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| Author | Deborah Halber |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction, True crime |
| Published | July 2014 (Simon & Schuster) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover), eBook, Audiobook |
| Pages | 304 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 9781451657586 |
The Skeleton Crew: How Amateur Sleuths Are Solving America's Coldest Cases is a 2014 non-fiction work that was written by Deborah Halber.[1] It was first published on 1 July 2014 by Simon & Schuster and details the phenomenon of citizens creating and using Internet resources to identify unidentified human remains.
In the book, Halber gives firsthand accounts of her interactions with amateur web sleuths, the background of websites such as the Doe Network and an exploration of the issue of the unidentified in the American medicolegal system. She discusses the history of the science of identification and the use of the Internet for forensic crowdsourcing.
- ^ Dotinga, Randy. "'The Skeleton Crew' author Deborah Halber explains how ordinary citizens are helping solve murders". Christian Science Monitor. CS Monitor. Retrieved 23 October 2014.