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Students in Michelle Hurley's Forensic Science classes made use of indoor and outdoor locations to complete forensic anthropolgy labs involving an estimation of a lab partners stature by meausuring long bones such as the femur, tibia, humerus and radius, and multiplying these measurements with formulas to estimate height. Photography by Glenn Minshall.
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Unpapered Bedroom diorama details:
Reported to Nutshell Laboratories, Monday, June 4, 1949.
An Unknown Woman was discovered dead in a rooming house (registered as Mrs. John Smith).
Mrs. Bessie Collins, the landlady of the rooming house, was questioned and gave the following statement:
She kept a rooming house, and on Saturday, June 2, 1949, in the early afternoon, the deceased and a man rented this room until Monday morning, registered as Mr. and Mrs. John Smith. On Monday morning, June 4, the man had left early—about six-thirty a.m. He paid for the room up to six o’clock that evening and said not to disturb his wife, as she wanted to sleep late.
About three o’clock on Monday afternoon, Mrs. Collins told Stella Walsh, the maid, to try to get into the room to make it up. Just before five o’clock, Stella told Mrs. Collins there was something wrong. She had tried twice but she couldn’t wake the woman, so Mrs. Collins and Stella entered the room, the door of which was not locked, and found the woman was cold—evidently dead. They left the room without disturbing anything, closed and locked the door, taking the key with them, and notified the patrolman on the beat.
The model shows the conditions in the room as the two women found them.
This case presents two problems:
Who was this woman? (The means of identification is clearly visible.)
DO YOU SEE IT?
What was the cause of her death? (The medical examiner found the clue—Pull the little tassel at the left front of the model.)
The above photo series shows blood evidence which is enhanced with the chemical luminescent reagent BlueStar Forensic. This luminol-like chemical creates a blue glow when it comes into contact with blood. The images were taken on evidence that was sprayed in a dark area and photographed using automatic settings and a camera flash to provide white light. They were then overlaid with the photographs taken in dark conditions with a blending mode of "Linear Dodge (Add)" so that the blood evidence would be enhanced by the luminol's blue glow, while still providing details of the surrounding area.
The same photo series that shows the evidence in dark conditions can be seen here.
The full size version of this photo is available for download. It is approximately 11MB in size.
The above photo shows the positive results of the number 8 Duquenois reagent presumptive drug test when used with a sample of Afghan Hashish.
The Duquenois test is conducted by placing a small sample of suspect material (about the size of the tip of a typical pocket knife) inside the test vial. The top ampoule contains concentrated hydrochloric acid and is crushed first. After being shaken vigorously, the bottom ampoule is crushed and the tube shaken again. The deep blue/purple tint of the liquid inside the vial indicates the test was positive for the cannabinoids present in the hashish sample. Other THC containing drugs such as marijuana or hash oil will produce a light blue to dark purple reaction using the Duquenois reagent test.
This photo was created as part of a training program to assist the Afghan National Army in properly investigating, forensically testing and prosecuting drug crimes.
The book contains the complete unabridged stories of The Red-Headed League; The Sign of Four; A Case of Identity; A Scandal in Bohemia; and A Study in Scarlet.
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Two-Story Porch diorama details:
Reported to Nutshell Laboratories, Monday, April 5, 1948.
Mrs. Annie Morrison, a housewife, was found lying on the ground below a second story porch.
Harry Morrison, the husband of Annie Morrison, relayed the following:
On Monday morning, April 5, 1948, at about eleven o’clock, he was in the kitchen of the top story apartment where he and his wife lived. Mrs. Morrison had done the week’s washing and was standing on the chair out on the porch hanging it out on the line to dry. Mr. Morrison heard a sort of noise and went to see what it was and found conditions as represented by the model. He had a job on the late shift but was up earlier than usual that day as he hadn’t worked the day before, which was Sunday.
Mrs. Agnes Butler, a neighbor of the Morrisons, gave the following statement.
She lived in the apartment below the Morrissons. She had bathed the baby on Monday morning, April 5, and put him in his carriage. She had done his way and hung it out to dry. She was cleaning up the kitchen when she heard a crash and rushed out onto the porch and saw Mrs. Morrison lying on the ground below. The Morrisons quarreled a lot and Mr. Morrison didn’t treat his wife very well. He drank some and Mrs. Butler guessed he had lady friends besides. She heard the Morrisons quarreling that morning.
