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The Tiny, Murderous World Of Frances Glessner Lee

Frances Glessner Lee, Red Bedroom, about 1944-48. Collection of the Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass./Courtesy of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Baltimore, Md. hide caption

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The Tiny, Murderous World Of Frances Glessner Lee

Frances Glessner Lee is known to many as the "mother of forensic science" for her work training policemen in crime scene investigation in the 1940s and 50s using uncanny dollhouse crime scenes.

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The Tiny, Murderous World Of Frances Glessner Lee

Frances Glessner Lee, Red Bedroom, about 1944-48. Collection of the Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass./Courtesy of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Baltimore, Md. hide caption

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The Tiny, Murderous World Of Frances Glessner Lee

The Tiny, Murderous World Of Frances Glessner Lee

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The Vast, Versatile Range Of Cécile McLorin Salvant

Jazz singer Cécile McLorin Salvant digs into a lyric like an actress, bringing a modern perspective to old songs. Her latest record, Dreams and Daggers, is out now. Mark Fitton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The Vast, Versatile Range Of Cécile McLorin Salvant

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The Vast, Versatile Range Of Cécile McLorin Salvant

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To Save Their Water Supply, Colorado Farmers Taxed Themselves

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To Save Their Water Supply, Colorado Farmers Taxed Themselves

To Save Their Water Supply, Colorado Farmers Taxed Themselves

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