I had no idea what this book was about but wanted to find out.
I can see why it could be a teaching tool, specific to crime scenes.
A google search revealed its basic contents.
An abbreviated Amazon review : (My Note, this review is one persons opinion.
Especially regarding the reference to the Old Cop and his intentions.)
Amazon.com Review
Warning: this sad, powerful, grotesque collection of black-and-white photos of mostly dead, often naked, human beings is not for the easily disturbed...snip…
…This book documents butchery and brutality, horrible disease and mental illness, suicide and murder….
…Dunn observes, the eye of the beholder is not innocent:
"The old cop, like the old con, tries to trick us into forgiveness and complicity. By witnessing he has participated, by understanding he is culpable…”
End of review.
The line in Bold may be a clue as to why the family continues to keep, refer to, the book.
Forgiveness?
Culpability?
I would love to know who initially purchased this specific book.