Albert S. Osborn (foremost questioned document examiner of his era)
New York University Law Review; 1925
Category: Historical
Expert testimony and the coroner system
Alexander O. Gettler (OCME Toxicologist, New York City)
New York University Law Review; 1925
Detection of Forgery
Gunshot wounds: 2. Radiology
J J Hollerman, M L Fackler, D M Coldwell, and Y Ben-Menachem
American Journal of Roentgenology; 1990
Gunshot wounds: 1. Bullets, ballistics, and mechanisms of injury
J J Hollerman, M L Fackler, D M Coldwell, and Y Ben-Menachem
American Journal of Roentgenology; 1990
Personal Identification – Methods for the Identification of Individuals, Living Or Dead
The restoration of obliterated stamped serial numbers by ultrasonically induced cavitation in water
Scientific Proof and Relations of Law and Medicine
Problems of Enforcement and Prosecution (1963)
Robert F. Borkenstein, Hillard J. Trubitt, and Richard J. Lease
Alcohol and Traffic Safety; US Department of Health, Education and Welfare; 1963 (public domain, Internet Archive; accessed 11/14/23)
Alcohol Determination — Some Physiological and Metabolic Considerations (1963)
Kurt M. Dubowski, Ph.D.
Alcohol and Traffic Safety; US Department of Health, Education and Welfare; 1963 (public domain; Internet Archive; accessed 11/14/23)
Forensic Ballistics (1925)
Application of Microchemical Techniques: Identity of Soil Samples
Scientific Evidence in Criminal Cases – Finger-prints and palm-prints
Determination of alcoholic intoxication during life by spinal fluid analysis
Practical Criminology at Work (1923)
Bouncing Bullets (1969)
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin; 38(10); 1969
The History of Forensic-Science Evidence in Criminal Trials and the Role of Early “Success” in Establishing Its Putative Reliability
Photography in a murder trial – Its Use in the Case of Dr. Samuel J. Kennedy, Convicted of Murdering Dolly Reynolds (1900)
William J. Kinsley
American Annual of Photography; 14; 1900 (public domain; Internet Archive; accessed Oct 17, 2023)
Tales told by handwriting (1900)
William J. Kinsley
The Banking Law Journal; 17(5); 1900
A Roadmap to Improve Research and Technology Transition in Forensic Science
Shute, R., Ropero-Miller, J. D., DiEmma, G., Sorrell, C., Maynard, H. P., Miles, C., Grgicak, C., Stoiloff, S., Seashols-Williams, S., Rose, A., & Dix, M.
Forensic Technology Center of Excellence, RTI International; October, 2023
A scientist’s take on scientific evidence in the courtroom
The Art of the Handwriting Expert (William Kinsley) (1900)
Theodore Waters
On the medico-legal application of entomology (1897)
Wyatt Johnston, M.D. and Geo. Villeneuve, M.D.
Montreal Medical Journal; 26(2); 1897
The Identification of Cloth Ash
The value of shoe sole imprints in automobile crash investigations (1973)
Charles S. Petty, Roger A. Smith, Thomas A. Hutson
Journal of Police Science and Administration; 1(1); 1973
A modified technique for the cross-sectioning of hairs and fibers (1981)
Nicholas Petraco
Journal of Police Science and Administration; 9(4); 1981
Bullet Ricochet from Concrete Surfaces: Implication for Office Survival (1988)
Tod W. Burke, Ray Griffin and Walter F. Rowe
Journal of Police Science and Administration; 16(4); 1988
Bullet Ricochet from Concrete Surfaces: Implication for Office Survival
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Charred Documents, Their Handling and Decipherment: A Summary of Available Methods for Treating Burnt Papers
Donald Doud
Methods of Substantiating Firearms Identification Examinations (1940)
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin; 9(9); 1940 (public domain)
The Missile and the Weapon – 1900
Blood-Spots: A Medicolegal Study (1910)
C.J. Barlett, M.D., and S.J. Goldberg, M.D.
The Archives of Internal Medicine; 5; 1910 (Public domain; Internet Archive accessed 8/28/23)
Detection by Violet Rays (1930)
Herman N. Goodman
Police “13-13”; 5(76); 1930; with permission
The system of identifying criminals by finger-prints (1910)
The Illustrated London News; August 6, 1910 (Public domain; accessed Internet Archive 8/23/23)
Tool Marks–Factors Involved in Their Comparison and Use As Evidence – 1942
Likelihood ratio-based probabilistic classifier
Identifying risk management challenges in laboratories
The Striagraph – A New Police Science Instrument (1957)
John E. Davis
Police; 1(2); 1956
Ballistics for the Police (1931)
Alfred Mulvaney; Crime Detection Laboratory, Northwestern University
Police “13-13”; 6(85); 1931
Textile Fiber Atlas – A Collection of Photomicrographs of Common Textile Fibers – 1942
State v. Matthews: Maryland Fails to Measure Up to its New Expert Testimony Standard
Crime Detection Laboratory – The American Experiment with a European Police Institution (1930)
Calvin H. Goddard
Police “13-13”; 5(78); 1930
The Tools of the Crime – The Identification of Instruments and Tools as a Police Science (1930)
Luke S. May
Police “13-13”; 5(79); November, 1930
Finger prints found at the scenes of crime – How to photograph and prepare exhibits for production in court (1913)
Charles S. Collins
Sir Edward Henry’s Classification and Uses of Fingerprints, 4th edn., 105-110, H.M.S.O., London, 1913
History of the finger-print system (1912)
Berthold Laufer
Smithsonian Inst Annual Rep; 1912 *Public domain, Internet Archive – accessed July 20, 2023
The detection of finger-prints on documents-1920
Microscopic Evidence – Its Use in the Investigation of Crime – 1949
The partition ratio of alcohol between air and water, urine and blood; estimation and identification of alcohol in these liquids from analysis of air equilibrated with them – 1950
Scientific tools of modern detectives (1923)
Feri Felix Weiss
Science and Invention; June, 1923
Photography in Crime Detection (1940)
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin; 22pp; 9(3); March, 1940