When high school drop-out James Palmer was stopped by police for behaving suspiciously in front of a local high school Palmer tried talking his way out of trouble. This became increasingly difficult when police found an ounce of marijuana divided…
Although one strand of hair cannot be positively matched to a person, hair is still a valuable source of evidence. What forensic hair examination tells you is a lot of information. Because hair can be grouped into three different racial…
Most burglars would agree that if you are going to break into someone's home one of the most important concepts to follow is the idea of getting in and out of the home as quickly as possible. Michael Bolton, not…
When a bite-mark is left behind during the commission of a crime it is called bite-mark evidence. The bite-mark may be left in food, an inanimate object, or on a human being. Bite-mark evidence has been used many times in…
Believe it or not, super glue is taking over latent fingerprint development, leaving fingerprint powders in the dust. The super glue identification method is becoming the next big thing. The cyanoacrylate fuming method, also referred to as the super glue…
Fingerprints recovered from guns are found on the ‘spent’ or fired shell casings. When a bullet is fired it is sent through the barrel of the gun at an amazing speed, as part of the firing mechanism the primer in…
John Dillinger (June 22, 1903–July 22, 1934), one of the most notorious criminals in American History, was often glorified by the American media for his daring bank heists and thrilling prison escapes. He operated in the 20’s and 30’s during…
What is a forensic light source? That blue light you always see the CSIs shining on the crime scenes while wearing big orange goggles is not some science version of a psychedelic party. What investigators are doing in that situation is…
What are the first steps of a homicide investigation? When we think of CSI or forensic science, the first thing that comes to mind is a bloody crime scene or murderous serial killers, but homicides may only make up an…
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