Category: Historical

A study of hairs and wools belonging to the mammalian group of animals, including a special study of human hair, considered from the medico-legal aspect (1931)

March 23, 2023 Becky Carter

John Glaister

MISR Press; 509pp; 1931

Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Historical, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Trace Evidence

Identification of wood fragments in trace evidence (1991)

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Becky Carter

Regis B. Miller

FBI Intl Symp Forensic Aspects Trace Evidence; 1991

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Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Historical, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Trace Evidence

Identification of Shotguns by Fired Shells (1964)

March 23, 2023 Becky Carter

R. P. Kastogi

J Crim Law Criminol; 55(4); 1964

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Shadows from the walls of death: facts and inferences prefacing a book of specimens of arsenical wall papers (1874)

March 22, 2023 Becky Carter

Robert Clark Kedzie

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The identification of criminals – the scientific method in use in France (1894)

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 Becky Carter

Ida M. Tarbell

McClure’s Magazine; 2(4); 1894 (public domain – retrieved from Internet Archive 3/21/23)

The identification of criminals - the scientific method in use in France

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Anthropology, Biometrics, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Historical, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Trace Evidence

Photography and Questioned Documents (1907)

March 14, 2023 Becky Carter

Albert S. Osborn

Rochester, New York; 43pp; 1907

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Historical, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents

Scientific and Legal Application of Blood Grouping Tests (1936)

March 14, 2023 Becky Carter

C. W. Muehlberger, Fred E. Inbau

J Crim Law Criminol; 27(4); 1936

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Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, DNA and Biology, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Historical

The deciphering of scorched documents (1924)

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 Becky Carter

C. Ainsworth Mitchell

Discovery; 5(60); December 1924

The deciphering of scorched documents

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Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Fire Debris Analysis, Historical, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Trace Evidence

Single Finger Prints (1931)

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 Becky Carter

Harry Battley

Police “13-13”; 6(89); September 1931

Single Finger Prints

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Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Historical, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology

The scientific detective comes into his own (1934)

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 Becky Carter

Katharine A. Kellock

The Sunday Star; November 25, 1934

The scientific detective comes into his own

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Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Historical, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

Footprint examinations and the FBI rubber footwear file (1945)

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 Becky Carter

FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin; March 1945

Footprint examinations and the FBI rubber footwear file

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Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Footwear and Tire, Historical, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Trace Evidence

Attempts to Alter and Obliterate Finger-Prints (1935)

February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 Becky Carter

Harold Cummins

J Crim Law Criminol; 25(6); 1935

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Mathematical Model for Bullet Ricochet (1971)

January 31, 2023 Becky Carter

Mohan Jauhari

J Crim Law Criminol; 61(3); 1971

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Smoking Bullets (1965)

January 31, 2023 Becky Carter

David Q. Burd

J Crim Law Criminol; 56(4); 1965

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Branding the criminal – system of identification by Bertillon (1914)

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 Becky Carter

Jock Bellairs

The Standard Magazine; March 14, 1914

Branding the criminal - system of identification by Bertillon

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Anthropology, Biometrics, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Historical, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology

Windshield glass penetration (1996)

January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 Becky Carter

Duncan MacPherson, Lt. Ed Fincel

Wound Ballistics Review; 2(4); 1996

Windshield glass penetration

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Rudolf Archibald Reiss and the Importance of Forensic Science

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Aline Girod-Frais, Julia Anna Kappler

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The Visual Detection of Driving While Intoxicated: Field Test of Visual Cues and Detection Methods (1980)

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 Becky Carter

Douglas H. Harris, Robert A. Dick, Steven M. Casey, Christopher J. Jarosz

NHTSA; 55pp; 1980

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Alcohol, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Historical, Toxicology

A case of pistol shot wound (1909)

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 Becky Carter

Ralph St. J. Perry

Wisconsin Medical Recorder; 12; 1909

A case of pistol shot wound (1909)

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Education and Training, Firearms and Toolmarks, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Historical, Trace Evidence

Gunprints Help to Catch Gunmen (1927)

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 Becky Carter

H.H. Dunn

Science and Invention; 14(12); April 1927

Gunprints Help to Catch Gunmen (1927)

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Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Firearms and Toolmarks, Historical

Tool Marks (1939)

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 Becky Carter

FBI Law Enf Bull; 8(11); November 1939

Tool Marks (1939)

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Firearms and Toolmarks, Historical

A Method of Obtaining Finger Prints for Identification by Histologic Section (1958)

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 Becky Carter

Charles A. Davis

J Crim Law Criminol; 48(4); 1958

A Method of Obtaining Finger Prints for Identification by Histologic Section (1958)

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Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Historical, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology

The Extraction and Identification of Small Amounts of Accelerants from Arson Evidence – 1957

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 sdargoltz

Donald L. Adams

J Crim Law Criminol; 47(5); 1957

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Identification by Means of Revolver Chamber Markings – 1964

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 sdargoltz

Edward G. Bigler

J Crim Law Criminol; 55(1); 1964

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Distant Identification – 1922

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Hakon Jørgensen

A. Busck; 32pp; 1922

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Electron microscopical investigation of asbestos fibers – 1974

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Arthur M. Langer, Anne D. Mackler, and Fred D. Pooley

