Forensic Pathology

This book is smaller and thinner, but it covers more exotic cases in the field, such as crucifixion and an asphyxiation by python. It also contains more data from academic research.

While "Spitz and Fisher" is generally considered the required textbook for students and the ultimate authority in courtrooms, this one by Messrs. Di Maio (father and son) should be the required reference book for students in the field.


Good reference   December 1, 2005
S. A. Porteous (Central California)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

If your idea of forensics is CSI on television, this book is not for you. If you are studying forensic science, or need an excellent reference book, by all means - buy it. This book gives one a strong foundation, and the photographs are an excellent source of information, of which to look at after reading the descriptions.

The second edition is a definite improvment over the first.If you are looking for a chapter on gunshot wounds, it is not here. However, DiMaio has written the standard on evaluating gunshot wounds: Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics, and Forensic Techniques.


Wonderful Textbook Style Book   November 23, 2001
Tracy Walker (Tremonton, Utah USA)
16 out of 20 found this review helpful

This book didn't beat around the bush at all. It took you right into the morbid details of death. Every subject I can think of regarding death was explained in this book. The pictures were mostly black and white but the detail in them was still enough to stir my stomach.

This book went from babies to burns, from rapes to stabbings, from gunshots to suffocation. It told you how things were done and why evidence was placed the way that it was.

This book was in textbook form and I believe that it is actually used for students to learn with. In saying that, you can not only learn with this book but you can also keep yourself interested with having some death questions answered.

Overall, a wonderful book for someone looking to get into the forensic field, or for someone just interested in death and how some things happen.


Forensic Pathology   February 7, 2010
Mohamed K. M. Kanah (Meriden, CT, US)
This was one of the novel text books that I had, now I am using it for completing one of my graduate classes


Forensic Pathology 2nd Edition   August 26, 2005
Servillano Ritualo (UNMIL Monrovia , Liberia)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

The book was excellent. It was very informative and really help me in my work here at the United Nations Mission in Liberia as CIVPOL Forensic Pathologist.


Servillano B. Ritualo M.D. FPSP,CFP