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…
Daryl Clemens
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…
January 27, 2013July 8, 2015
January 27, 2013October 13, 2013
Condom Trace Evidence: A New Factor in Sexual Assault Investigations
By Robert D. Blackledge, M.S. Mr. Blackledge is senior chemist at the Naval Criminal Investigative Service Regional Forensic Laboratory in San Diego, California. This Article Originally Appeared in the FBI Law Enforcement…
January 27, 2013October 13, 2013
Caught on Tape
Using Criminals’ Videos Against Them By Edward F. Davis, M.S., and Anthony J. Pinzotto, Ph.D. This article originally appeared in the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, November, 1998. In Sparta, Michigan, a 16-year-old…
January 27, 2013October 13, 2013
Burglary Investigations
By Daryl W. Clemens Burglary defined Burglary is sometimes also known as Home Invasion, or Breaking and Entering. The unlawful entry into the premises of another with intent to commit a felony…
January 26, 2013October 13, 2013
Black Powder Processing
By Pat A. Wertheim This article originally appeared in “Minutiae”, The Lightning Powder Co. Newsletter, No. 42, May-June 1997, p. 6. Although old-fashioned black powder is the workhorse of fingerprint development techniques…
January 26, 2013October 13, 2013
Bite Mark Analysis
Written by Katherine Steck-Flynn Ted Bundy was a killer. Not only was he a killer but he was a serial killer. He rampaged through a large part of the United States killing…
January 26, 2013October 13, 2013
Fingerprints: The Origins of Crime Detection and the Murder Case that Launched Forensic Science
Thoroughly researched and engagingly written, this book is sure to appeal to people in the fingerprint profession, and to those who love history. The book centers around “The Shocking Tragedy at Deptford”,…