Kathy Reichs

Dr Kathy J. Reichs[1] CM
Reichs in 2013
Born	Kathleen Joan Toelle (1948-07-07) July 7, 1948 (age 76) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Forensic anthropologist novelist professor Producer
Education	American University (BA) Northwestern University (MA, PhD)
Genre	Crime
Notable works	Break No Bones (2006) Bones (2005–2017)
Spouse	Paul Reichs
Children	3
Website
www.kathyreichs.com

Dr. Kathleen Joan Reichs (PhD) (née Toelle, born July 7, 1948) is an American crime writer, forensic anthropologist and academic. She is a professor emerita of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is well known for inspiring the television series Bones.^[2]