About this audiobook

From the invention of DNA fingerprinting in a small English lab in 1984 to the genetic genealogy that unmasked the Golden State Killer in 2018, this book traces how forensic science learned to read the silent testimony of crime scenes. Across ten chapters, it explores the pioneers and landmark cases behind DNA analysis, fingerprinting, blood spatter interpretation, forensic entomology, toxicology, ballistics, digital forensics, forensic anthropology, and the psychology of eyewitness testimony and false confessions. Each chapter reveals both the triumphs and the failures — the wrongful convictions, the flawed analyses, the human biases that can corrupt even the most powerful scientific tools. It is a story of science chasing justice, always improving, never infallible.

Audiobook details

GenreTrue Crime, History

Length1 hr 28 mins

Narrated bySelect Your Own

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateApr 3, 2026

LanguageEnglish

About the author

Ethan Blackwell

Ethan Blackwell is an elite nonfiction writer and investigator specializing in true crime, dark psychology, unsolved mysteries, paranormal phenomena, and historical enigmas. His work blends rigorous research with a gripping narrative style, exploring the limits of the human mind and the unknown. With a sharp analytical approach, his books uncover disturbing truths and complex cases hidden beneath the surface of reality. View all by Ethan Blackwell