Credit: Unsplash.Jiu Jitsu club stages assaults for forensic research. Northumbria University and King's College London researchers publish findings on textile fiber transfer in controlled assaults.Researchers from Northumbria University and King's College London recently published their work in the academic journal Science & Justice. It marks the first assessment of the number of textile fibers transferred...
Hair evaluation is becoming more common in forensic analysis, specifically in situations where investigators want to know if drugs helped a crime, if there was in-utero exposition, or if a person, for example, an athlete or employee, requires to be evaluated for long-term drug use. However, with current tests is difficult to pinpoint actual...
Map of Canberra, showing the location of reference samples. Location of test (blinded) samples in blue. Credit: Patrice De CaritatResearchers took the first steps in developing a brand-new method of identifying the movements of lawbreakers using chemical analysis of dirt and dust discovered on equipment, clothing, and cars. The tracking system enables police or...
Exactly how can the clothing of a close-range shooter stay without bloodstains?In 2009, music producer Phil Spector was found guilty of the murder of actress Lana Clarkson in 2003. The starlet was shot in the face from a very short range. He was dressed in white clothes, but no bloodstains were found on his...
Remains of Linya, recovered in Cova Gran site. Credit: CEPAAt the Cova Gran de Santa Linya site (La Noguera, Lleida), the remains of a female attributed to H. sapiens were discovered by scientists of the Centro Nacional de Investigación Sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH). The carbon-14 record of the sediments in the natural vessel...