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Three-Room Dwelling diorama details:
Reported to Nutshell Laboratories, Monday, November 1, 1937.
Robert Judson, a foreman in a shoe factory, his wife, Kate Judson, and their baby, Linda Mae Judson, were discovered dead by Paul Abbott, a neighbor.
Mr. Abbott was question and gave the following statement:
Bob Judson and he drove to their work together, alternating cars. This was Abbott’s week to drive. On Monday morning, November 1, he was late—about 7:35 a.m.—so, when blowing his horn didn’t bring Judson out, Abbott went to the factory without him, believing Judson would come in his own car.
Sarah Abbott, Paul Abbott’s wife, was also questioned and gave the following statement:
After Paul had left, she watched for Bob to come out. Finally, about 8:15 a.m., seeing no signs of activity at the Judson house, she went over toothier porch and tried the front door, but it was locked and she knocked and called but got no answer. She then went to the kitchen porch, but that door was also locked. She looking in through the glass, and then, thoroughly aroused by the sight of the gun and blood, she ran home and notified the police.
The model shows the premises just before Mrs. Abbott went to the house.
N.B.: Dawn broke at 5:00 a.m. Sunrise at 6:17 a.m. Weather clear. No lights were lighted in the house. Both outside doors were locked on the inside.
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Woodman’s Shack diorama details:
Reported to Nutshell Laboratories, Thursday, February 8, 1945.
Ruby Jenks was found dead in a woodman’s shack she lived in with Homer Cregg and Carl Stebbins.
On Tuesday, February 6, 1945, about 5:00 p.m., Highfield Village Chief of Police Lawrence W. Farmer, was notified by Dr. George Barbour of Highfiled Village that there was a dead woman in a lumberman’s camp on the Pine Grove Road. Medical Investigaor Chester W. Dombey, Deputy Sheriff Thomas Gorman, Photographer Adam Stanhope and Chief Farmer went over at once. They found Mr. Cregg and Mr. Stebbins there, both very drunk, and the body of Ruby Jenks on the bed entirely covered up, including her head and face. Chief Farmer pulled the blanket down and Stanhope took a picture. Dr. Dombey made an examination of the body and ordered it removed to Coffin & Graves Funeral Parlor. Mr. Stebbins then lay down on the bed and Photographer Stanhope took a picture of him, and also one of the outside of the shack. At the funeral parlor, Dr. Dombey again examined the body and found no marks of violence. Adam Stanhope took another picture here. The two men were questioned that night and again the next day. Copies of Chief Farmer’s and Dr. Dombey’s reports are available.
The model shows the premises as found by Dr. Barbour upon his arrival at 4:25 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, Mr. Stebbins is lying on the bed—also Ruby. Mr. Cregg is seated on the chair. U.S. Weather Bureau Report. Weather clear, temperature -17 degrees Sunset 5:03 p.m. EST.
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Red Bedroom diorama details:
Reported to Nutshell Laboratories, Thursday, June 29, 1944.
Marie Jones, a prostitute, was discovered dead by her landlady, Mrs. Shirley Flanagan.
Mrs. Shirley Flanagan was questioned and gave the following statement:
On the morning of Thursday, June 29, 1944, she passed the open door of Marie’s room and called out “hello”. When she did not receive a response, she looked in and found the conditions as shown in the model. Jim Green, a boyfriend and client of Marie’s, had come in with Marie the afternoon before. Mrs. Flanagan didn’t know when he had left. As soon as she found Marie’s body she telephoned the police who later found Mr. Green and brought him in for questioning.
Mr. Green gave the following statement to police:
He met Marie on the sidewalk the afternoon of June 28, and walked with her to a nearby package store where he bought two bottles of whiskey. They then went to her room where they sat smoking and drinking for some time. Marie, sitting in the big chair, got very drunk. Suddenly, without any warning, she grabbed his open jackknife which he had used to cut the string around the package containing the bottles. She ran into the closet and shut the door. When he opened the door he found her lying as represented by the model. He left the house immediately after that.
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Log Cabin diorama details:
Reported to Nutshell Laboratories, Thursday, October 22, 1942.
