Sam's Death Acre Essay

Death’s Acre, by Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson illustrates the life and experiences of Dr. Bass before and during his work at the “Body Farm”. Each chapter details multiple circumstances involving the Body Farm and Dr. Bass. The first few chapters of the novel describe in great detail the cases that Bass was involved in. Yet some of the writing reflects on moments of previous history; incidents Bass was not a part of. Dr. Bass talks, in one very interesting segment, about the mystery of the kidnapping and death of famous pilot, Charles Lindbergh’s son. Bass recounts the incident of how Charles Jr. was kidnapped from his own home and the child remained missing for two moths until his dead and deeply decomposed body was confirmed in the woods nearby the Lindbergh’s New Jersey home. It became a huge case in the department of forensic investigation due to the horrible condition the child’s body was left in. The left leg was missing, as well as the left hand and right arm. They appeared to be chewed off by animals in the woods, something that can certainly make you cringe just thinking about, nonetheless viewing and examining. Due to the forensic investigation of the body and finding a distinct sign that this was in fact the body of Charles Lindbergh Jr., this murder instantly became one of most notable murder cases in history. Bass certainly does a wonderful job of providing interesting facts about the disturbing case, as well as succeeding in leaving the reader in shock. The novel “Death’s Acre: Inside the Body Farm” is an interesting story that explains the life of Dr Bass and his work at the Body Farm.