Footwear, the Missed Evidence
Dwayne S. Hilderbrand, CLPE Lead Latent Print Examiner Scottsdale Police Crime Lab This article originally appeared in Minutiae, The Lightning Powder Co. Newsletter, Nov-Dec 1995, p. 2-5, 11. “The scope of a…
January 2013
Fingerprinting the Dead
by Daryl W. Clemens Obtaining fingerprints for identification is a long established law enforcement practice. When the practice started, is was most common to use printers ink applied to the fingers which…
January 31, 2013October 13, 2013
Elements of Expert Testimony
By Pat A. Wertheim This article originally appeared in Minutiae, the Lightning Powder Co. Newsletter, #44, Sep-Oct 1997 When offering testimony as an expert witness, regardless of the witness’ discipline, five distinct…
January 31, 2013October 13, 2013
The Role Of Entomology In Forensic Investigations
Written by Katherine Steck-Flynn (2003) Prologue This paper is intended for use by police and other emergency personnel who have occasion to be in contact to the recently and not so recently…
January 29, 2013October 13, 2013
Ear Identification
Presented at the conference for Shoeprint and Toolmark Examiners Noordwijkerhout, 24 April 1997. Introduction: The subject of my presentation for this conference is ear research / ear identification. It concerns not only the…
January 29, 2013October 13, 2013
Latent Prints in Dust
by Captain Curtis C. Frame, Criminal Investigation Division Jasper County Sheriff’s Office Jasper, Texas Article Copyright © 2000, Curtis C. Frame A Latent print found in dust, may be the only clue…
January 29, 2013October 13, 2013
Deceptive but Truthful: Is it Possible?
A Tangled Web Detective Wesley Clark Connecticut State Police Department Western District Major Crime Squad The Question is Raised This may sound like an oxymoron, however in light of the adjoining article,…
January 28, 2013October 13, 2013
Deception and its Detection
Detective Wesley Clark Connecticut State Police Western District Major Crime Squad This article originally appeared in Connecticut Trooper Magazine, Fall 1998. As a member of the law enforcement community for the past…
January 28, 2013October 13, 2013
The Death Penalty on Trial
by Bill Kurtis Interviewed by Daryl W. Clemens I recently had the opportunity to speak with Bill Kurtis about his new book “The Death Penalty on Trial- Crisis in American Justice”. The…
January 27, 2013July 8, 2015
Review: Cracking Cases
Review by Julie Sobocinski for Crime and Clues In Cracking Cases, Dr. Lee abandons the style of his previous publications, and instead introduces the reader to a new format. In contrast to…