Arthur Roberts, a local insurance salesman, was found dead by police who responded to a call from a friend of the victim, Mrs. Marian Chase.
Mrs. Chase was questioned and gave the following statement:
She had met Arthur Roberts at the log cabin on Wednesday, October 21, 1942 at 5:15 p.m. They were in the habit of meeting there. Roberts was married and was living with his wife. Mrs. Chase was also married but was not living with her husband. Roberts had told her at this meeting that the affair between them was ended. There was no quarrel. Mrs. Chase and Mr. Roberts were standing at the foot of the bunk. He turned toward the door, took a package of cigarettes from his outside pocket, selected a cigarette, but dropped it. As he stooped over to pick it up—a shot was heard—he fell flat—a gun dropped beside him. Mrs. Chase said she picked up the gun but then replaced it. It did not belong to her. She then ran out of the door, jumped into her car and drove to summon the police.
The gun was identified as belonging to Arthur Roberts. Mrs. Chase identified the handbag on the bunk as hers.
A single bullet had passed entirely through Mr. Roberts’ chest from front to back and the powder around the entrance hole indicated that it had been fired at fairly close range.
The model shows the premises just after Mrs. Chase left, and before her return with the police officer.
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Three-Room Dwelling diorama details:
Reported to Nutshell Laboratories, Monday, November 1, 1937.
Robert Judson, a foreman in a shoe factory, his wife, Kate Judson, and their baby, Linda Mae Judson, were discovered dead by Paul Abbott, a neighbor.
Mr. Abbott was question and gave the following statement:
Bob Judson and he drove to their work together, alternating cars. This was Abbott’s week to drive. On Monday morning, November 1, he was late—about 7:35 a.m.—so, when blowing his horn didn’t bring Judson out, Abbott went to the factory without him, believing Judson would come in his own car.
Sarah Abbott, Paul Abbott’s wife, was also questioned and gave the following statement:
After Paul had left, she watched for Bob to come out. Finally, about 8:15 a.m., seeing no signs of activity at the Judson house, she went over toothier porch and tried the front door, but it was locked and she knocked and called but got no answer. She then went to the kitchen porch, but that door was also locked. She looking in through the glass, and then, thoroughly aroused by the sight of the gun and blood, she ran home and notified the police.
The model shows the premises just before Mrs. Abbott went to the house.
N.B.: Dawn broke at 5:00 a.m. Sunrise at 6:17 a.m. Weather clear. No lights were lighted in the house. Both outside doors were locked on the inside.
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Garage diorama details:
Reported to Nutshell Laboratories, Monday, January 7, 1946.
Hugh Patterson, Vice-President, Suburban Bank, was found dead in the garage by his wife, Sue Patterson.
Mrs. Patterson was questioned and gave the following statement:
Hugh had gone out alone in the car after dinner on Saturday, January 5, 1946. He often did this, especially lately, and stayed out very late. Sunday morning when he hadn’t come home by breakfast time. Mrs. Patterson went to the garage to see if the car was there. She looked in the left-hand door and saw Hugh hanging out of the car. She then telephoned the local police station for help as she couldn’t reach the doctor.
When the patrolman arrived he went around to the back, broke the glass, climbed in the window and opened both doors. He left, again through the window so as not to disturb footprints in the front. He found the garage full of gas fumes, the car’s ignition turned on, and the gas tank empty.
Hugh had seemed troubled for some time and money hadn’t been as plentiful as it once was. Some time ago, he told her that he carried heavy life insurance, with the double indemnity clause for accident, in her favor, and about that time he deeded the house over to her. He had begun to drink a good deal lately.
The model shows the premises just after the patrolman left the garage by way of the window.
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Attic diorama details:
Reported to Nutshell Laboratories, Tuesday, December 24, 1946.
Miss Jessie Compton was discovered dead in her house by Mr. Harry Frazer, a milk delivery man who gave this statement:
On the morning of Tuesday, December 24, 1946, about 6 o’clock, he stopped at Miss Compton’s kitchen door to deliver the milk. The weather was very cold and he was surprised to find the kitchen door open. He put his head inside and called, but received no answer so he then went in to see if anything was wrong. There seemed to be nobody about. After looking the house over, he went part way up the attic stairs and saw Miss Compton’s body hanging there, so he went down stairs and telephoned the police.
