bDiscovertheextraordinaryroleofplantsinmodernforensics,fromtheiruseasevidenceinthetrialsofhighprofilemurdererssuchasTedBundytohighvaluebotanicaltraffickingandpoaching./bWeareallfamilliarwiththeroleofbloodspattersorfingerprintsinsolvingcrimes,fromstoriesinthemediaofDNAtestingorotherbiologicalevidencebeingusedastheclinchingevidencetoincriminateakiller.Thisbookliftsthelidontheequallyimportantevidencefromplantsatacrimescene,fromtheincriminatingpresenceoffreshwaterplantsinthelungsofadrowningvictim,torarebotanicalpoisonsintheeveningginandtonic,toexotictraffickedflowersanddrugs.InPlantingClues,DavidGibsonexploreshowplantscanhelptosolvecrimes,aswellashowplantcrimesarethemselvessolved.Hediscussesthebotanicalevidencethatprovedimportantinbringinganumberofhigh-profilemurdererssuchasIanHuntley(the2002ShohamMurders),andBrunoHauptman(the1932BabyLindberghkidnapping)totrial,fromleaffragmentsandwoodanatomytopollenandspores.Throughouthetracestheevolutionofforensicbotany,andsharesthefascinatingstoriesthatadvanceditsprogress.
