Post by doc206 on Jul 18, 2006 1:35:54 GMT
I need help! I'm working on finishing up a transcription of a documentary that was done on Kathy Reichs, which aired in April of 2004, called "Investigative Reports: Criminal Evidence." They used some excerpts of her first three books, with Kathy reading them, but didn't specify in the video which book each excerpt was from. I only own one of these books, the others I've had to check out from the library, as they're available. I just haven't had the money to buy them yet.
I need help identifying which book each excerpt is from, and I couldn't think of any better place to ask than the websites I belong to. If possible, you could also include page number(s), but that's not necessary. As far as I know, based on the ending credits of the video, these excerpts come from "Deja Dead", "Death du Jour" and "Deadly Decisions".
Please e-mail me at jen_rogers@charter.net with your responses, if possible. I'm much more likely to get them that way, since I'm posting these in so many places. Once I'm done with the transcript, I'll be turning it into a PDF document, which will include pictures I captured from the tv screen, and I'll be sharing it with all of you.
Excerpt A ::
"By 9 a.m. I was already in autopsy room number four. I often work here, since many of my cases are less than perfectly preserved. But it's never fully effective, nothing is. The fans and disinfectants never quite win over the smell of ripened death. The antiseptic gleam of the stainless steel never really erradicates the images of human carnage."
Excerpt B ::
"This bag of bones was once a human being, the clues I'm looking for could make them speak. Telling me age, race, sex, time and manner of death."
Excerpt C ::
"For more than a decade now, the skeletonized, decomposed, mummified, burned or mutilated cadavers of Quebec Province have come to me for analysis and identification. When a conventional autopsy is of no use, I tease what I can from the bones. "
Excerpt D ::
"Cases involving children are always difficult for me. Of all victims, they are the most vulnerable, the most trusting, and the most innocent. I ache each time one arrives in the morgue. The stark truth of fallen humanity stares at me, and pity provides small comfort."
Excerpt E ::
"In my mind's eye I saw him. Thick, silver hair and beard framing a face permanently tanned by the Hawaiian sun. In my opinion he's the best forensic entomologist in the country." ( I know this one is from "Death du Jour" but I don't have page numbers, so if anyone happens to be able to tell me that, I'd greatly appreciate it. )
Excerpt F ::
"I saw death too often, too close, and I feared I was losing a sense of its meaning. I knew I couldn't grieve for the human being that each of my cadavers had been, that would empty my emotional resevoire for sure. Some amount of professional detachment was mandatory in order to do the work, but not to the extent of abandoning all feeling."
Excerpt G ::
" I closed my eyes and listened to cows lowing softly in the distance. Somewhere life was calm, routine, and made sense."
Excerpt H ::
"The victim becomes part of the evidence, an exhibit, on display for police, pathologists, forensic specialists, lawyers, and eventually, jurors. Number it. Photograph it. Take samples. Tag the toe. While I am an active participant, I can never accept the impersonality of the system. It is like looting on the most personal level. At least I would give this victim a name. Death in anonymity would not be added to the list of violations he or she would suffer."
Please make sure you label for me which Excerpt you're identifying in your responses. And a huge thank you in advance for your help! This has been a huuuuge project for me already, and I'm finally in the home stretch!
Sincerely,
Jen ( CSI_Bones_FanGirl at Forensic Files, the site dedicated to "Bones" and "CSI" s12.invisionfree.com/Forensic_Files/index.php?act=idx and proud creator and manager of "The Circle of Bones Web Ring", bringing Bones websites together. m.webring.com/hub?ring=circleofbonesweb )
e-mail contact at jen_rogers@charter.net
I need help identifying which book each excerpt is from, and I couldn't think of any better place to ask than the websites I belong to. If possible, you could also include page number(s), but that's not necessary. As far as I know, based on the ending credits of the video, these excerpts come from "Deja Dead", "Death du Jour" and "Deadly Decisions".
Please e-mail me at jen_rogers@charter.net with your responses, if possible. I'm much more likely to get them that way, since I'm posting these in so many places. Once I'm done with the transcript, I'll be turning it into a PDF document, which will include pictures I captured from the tv screen, and I'll be sharing it with all of you.
Excerpt A ::
"By 9 a.m. I was already in autopsy room number four. I often work here, since many of my cases are less than perfectly preserved. But it's never fully effective, nothing is. The fans and disinfectants never quite win over the smell of ripened death. The antiseptic gleam of the stainless steel never really erradicates the images of human carnage."
Excerpt B ::
"This bag of bones was once a human being, the clues I'm looking for could make them speak. Telling me age, race, sex, time and manner of death."
Excerpt C ::
"For more than a decade now, the skeletonized, decomposed, mummified, burned or mutilated cadavers of Quebec Province have come to me for analysis and identification. When a conventional autopsy is of no use, I tease what I can from the bones. "
Excerpt D ::
"Cases involving children are always difficult for me. Of all victims, they are the most vulnerable, the most trusting, and the most innocent. I ache each time one arrives in the morgue. The stark truth of fallen humanity stares at me, and pity provides small comfort."
Excerpt E ::
"In my mind's eye I saw him. Thick, silver hair and beard framing a face permanently tanned by the Hawaiian sun. In my opinion he's the best forensic entomologist in the country." ( I know this one is from "Death du Jour" but I don't have page numbers, so if anyone happens to be able to tell me that, I'd greatly appreciate it. )
Excerpt F ::
"I saw death too often, too close, and I feared I was losing a sense of its meaning. I knew I couldn't grieve for the human being that each of my cadavers had been, that would empty my emotional resevoire for sure. Some amount of professional detachment was mandatory in order to do the work, but not to the extent of abandoning all feeling."
Excerpt G ::
" I closed my eyes and listened to cows lowing softly in the distance. Somewhere life was calm, routine, and made sense."
Excerpt H ::
"The victim becomes part of the evidence, an exhibit, on display for police, pathologists, forensic specialists, lawyers, and eventually, jurors. Number it. Photograph it. Take samples. Tag the toe. While I am an active participant, I can never accept the impersonality of the system. It is like looting on the most personal level. At least I would give this victim a name. Death in anonymity would not be added to the list of violations he or she would suffer."
Please make sure you label for me which Excerpt you're identifying in your responses. And a huge thank you in advance for your help! This has been a huuuuge project for me already, and I'm finally in the home stretch!
Sincerely,
Jen ( CSI_Bones_FanGirl at Forensic Files, the site dedicated to "Bones" and "CSI" s12.invisionfree.com/Forensic_Files/index.php?act=idx and proud creator and manager of "The Circle of Bones Web Ring", bringing Bones websites together. m.webring.com/hub?ring=circleofbonesweb )
e-mail contact at jen_rogers@charter.net