Policeman John T. Adams received the telephone call at 6:34 Tuesday morning, December 24, and went at once to Miss Compton’s house. The snow on the path to the kitchen door was somewhat trampled and no distinct footprints could be recognized. There were unwashed dishes for one person on the kitchen table. The house downstairs was neat. The bed was made and undisturbed. However, he found the attic as represented in the model.
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Barn diorama details:
Eben Wallace, a local farmer, was found dead by his wife, Imelda.
Mrs. Imelda Wallace was questioned and gave the following statement:
Mr. Wallace was hard to get along with. When things didn’t go the way he wanted, he would go out to the barn, threatening suicide. Mr. Wallace would stand up on a bucket and put a noose around his neck, but she would always manage to persuade him not to do it. On the afternoon of July 14, about four o’clock, they had a dispute. Mr Wallace made his usual threats but she didn’t follow him to the barn right away. When she did go to the barn, she found the premises as represented in the model.
The bucket usually stood in the corner just inside the barn door, but yesterday she had used it and had left it out by the pump. The rope was always kept fastened to the beam just the way it was found—it was part of the regular barn hoist.
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Barn diorama details:
Eben Wallace, a local farmer, was found dead by his wife, Imelda.
Mrs. Imelda Wallace was questioned and gave the following statement:
Mr. Wallace was hard to get along with. When things didn’t go the way he wanted, he would go out to the barn, threatening suicide. Mr. Wallace would stand up on a bucket and put a noose around his neck, but she would always manage to persuade him not to do it. On the afternoon of July 14, about four o’clock, they had a dispute. Mr Wallace made his usual threats but she didn’t follow him to the barn right away. When she did go to the barn, she found the premises as represented in the model.
The bucket usually stood in the corner just inside the barn door, but yesterday she had used it and had left it out by the pump. The rope was always kept fastened to the beam just the way it was found—it was part of the regular barn hoist.
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Red Bedroom diorama details:
Reported to Nutshell Laboratories, Thursday, June 29, 1944.
Marie Jones, a prostitute, was discovered dead by her landlady, Mrs. Shirley Flanagan.
Mrs. Shirley Flanagan was questioned and gave the following statement:
On the morning of Thursday, June 29, 1944, she passed the open door of Marie’s room and called out “hello”. When she did not receive a response, she looked in and found the conditions as shown in the model. Jim Green, a boyfriend and client of Marie’s, had come in with Marie the afternoon before. Mrs. Flanagan didn’t know when he had left. As soon as she found Marie’s body she telephoned the police who later found Mr. Green and brought him in for questioning.
Mr. Green gave the following statement to police:
He met Marie on the sidewalk the afternoon of June 28, and walked with her to a nearby package store where he bought two bottles of whiskey. They then went to her room where they sat smoking and drinking for some time. Marie, sitting in the big chair, got very drunk. Suddenly, without any warning, she grabbed his open jackknife which he had used to cut the string around the package containing the bottles. She ran into the closet and shut the door. When he opened the door he found her lying as represented by the model. He left the house immediately after that.
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Red Bedroom diorama details:
Reported to Nutshell Laboratories, Thursday, June 29, 1944.
Marie Jones, a prostitute, was discovered dead by her landlady, Mrs. Shirley Flanagan.
Mrs. Shirley Flanagan was questioned and gave the following statement:
On the morning of Thursday, June 29, 1944, she passed the open door of Marie’s room and called out “hello”. When she did not receive a response, she looked in and found the conditions as shown in the model. Jim Green, a boyfriend and client of Marie’s, had come in with Marie the afternoon before. Mrs. Flanagan didn’t know when he had left. As soon as she found Marie’s body she telephoned the police who later found Mr. Green and brought him in for questioning.
Mr. Green gave the following statement to police:
He met Marie on the sidewalk the afternoon of June 28, and walked with her to a nearby package store where he bought two bottles of whiskey. They then went to her room where they sat smoking and drinking for some time. Marie, sitting in the big chair, got very drunk. Suddenly, without any warning, she grabbed his open jackknife which he had used to cut the string around the package containing the bottles. She ran into the closet and shut the door. When he opened the door he found her lying as represented by the model. He left the house immediately after that.
