18 Tiny Deaths by Bruce Goldfarb

A wealthy woman with no formal education in science goes on to become one of the frontrunners in forensic medicine and criminology. Frances Glessner Lee devoted almost her entire life and fortune in supporting Harvard's Department of Legal Medicine. One of her good friends who she met at a hospital, interested her in forensics and the need for a cohesive medical examiner program. They discovered one solution to the temporary nature of crime scenes was to use Lee's talent for miniatures to recreate a tiny crime scene to use in the courtroom. She gave hundreds of seminars in forensic science and worked tirelessly on the cause until she was well into her 80s. An alienist at heart, Frances Glessner Lee was fortunate to have the funding to support her cause and the keen mind to find the right people for the job. Interesting reading for those of us with ties to Chicago and also for anyone who binge-watches MINDHUNTER or enjoys Caleb Carr's ALIENIST.