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Death Scenes: A Homicide Detectives Scrapbook
The infamous LAPD archive of crime-scene photography--LosAngeles noir in its most unfiltered form.Death Scenes collects the stark...
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The infamous LAPD archive of crime-scene photography--Los
Angeles noir in its most unfiltered form.
Death Scenes collects the stark black-and-white crime-scene photographs taken
by LAPD detective Jack Huddleston across Southern California during the
mid-twentieth century. Originally created as investigative reference material by LAPD detective Jack Huddleston,
these images document homicide scenes, interiors, streets, and anonymous lives
at the moment when police first encountered them--capturing a raw visual record
of Los Angeles during its noir era. Edited by Sean Tejaratchi and the late novelist Katherine
Dunn, this volume presents the photographs within a broader context of police
documentation, forensic culture, and urban history. The images--often stark,
unsettling, and historically revealing--show not only the mechanics of crime
investigation but also the social landscape of postwar Southern California.
Since its publication, Death Scenes has become one of the most widely
recognized books of archival crime photography and a touchstone for later volumes
exploring similar material. Long out of conventional circulation and frequently
discussed among collectors, photographers, and true-crime readers, the book
stands as both a visual document of police work and a record of Los Angeles's
darker historical reality. It continues to attract readers interested in crime
history, forensic photography, and twentieth-century urban culture.
Author: Sean Tejaratchi,Katherine Dunn
Publisher: Feral House
Published: 04/01/2000
Pages: 168
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.03h x 10.08w x 0.49d
ISBN: 9780922915293
Award: Firecracker Alternative Book Award - Winner
Angeles noir in its most unfiltered form.
Death Scenes collects the stark black-and-white crime-scene photographs taken
by LAPD detective Jack Huddleston across Southern California during the
mid-twentieth century. Originally created as investigative reference material by LAPD detective Jack Huddleston,
these images document homicide scenes, interiors, streets, and anonymous lives
at the moment when police first encountered them--capturing a raw visual record
of Los Angeles during its noir era. Edited by Sean Tejaratchi and the late novelist Katherine
Dunn, this volume presents the photographs within a broader context of police
documentation, forensic culture, and urban history. The images--often stark,
unsettling, and historically revealing--show not only the mechanics of crime
investigation but also the social landscape of postwar Southern California.
Since its publication, Death Scenes has become one of the most widely
recognized books of archival crime photography and a touchstone for later volumes
exploring similar material. Long out of conventional circulation and frequently
discussed among collectors, photographers, and true-crime readers, the book
stands as both a visual document of police work and a record of Los Angeles's
darker historical reality. It continues to attract readers interested in crime
history, forensic photography, and twentieth-century urban culture.
Author: Sean Tejaratchi,Katherine Dunn
Publisher: Feral House
Published: 04/01/2000
Pages: 168
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.03h x 10.08w x 0.49d
ISBN: 9780922915293
Award: Firecracker Alternative Book Award - Winner
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