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Attic diorama details:
Reported to Nutshell Laboratories, Tuesday, December 24, 1946.
Miss Jessie Compton was discovered dead in her house by Mr. Harry Frazer, a milk delivery man who gave this statement:
On the morning of Tuesday, December 24, 1946, about 6 o’clock, he stopped at Miss Compton’s kitchen door to deliver the milk. The weather was very cold and he was surprised to find the kitchen door open. He put his head inside and called, but received no answer so he then went in to see if anything was wrong. There seemed to be nobody about. After looking the house over, he went part way up the attic stairs and saw Miss Compton’s body hanging there, so he went down stairs and telephoned the police.
Policeman John T. Adams received the telephone call at 6:34 Tuesday morning, December 24, and went at once to Miss Compton’s house. The snow on the path to the kitchen door was somewhat trampled and no distinct footprints could be recognized. There were unwashed dishes for one person on the kitchen table. The house downstairs was neat. The bed was made and undisturbed. However, he found the attic as represented in the model.
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Unpapered Bedroom diorama details:
Reported to Nutshell Laboratories, Monday, June 4, 1949.
An Unknown Woman was discovered dead in a rooming house (registered as Mrs. John Smith).
Mrs. Bessie Collins, the landlady of the rooming house, was questioned and gave the following statement:
She kept a rooming house, and on Saturday, June 2, 1949, in the early afternoon, the deceased and a man rented this room until Monday morning, registered as Mr. and Mrs. John Smith. On Monday morning, June 4, the man had left early—about six-thirty a.m. He paid for the room up to six o’clock that evening and said not to disturb his wife, as she wanted to sleep late.
About three o’clock on Monday afternoon, Mrs. Collins told Stella Walsh, the maid, to try to get into the room to make it up. Just before five o’clock, Stella told Mrs. Collins there was something wrong. She had tried twice but she couldn’t wake the woman, so Mrs. Collins and Stella entered the room, the door of which was not locked, and found the woman was cold—evidently dead. They left the room without disturbing anything, closed and locked the door, taking the key with them, and notified the patrolman on the beat.
The model shows the conditions in the room as the two women found them.
This case presents two problems:
Who was this woman? (The means of identification is clearly visible.)
DO YOU SEE IT?
What was the cause of her death? (The medical examiner found the clue—Pull the little tassel at the left front of the model.)
Example of a forged check that had one hundred dollars added to its original value of sixty five. The top is under visible light (looking at it with the naked eye it is really difficult to tell where text was added). The bottom image is under infrared light which clearly shows the distinction between the two pens used to write the check.
Taken with Fuji IS Pro.
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Red Bedroom diorama details:
Reported to Nutshell Laboratories, Thursday, June 29, 1944.
Marie Jones, a prostitute, was discovered dead by her landlady, Mrs. Shirley Flanagan.
Mrs. Shirley Flanagan was questioned and gave the following statement:
On the morning of Thursday, June 29, 1944, she passed the open door of Marie’s room and called out “hello”. When she did not receive a response, she looked in and found the conditions as shown in the model. Jim Green, a boyfriend and client of Marie’s, had come in with Marie the afternoon before. Mrs. Flanagan didn’t know when he had left. As soon as she found Marie’s body she telephoned the police who later found Mr. Green and brought him in for questioning.
Mr. Green gave the following statement to police:
He met Marie on the sidewalk the afternoon of June 28, and walked with her to a nearby package store where he bought two bottles of whiskey. They then went to her room where they sat smoking and drinking for some time. Marie, sitting in the big chair, got very drunk. Suddenly, without any warning, she grabbed his open jackknife which he had used to cut the string around the package containing the bottles. She ran into the closet and shut the door. When he opened the door he found her lying as represented by the model. He left the house immediately after that.
The top photo series show a vehicle headlight that was not on at the time it was shattered inward by a significant collision. Analysis of the low beam filament revealed that, despite the missing segment, it was still a uniform spring with the high beam element remaining intact. The tungsten was clean with no adhered glass particles, deformations or irregularities.
In contrast, the bottom photos demonstrate a headlamp that was on at the time of the collision. Its element is extremely deformed and jagged, having balled up at each post. As the filament was hot at the time of impact, the inrushing oxygen reacted to form yellow-white tungsten oxide on both the low and high beam elements. Additionally, glass particles from the collision adhered to the hot tungsten.