Environ Health Perspect; 9; 1974

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Single Fingerprint System

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 sdargoltz

John Augustus Larson

D Appleton; 261pp; 1924

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The value of glass fragments found at the scene of “hit-and-run” accidents (1940)

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 Becky Carter

FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin; 9(12); 1940 (federal publication; public domain)

The value of glass fragments found at the scene of "hit-and-run" accidents

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Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Historical, Trace Evidence

Finger-Prints as Evidences of Personal Identity (1901)

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 Becky Carter

R. Lydekker

Knowledge; 24(185); 1901 (retrieved from Internet Archive, 12/7/22)

Finger-Prints as Evidences of Personal Identity

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Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Historical

The Finger Print Instructor – A Text Book for Guidance of Finger Print Experts and an Instructor for Persons Interested in the Study of Finger Prints (1921)

December 2, 2022 Becky Carter

Frederick Kuhne

Scientific Amer Publ Co; 155pp; 1921

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Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Historical

Seminal Stain Examination: A Reagent for Destruction of Supporting Fabric (1947)

December 2, 2022 Becky Carter

Roger S. Greene, David Q. Burd

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DNA and Biology, Historical, Trace Evidence

Digital Transformation of Cold Case Reviews: The Application of Text Analytics (Part 3 of 3)

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 sdargoltz

Shute, Rebecca, Brailey Faris, Matthew Mecray, Mikalaa Martin, Ashley Rodriguez, Shannon Krauss, and Patricia Melton

FTCoE; USDOJ; NIJ; Office Invest Forensic Sci; November 2022

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Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Historical, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Standards, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Uncategorized, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

Digital Transformation of Cold Case Reviews: Digitizing Case Files (Part 2 of 3)

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 sdargoltz

Shute, Rebecca, Brailey Faris, Matthew Mecray, Mikalaa Martin, Ashley Rodriguez, Shannon Krauss, and Patricia Melton

FTCoE; USDOJ; NIJ; Office Invest Forensic Sci; November 2022

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Digital Transformation of Cold Case Reviews: Prevalence, Challenges, and Benefits of Just Resolutions (Part 1 of 3)

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 sdargoltz

Rodriguez, Ashley, Mikalaa Martin, Rebecca Shute, Brailey Faris, Shannon Krauss, Matthew Mecray, and Patricia Melton

FTCoE; USDOJ; NIJ; Office Invest Forensic Sci; November 2022

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Educating the Jury on Metrology

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 sdargoltz

Ted Vosk; Gil Sapir

IEEE Instrument Measurement Mag; 24(1); 2021

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Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Historical, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Standards, Statistics and Data Analysis, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

Fiber Identification in Practice – 1987

November 23, 2022 sdargoltz

Martha Goodway

JAIC; 26(1); 1987

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Microscopic methods used in identifying commercial fibers – 1939

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 sdargoltz

Thora M. Plitt

Circular Bureau Standards; No.423; 1939

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Modern Methods of Scientific Criminology in the Detection of Crime

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 sdargoltz

Edward L. Miloslavich

Marq L Rev; 14(2); 1930

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Anthropology, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, DNA and Biology, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Historical, Odontology, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

Evaluation of Textile Fibers as Evidence – 1952

November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 sdargoltz

Gabriel L. Plaa, David C. Barron, Paul L. Kirk

J Crim Law Criminol; 43(3); 1952

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Vinland Map 1999

November 8, 2022 sdargoltz

Walter C. McCrone

Microscope; 47(2); 1999

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Fingerprint Features – Statistical Analysis and System Performance Estimates – 1997

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 sdargoltz

Andrea R. Roddy, Jonathan D. Stosz

Proc IEEE; 85(9); 1997

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An afternoon with Bertillon (1912)

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 Becky Carter

Katherine M.H. Blackford

The Outlook; 1912

An afternoon with Bertillon

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Anthropology, Education and Training, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Historical

The evidence of fractured glass in criminal investigations (1936)

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 Becky Carter

FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin; October 1936

The evidence of fractured glass in criminal investigations

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Classification of the scarred fingerprint (1955)

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 Becky Carter

FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin; April 1955

Classification of the scarred fingerprint

1 file(s) 1.39 MB

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Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Historical

The use of Takayama’s solution in the identification of blood stains (1932)

November 1, 2022 Becky Carter

Aubrey V. Greaves

Br Med J; 1(3724); 1932

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Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, DNA and Biology, Historical

Methods for the Restoration of Obliterated Serial Numbers (1977)

October 31, 2022 Becky Carter

Richard S Treptow

Chicago State Univ; 134pp; 1977

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Firearms and Toolmarks, Historical, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Trace Evidence

Applications of the ultrasonic serial number restoration technique to guns and typical stolen articles (1976)

October 27, 2022 Becky Carter

S.G. Young

Lewis Res Ctr; 1976

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A training manual for the restoration of obliterated stamped markings (1978)

October 27, 2022 Becky Carter

Claude W. Cook and Dan R. Rhoden

Colorado Auto Theft Investigators Assoc; 1978

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Obliterated writing – its detection and restoration (1941)

October 10, 2022October 18, 2022 Becky Carter

FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin; 10(1); 1941

Obliterated writing - its detection and restoration

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Simplified Bullet Testing

October 7, 2022October 18, 2022 Becky Carter

Martin L. Fackler MD

Wound Ballistics Review; 5(2); 2001

Simplified Bullet Testing

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Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Firearms and Toolmarks, Historical