Patricia Cornwell was born on June 9, 1956 in Miami, Florida, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Kay Scarpetta, The Front (2010) and Untitled Kay Scarpetta Project. She has been married to Staci Gruber since February 24, 2005. She was previously married to Charles L. Cornwell.
Her former spouse, Charles Cornwell, edited her book "Portrait of a
Killer: Jack the Ripper, Case Closed".
She helped establish the Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and
Medicine
On July 20, 1997, Cornwell coupled her Richmond, Va., book signing for
Unnatural Exposure with a blood drive held by The Virginia Blood
Services. The event raised 141 pints of blood, which is a record
collection for a one-day drive.
It is important to me to live in the world I write about. If I want a character to do or know something, I want to do or know the same thing
When I was at college there were two things I vowed I'd never do. One was go to a funeral and the other was deal with computers. And then I ended up being a computer programmer in a morgue.
To almost die is to know that one day you will, and to never again feel the same about anything.
Enlightenment; do no harm; and leave the world a better place than you found it.