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Kitchen diorama details:
Reported to Nutshell Laboratories, Wednesday, April 12, 1944.
Barbara Barnes, a housewife, was found dead by police who responded to a call from the husband of the victim, Fred Barnes, who gave the following statement:
About 4 p.m. on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 11, 1944, he had gone downtown on an errand for his wife. He returned about an hour and a half later and found the outside door to the kitchen locked. It was standing open when he left. Mr. Barnes attempted knocking and calling but got no answer. He tried the front door but it was also locked. He then went to the kitchen window which was closed and locked. He looked in and saw what appeared to be his wife lying on the floor. He then summoned the police.
The model shows the premises just before the police forced open the kitchen door.
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Living Room diorama details:
Reported to Nutshell Laboratories, Friday, May 22, 1941.
Mrs. Ruby Davis, a housewife, was discovered dead on the stairs by her husband, Reginald Davis.
Mr. Davis was questioned and gave the following statement:
He and his wife had spent the previous evening, Thursday, May 21, 1941, quietly at home. His wife had gone upstairs to bed shortly before he had. This morning he awoke a little before five o’clock to find that his wife was not beside him in bed. After waiting a while, he got up to see where she was and found her dead body on the stairs. He at once called the family physician who, upon his arrival, immediately notified the police.
The model shows the premises just before the arrival of the family physician.
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Red Bedroom diorama details:
Reported to Nutshell Laboratories, Thursday, June 29, 1944.
Marie Jones, a prostitute, was discovered dead by her landlady, Mrs. Shirley Flanagan.
Mrs. Shirley Flanagan was questioned and gave the following statement:
On the morning of Thursday, June 29, 1944, she passed the open door of Marie’s room and called out “hello”. When she did not receive a response, she looked in and found the conditions as shown in the model. Jim Green, a boyfriend and client of Marie’s, had come in with Marie the afternoon before. Mrs. Flanagan didn’t know when he had left. As soon as she found Marie’s body she telephoned the police who later found Mr. Green and brought him in for questioning.
Mr. Green gave the following statement to police:
He met Marie on the sidewalk the afternoon of June 28, and walked with her to a nearby package store where he bought two bottles of whiskey. They then went to her room where they sat smoking and drinking for some time. Marie, sitting in the big chair, got very drunk. Suddenly, without any warning, she grabbed his open jackknife which he had used to cut the string around the package containing the bottles. She ran into the closet and shut the door. When he opened the door he found her lying as represented by the model. He left the house immediately after that.
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Pink Bathroom diorama details:
Reported to Nutshell Laboratories, Tuesday, March 31, 1942.
Mrs. Rose Fishman, a widow, was found dead by Samuel Weiss, the janitor.
Mr. Weiss was questioned and gave the following statement:
Several tenants had complained of an odor and on March 30 he began looking for the source of the odor. Mrs. Fishman didn’t answer her bell when he rang it, and upon checking with other tenants he learned she had not been seen recently. Therefore, he looked into her mailbox and saw that her mail had accumulated for several days. He entered Mrs. Fishman’s apartment, found it in order, but the odor was very strong. The bathroom door was closed. When he tried to open the door, he could only get it open a little way, and the odor was much stronger. He immediately went downstairs and climbed the fire escape to enter the bathroom through the window. He could not remember if he found the window open or closed.
The model, however shows the premises as he found them.
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Dark Bathroom diorama details:
Reported to Nutshell Laboratories by Desk Sergeant Moriarty of the Central City Police as he recalled it.
Maggie Wilson was found dead by Lizzie Miller.
Ms. Miller was able to supply the following information:
Ms. Miller roomed in the same house as Maggie Wilson but knew her only as they met in the hall. She thought Maggie was subject to fits (seizures). A couple of male friends came to see Maggie fairly regularly. On Sunday night in early November in 1896, the men were there and there was a good deal of drinking going on. Some time after they left, Lizzie heard the water still running in the bathroom. Upon opening the door she found the scene as set forth in the model.
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Pink Bathroom diorama details:
Reported to Nutshell Laboratories, Tuesday, March 31, 1942.
