Crime scenes > Models.
Forensic sciences.
Forensic pathology.
Diorama.
Documentary films.
Genres
Documentary films
Published
Oaks, PA : MVD Visual [distributor] [2012]
Language
English
Other Authors
Susan Marks (director), John Waters (narrator), John K. Dehn (producer)
Edition
Extended version
Item Description
Originally produced as a documentary film in 2011.
Extra features include John Waters on the nutshells, John Waters on Frances Glessner Lee, patron saint of forensic medicine, the missing nutshells, filmmakers' commentary.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (70 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; Aspect ratio, 1.33:1; Dolby Digital.
Audience
Rating: Not rated.
Production Credits
Cinematography, Matt Ehling ; original music, John Kurtis Dehn ; narrator, John Waters.

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