Ancient pigment re-purposed as a fingerprint powder
Interesting article from ABC News Australia: Egyptian blue delivers fingerprint boost to modern forensic science
Slow Motion Shooting Video
This is a really cool video from the Shooting Scene Investigation class I taught last week. Thanks to the Jacksonville, AR Police department for playing host.
April 24, 2016April 24, 2016
How reliable are Latent Fingerprint Examiners?
Research by Miami-Dade PD, via the NIJ.
March 30, 2016March 30, 2016
ICSIA 2016- Kansas City
International Crime Scene Investigators Association 2016 Conference Register now to reserve your spot at this years conference. I’ll be there, doing workshops on fingerprints, basic photography and/or forensic light sources. The last…
March 1, 2016March 1, 2016
Tools for Improving the Quality of Aged, Degraded, Damaged, or Otherwise Compromised DNA Evidence
By Michael M. Cox, Ph.D., Evelyn M. Mercer Published by the NIJ Abstract Almost every day, DNA samples are collected from the scenes of crimes or disasters that are too degraded for…
November 2, 2015November 1, 2015
Bugs: the difference between closed case and unsolved murder
MSU partners with Detroit to investigate death scenes EAST LANSING, Mich. – As bodies decompose, their types and numbers of bugs and bacteria change. Deciphering the clues they provide could mean the…
May 31, 2015May 30, 2015
Bloodstain Patterns on Textile Surfaces: A Fundamental Analysis
Article authored by: Stephen Michielsen, Michael Taylor, Namrata Parekh, Feng Ji Abstract Bloodstain pattern analysis, BPA, on hard surfaces (such as walls, tables, appliances, hardwood floors, etc.) has grown into a science-based investigative…
May 31, 2015May 30, 2015
New Study on Survivability of DNA Evidence
A new study published by the NIJ, demonstrates positive recovery of DNA for up to 10 days following intercourse. Given various circumstances that may lead to delays in reporting or testing, it’s…
May 30, 2015May 29, 2015
Crime Scene Investigation and Fingerprinting
Interesting historic video on crime scene investigation and forensic science. I have a copy as well, that I purchased on DVD from the National Archives. The date on the original is a…
May 29, 2015May 29, 2015
Crime Scene Investigation Conference
The International Crime Scene Investigators Association will be holding their second annual conference in New Orleans, May 19-21, 2015. So far there are attendees registered from 14 countries. Last years conference was…