Mrs. Rose Fishman, a widow, was found dead by Samuel Weiss, the janitor.
Mr. Weiss was questioned and gave the following statement:
Several tenants had complained of an odor and on March 30 he began looking for the source of the odor. Mrs. Fishman didn’t answer her bell when he rang it, and upon checking with other tenants he learned she had not been seen recently. Therefore, he looked into her mailbox and saw that her mail had accumulated for several days. He entered Mrs. Fishman’s apartment, found it in order, but the odor was very strong. The bathroom door was closed. When he tried to open the door, he could only get it open a little way, and the odor was much stronger. He immediately went downstairs and climbed the fire escape to enter the bathroom through the window. He could not remember if he found the window open or closed.
The model, however shows the premises as he found them.
I'm not au fait with American grading systems, but I understand that High Distinction ain't bad!
I've been having lots of fun over the last 3 years or more, studying a series of MOOCs (Massive Open On-line Courses) on a variety of different subjects.
I started with this genetics related course which lasted for a nominal 72 hours study time and was produced in the USA and now that they have started to make similar courses in the UK and elsewhere, I have done a number of them including:
Tales from the genome
Volcanos,
Physics,
Forensic Science
Moons of the Solar System
Portus - Rome's other harbour
Hadrian's Wall
Oceans
Orion, the Night Sky
Fracking
Ecology
- lots of opinion being thrown around on these last two, as you might imagine. Lots of it apparently ill-informed and based on the "I-don't-understand-it,-so-it-must-be- bad" principle.
Heart Disease
Maritime Archaeology
Monitoring Climate from Space
Soils - the world beneath our feet
Musical Notation
Superpowers of the Ancient World
Logical & Critical Thinking
An Introduction to Electrical Engineering .
Antiquities Trafficking & Art Crime
Energy: Thermodynamics in Everyday Life
Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree
Come Rain or Shine: Understanding the Weather
Archaeology
Homo Floresiensis Uncovered
Earth Observation from Space
How to Survive on Mars
So You Want to Study Life Science?
Monitoring the Oceans from Space
Victorian Stereo Photography
Exploring Everyday Chemistry
The Earth in my pocket - An Introduction to Geology
Extinctions: Past and Present
Monitoring the Greenland Ice Sheet from Space turned out to be a very disappointing course where you were not allowed to take the end of week tests unless you coughed up £49. Essentially a ransom if you wanted to complete the course.
I refused to pay.
It looks as if Futurelearn have decided to make charges for all their new courses. That's a great pity as it was an excellent educational tool which has apparently now been ruined by accountants.
Making mistake of watching CSI Miami produced the interesting quote: "golf balls have hundreds of dimples, it's going to be impossible to get a useable print."
Sounds like a challenge. Developed with magnetic black powder.
Comparison of breech block markings on two shell casings. Recovered from a Glock .40 caliber handgun.
This photo was featured in a Photoshop Tips and Tricks article on comparing images.
Photograph demonstrating documentation of forensic firearm evidence. Casing is an AK-47 shell collected in a murder investigation. Inset items are photomicrographs of the cartridge case head demonstrating the head stamp and firing pin impression.
This photo was used to help train the Afghan National Army on collection and documentation of forensic evidence.
The above photo series shows blood evidence which is enhanced with the chemical luminescent reagent BlueStar Forensic. This luminol-like chemical creates a blue glow when it comes into contact with blood. The images were taken on evidence that was sprayed in a dark area and photographed using a time exposure of 15 seconds at F8.0 and ISO 500.
The same photo series that is enhanced with a photoshop technique to show the luminol traces under white light can be seen here.
The full size version of this photo is available for download. It is approximately 4MB in size.
Blood stained floorboard after having been cleaned. (See next photo for the same board treated with luminol) Taken with Canon 100mm Macro & 14ex Macro ring light.
SREBRENICA, BOSNIA, 12 JUNE 1996 --- United Nations forensic experts unearth victims from a mass grave. The victims are thought to be among the estimated 8000 civilians killed by Bosnian Serb soldiers in July 1995..
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(C) Photo Credit: Mark H. Milstein/ Northfoto
Fletching of an arrow treated with luminol causing latent blood stains to glow. Taken with Canon 50mm lens.
