Grave talk from the Body Farm guy – 11/28/07
![Beyond the Body Farm by Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson [HarperCollins]](http://safeharbor.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/beyond-the-body-farm-cover.jpg)
Dr. Bill Bass, a man personally responsible for having trained over a quarter of the practicing forensic scientists today, will conduct a book signing and make a presentation on his decades of work in Jefferson City for his newest non-fiction work, Beyond the Body Farm,co-authored with Jon Jefferson. In this riveting book, the bone sleuth explores the rise of modern forensic science, using fascinating cases from his career to take readers into the real world of C.S.I.
Dr. Bass will be making the appearance on November 28 in support of the Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center and their work to serve child-victims of sexual abuse and other forms of severe abuse in the Fourth Judicial District, including Jefferson, Grainger, Cocke and Sevier counties.
“There is no scientist in the world like Dr. Bill Bass”, notes Barry Fain, Board President for Safe Harbor. “He is a pioneer in forensic anthropology and created the world’s first laboratory dedicated to the study of human decomposition on three acres of land on a hillside in East Tennessee across the river from the University of Tennessee – Knoxville.”
Dr. Bass is a world-renowned forensic anthropologist and founder of the University of Tennessee’s Anthropology Research Facility – The Body Farm. He is the author or co-author of more than 200 scientific publications, as well as a critically acclaimed memoir about his career, Death’s Acre. Bass is also a dedicated teacher, honored as National Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. “During fifty years as a forensic anthropologist, I’ve seen the bodies and bones of too many abused children,” says Bass. “In my job, I speak for the dead. Safe Harbor’s mission is to protect the living.”
Jon Jefferson, the co-author of Beyond the Body Farm, is a veteran journalist, writer, and documentary filmmaker. His writings have been published in the New York Times, Newsweek, USA Today, and Popular Science and broadcast on National Public Radio. He is also the writer and producer of two highly rated National Geographic documentaries about the Body Farm. “One of the saddest things I’ve ever seen was the battered skeleton of a toddler, who endured years of bone-breaking abuse before he died,” says Jefferson. “If Safe Harbor can prevent even one case of terrible child abuse like that, it will have made a huge difference in the world.”
“We are very pleased to have Dr. Bass join us again for a book signing and presentation on his life’s work in forensic anthropology”, concludes Fain. “This is the fourth time we have had an opportunity to partner with him in our district and the second time, now, in Jefferson City. I can’t wait to buy my copy of Beyond the Body Farm on November 28 th at the event. I had a hard time putting the other ones down, even to sleep.”
The event takes place from 6:00-9:00pm on November 28 at Stokely Memorial Hall/Cafeteria on the Carson-Newman campus (809 E. College St., Jefferson City, TN 37760) in the small dining room on the West side. Admission is a charitable donation to the Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center of $10 for adults and $5 for students, with a valid student ID. Receipts will be available, if requested, for tax purposes. Books-A-Million will be onsite with copies of the authors’ books for sale with a portion of the proceeds also being donated to Safe Harbor.
To learn more about the Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center and their work to serve the child-victims of sexual abuse and other forms of severe abuse in our area, visit their website at www.SafeHarborCAC.com or contact their executive director, Donna J. Koester, by phone toll-free at (866) 774-1778 or by e-mail at Donna.J.Koester @ SafeHarborCAC.com. Safe Harbor is an IRS approved 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Donations to Safe Harbor are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
To learn about more Safe Harbor events in your area, check out our “Upcoming Events“ page.
