The Role of Crime Scene Analysis and Reconstruction

2017 ◽  
pp. 200-223
Keyword(s):  
Crime Scene ◽  
Scene Analysis ◽  
Crime Scene Analysis

scholarly journals Crime Scene Analysis Through DNA Testing of Canine Feces—A Case Report

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-61
Author(s):  
Vishal Somnay ◽  
Thomas Duong ◽  
Ray-Young Tsao ◽  
Joseph A. Prahlow
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Crime Scene ◽  
Scene Analysis ◽  
Dna Testing ◽  
Forensic Dna ◽  
Forensic Dna Testing ◽  
Positive Results ◽  
Crime Scene Analysis

Forensic DNA testing can play a critical role in homicide investigations. Selecting the appropriate evidence on which to perform DNA testing requires foresight and reasoning based on experience and science. Although successful DNA testing can occur using many substrates, including blood, hair, and sweat/epithelial cells, positive results can also result from testing various unorthodox samples. The authors report on a triple-murder investigation where DNA testing of dog feces at the crime scene matched DNA testing of feces found on the shoe of a suspect resulting in successful prosecution of the case.

Homicide or car accident: The case of the ‘guilty’ fibre

2019 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefania De Simone ◽  
Francesca Maglietta ◽  
Michela Ferrara ◽  
Lorenzo Spagnolo ◽  
Pietrantonio Ricci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Crime Scene ◽  
Scene Analysis ◽  
Crime Scene Investigation ◽  
Expert Team ◽  
Scene Investigation ◽  
Car Accident ◽  
Difficult Cases ◽  
Crime Scene Analysis

Crime scene investigation should be carried out using a critical forensic approach by an expert team. This provides essential tools in the research and collection of evidence and samples which must be integrated with the autopsy and the police officers’ investigations. This paper aims to highlight the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to crime scene investigation and describes a very interesting criminal case. As demonstrated by this case, the evidence obtained from the crime scene analysis sheds light on difficult cases, such as murders staged as suicides or accidents.

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