Teasing Secrets from the Dead

My Investigations at America’s Most Infamous Crime Scenes

By: Emily Craig PhD

Narrated by: Carrington MacDuffie

Teasing Secrets from the Dead is a front-lines story of crime scene investigation at some of the most infamous sites in recent history.

In this absorbing, surprising, and undeniably compelling book, forensics expert Emily Craig tells her own story of a life spent teasing secrets from the dead.

Emily Craig has been a witness to history, helping to seek justice for thousands of murder victims, both famous and unknown. It’s a personal story that you won’t soon forget. Emily first became intrigued by forensics work when, as a respected medical illustrator, she was called in by the local police to create a model of a murder victim’s face. Her fascination with that case led to a dramatic midlife career change: She would go back to school to become a forensic anthropologist - and one of the most respected and best-known “bone hunters” in the nation.

As a student working with the FBI in Waco, Emily helped uncover definitive proof that many of the Branch Davidians had been shot to death before the fire, including their leader, David Koresh, whose bullet-pierced skull she reconstructed with her own hands. Upon graduation, Emily landed a prestigious full-time job as forensic anthropologist for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, a state with an alarmingly high murder rate and thousands of square miles of rural backcountry, where bodies are dumped and discovered on a regular basis.

But even with her work there, Emily has been regularly called to investigations across the country, including the site of the terrorist attack on the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City, where a mysterious body part - a dismembered leg - was found at the scene and did not match any of the known victims. Through careful scientific analysis, Emily was able to help identify the leg’s owner, a pivotal piece of evidence that helped convict Timothy McVeigh.

From the biggest news stories of our time to stranger-than-true local mysteries, these unforgettable stories come from Emily Craig’s remarkable career.

©2004 Emily Craig, PhD (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing

The realism is painful but amazing

I loved this book she is honest and brutal and doesn’t shy away or hide things. There is no bias

Intriguing

This was such an amazing book with history on further developments of forensic anthropology and more in-depth details on numerous past cases. It was great to see Emily’s thought processes as she worked to support the discovery of victims’ names. She has an amazing talent for helping you feel a deeper understanding of what the various professionals encountered in these very challenging situations. What a spectacular career she has had.

Excellent Book

very intimate and intricate insights into forensic investigations and what it entails

Listen to No Stone Unturned about NecroSearch Intl. too..... these people are all amazing, driven, smart dedicated and caring

Amazing.....

remember she deals in dead bodies so dont pretend to be surprised there are details about death and the dead in the book!

Fantastic.

I’ve had the unique pleasure of working with Dr. Craig. Unbelievably intelligent and I was honored to work by her side. Thank you for all that you’ve ever done.

awesome!

I loved this book learned alot was great listen the narrator articulated the read in such a way that kept you engaged and wanted to no whats gonna happen next.