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Politics, News & Issues > Police & Prisons Crime scene investigations: Forensic bite mark analysis

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Bite Mark Analysis By Kathy 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 and brutalizing women from 1974 until his eventually capture in 1978(Ramsland, 2004). He was captured twice and managed to escape twice. Under stre... More..

Sciences > Sciences (Other) Paint as a evidence in a forensic investigation

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Paint as a Evidence in a Forensic Investigation Paint as evidence falls into two main categories just as any other type of evidence does. Paint can simply indicate the "class" from which it comes. This could mean differentiating between automobile paint, house paint, nail polish and other types of paint. This is usually done... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Police & Prisons Crime scene investigations: Forensic analysis of soil samples

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Analysis and Collection of Soil Samples Written by: Kathy Steck-Flynn Back in the nineteenth century Edmund Locard developed the theory known as the "Locard's Exchange Principle." The theory in short states that when ever someone comes in contact with another object or person there is a minute exchange of particles that, in ... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Police & Prisons Crime scene investigations: Forensic evidence in a vehicle

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Processing a Vehicle for Forensic Evidence Kathy Steck-Flynn The exact order in which evidence is collected from any vehicle will depend of the circumstances of the crime. In most instances the outside of the vehicle is processed first. However it is possible that in some cases heat or cold sensitive biological evidence may ... More..

Sciences > Sciences (Other) Forensic processing of a vehicle

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Processing a Vehicle for Forensic Evidence The exact order in which evidence is collected from any vehicle will depend of the circumstances of the crime. In most instances the outside of the vehicle is processed first. However it is possible that in some cases heat or cold sensitive biological evidence may be present which r... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Police & Prisons Crime scene investigations: Forensic arson analysis

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The Fire Arson investigation starts with the fire itself. To create and sustain a fire three factors must be present. The three factors are known as the fire triangle (Peige ed., 1977). The fire triangle consists of oxygen, a fuel source, and heat. In most cases the percentage of oxygen concentration must be above 16% (Peige... More..

Sciences > Zoology Forensic Entomology

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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 deceased. When first introduced I will mention the scientific name of the various spe... More..

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