Who Killed King Tut?

by KING, MICHAEL R.COOPER, GREGORY M.

• ISBN13: 9781591024019
• ISBN10: 1591024013
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2006-04-04
• Publisher: Prometheus Books

Summary

The greatest archaeological find of the 20th century, and perhaps of all time, was the discovery in 1922 of the tomb of the Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamen. Untouched for 3400 years, the ancient tomb, filled with spectacular treasures, raised many questions about the legendary reign of this boy king. Recently Tut has been in the news again. Not only has a travelling museum exhibit of his tomb's fascinating artefacts drawn the public's attention, but also a CT scan of his body, which provides new evidence concerning the king's fate, has received a good deal of media attention. Based on this new investigation, an Egyptian team of scientists and scholars has now publicly ruled out the possibility that Tut was murdered. In this thorough and intriguing review of all of the evidence, two law enforcement specialists in forensics and the psychology of criminal behaviour dispute the conclusions reached by the Egyptian team. Applying sophisticated crime-solving techniques used in the investigation of contemporary murders, Detectives King and Cooper make a compelling case that the cause of King Tut's death was most likely murder. The detectives' investigation concentrates on Tut's inner circle of close confidants. One by one, the suspects are eliminated, due to evidence or probable cause, until in the end the detectives focus on the most likely suspect. For readers who enjoy mysteries, true crime, and history, 'Who Killed King Tut?' is both an educational read and a real page-turner.

Table of Contents

Preface	9	(8)
Harold Bursztajn
Foreword	17	(6)
Dr. Joann Fletcher
Acknowledgments	23	(2)
Introduction	25	(10)
Don DeNevi
Tutankhamen's Tomb: Inscrutable, Dismaying	35	(12)
Tutankhamen in the Sunlight	40	(7)
An Invitation to Unravel an Ancient Riddle	47	(14)
Egypt: Where Old Paradoxes and New Personalities Meet	61	(10)
Satisfying Our Itch for History	65	(6)
Tutankhamen's Tomb Triumphs over Time	71	(22)
Considering the First Clues: Using Victimology to Establish Tut's Lifestyle	93	(28)
Victimology of Tutankhamen	96	(10)
Background Information	97	(9)
Our Approach to Investigative Analysis	106	(15)
It's Murder---Reasonable Suspicion Rules Out Death by Suicide, Natural Causes, or Accident	121	(16)
Suicide?	127	(1)
Death by Natural Causes?	128	(2)
By Accident?	130	(2)
Murder?	132	(5)
Zigzagging Across Egypt---Soaking Up the Sun, Listening to the Experts, and Collecting Clues	137	(14)
Two Cops in a Crypt---Tracking Four Main Suspects	151	(8)
Amarna and Minya	159	(6)
Amarna	160	(5)
Radiographs Don't Lie---Myths and Theories about Tutankhamen's Demise	165	(16)
The Unusual Suspects	181	(12)
Discovery of Horemheb's Tomb	182	(3)
Maya	185	(3)
Ankhesenamun	188	(1)
Ay, ``The Great Manipulator''	189	(4)
Why Ay? Presenting the Indictment	193	(82)
High Court of the Pharaoh of Egypt for the Central District of Thebes	198	(7)
Conclusion: The Curse of the Mummy Tut	205	(8)
CT Scan Conducted on King Tutankhamen: One More Piece of the Puzzle, or Many More Unanswered Questions	213	(16)
Bibliography	229	(6)
Appendixes
Maps and Charts	235	(6)
Ancient Egyptian Temples and Tombs	235	(1)
The Valley of the Nile	236	(1)
Tutankhamen's Tomb	237	(1)
Tutankhamen's Family Tree	238	(1)
Some of the Kings and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt	239	(1)
Chronology of Main Events	240	(1)
The Great Restoration Stela of Tut-Ankh-Amun	241	(4)
The Skull and Cervical Spine Radiographs of Tutankhamen: A Critical Appraisal	245	(14)
Richard S. Boyer
Ernst A. Rodin
Todd C. Grey
R. C. Connolly
Press Release: Tutankhamun CT Scan	259	(10)
The Investigative Approach Used in the Death Investigation of King Tut	269	(6)
Index	275