William Petersen and his blonde assistant from CSI Las Vegas are utterly stunned to find japanese forms in front of a TV screen. The people who can track down any criminal in the Western World using only a cotton bud and a small bottle of bleach! Even worse is CSI Miami with the truly hideous, David Caruso.
Fingerprint Officers compare marks using IDENT1 software
Along with Scenes of Crime, Forensic Submissions, Photographic Dept, Audio Visual Unit and Shoewear Department, the Fingerprint Bureau is part of Scientific Services Unit (SSU).
Unless disfigured by injury or disease, a person's fingerprints will remain distinctive and identifiable throughout their life. A forensic fingerprint expert's job is to examine these fingerprints and determine that person’s identity.
Fingerprints consist of a series of patterns formed by ridges and valleys on the fingers of every human, the sequence of these ridge characteristics make each fingerprint unique. A forensic fingerprint expert not only counts these ridges but categorizes their patterns and characteristics.
If a fingerprint is left at a scene, then recovered by a Scenes of Crime Officer this is known as a latent fingerprint. Fingerprints are recovered using a variety of techniques (by “lifting” - using tape, photographing, etc). Manual and computerized databases are then searched to match the characteristics of the recovered mark and identify a suspect.
A person can be identified by not only by their latent fingerprints, but also by impressions left behind from the soles of his feet or the palms of his hands. Palm prints can yield a wealth of information--even more so than fingerprints--about someone's identity.
In major cases, an expert may also visit a scene to determine the best marks to recover. The experts will also visit the mortuary to help identify a body if unknown, or to confirm identity for the coroner.
The Fingerprint Bureau is responsible for identification of all fingermarks recovered by Bedfordshire Police. This is a highly skilled, specialist role which requires several years training. Once an officer is qualified they are then classed as a fingerprint expert.
An expert witness is defined as someone who has adequate training, scientific knowledge and specialist understanding as well as structured practise and experience allowing him or her to give professional expert witness testimony in court. For a fingerprint expert "adequate training" and "structured practice and experience" mean successful completion of the qualification training programme and demonstration of skill to the required standard through work place activity.
Last year, staff in the bureau examined evidence from 8624 scenes and achieved 697 identifications. They also processed 14,500 custody fingerprint forms (these are figures for Bedfordshire only).
As part of SSU, the fingerprint bureau is a collaborated unit and will also be working on cases form Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire.
At Bedfordshire Police our aim is "fighting crime, protecting the public."
We cover 477 square miles, serve a population of around 550,000 and employ in the region of 1,260 Police Officers, 950 police staff and 120 Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs). For more details about the force, visit our website www.bedfordshire.police.uk
Figure 2: Annual Percentage of Funds Provided for DNA Backlog Reduction Program and other DNA Backlog Initiatives, Fiscal Years 2008-2012
This image is excerpted from a U.S. GAO report: www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-605
"JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAMS: DOJ Could Improve Decision-Making Documentation and Better Assess Results of DNA Backlog Reduction Program Funds Report to Congressional Committees"
Destaque para o helicoptero Blackhawk H-60 da FAB chegando no aeroporto de Fernando de Noronha com os destrocos do Airbus 330 da Air France com os primeiros corpos achados no mar, o aviao caiu a uma semana no Oceano Atlantico com 228 passageiros, o voo AF 447 seguia do Rio de Janeiro para Paris
As part of the Collaboration Initiative, a dedicated Forensic Footwear Unit (FFU) has been established and based at Beds Police HQ, Kempston. Initially established in 2010, the unit now covers the whole of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire force areas, receiving and processing both custody and crime scene impressions.
The unit is staffed by qualified footwear technicians, each dedicated to a force and supported by an administrator and manager. Some of the services provided by the FFU include
• Classification of over 8000 patterns a year taken from detained persons.
• Classification of over 2500 crime scenes footwear marks.
• Carrying out the screening of a suspect’s shoes against crime scene footwear marks in order to determine suitability for submission to an external Forensic Provider.
At Bedfordshire Police our aim is "fighting crime, protecting the public."
We cover 477 square miles, serve a population of around 550,000 and employ in the region of 1,260 Police Officers, 950 police staff and 120 Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs). For more details about the force, visit our website www.bedfordshire.police.uk