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Pointing from the grave : a true story of murder and DNA by Weinberg, Samantha, 1966- is a true crime available to read on EtoBox.
What is Pointing from the grave : a true story of murder and DNA about?
This is the remarkable and gripping true story of a murderer and his victim, and the tiny molecule that linked their fates. It is both the history of a science overlaid with human drama, and a human tragedy inextricably entwined with science. It is about two lives made and destroyed by DNA and by each other.<p>In 1984, Helena Greenwood, a young British DNA scientist, was sexually assaulted in her San Francisco cottage. A year later and 500 miles south, she was strangled to death. The alleged rapist, Paul Frediani, was the prime suspect, but police and forensic experts failed to link him to the murder. The crime was consigned to the cold case file.</p><p>Over the next fifteen years, Frediani continued his life with a job, children, and apparently nothing to tie him to Greenwood's death. Scientists, meanwhile, were beginning to use DNA to unravel the riddle of human identity. Their discoveries beat a path from the laboratory to the courtroom. In 1999, this prompted a determined San Diego detective, Laura Heilig, to reopen the Greenwood file, where she discovered a vital clue.</p><p>Like a classic thriller, this is a tale of twists and turns. From crime scene to courtroom, laboratory
Who reads Pointing from the grave : a true story of murder and DNA?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Weinberg, Samantha, 1966-
- Publisher
- New York: Miramax Books: Hyperion
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781401351953
- Category
- true crime
- Subjects
- Social Science, True Crime, Crime
- Rating
- 3.51 / 5 (116 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14