A window is broken. A home is burglarized. Investigators identify a suspect and find a sliver of what appears to be glass embedded in his shoe. In the forensics lab, examiners determine, using ...

In even the most perfect of crimes, even by the smartest of criminals, there is always a little trace evidence left behind . The reason for this is the Interchange Theory (Edmund Locard, 1920) which ...

While the majority of the public is aware of and has a general respect for the role of forensics, the wide range of applications in this field is largely unknown. Due to the rapidly advancing nature ...

Crime investigations focus on both people and objects, as individuals commit crimes using different items. The main aim is to find, keep, study, understand, and reconstruct all the physical evidence ...

Sherlock Holmes made the analysis of trace evidence famous, but French scientist Edmond Locard made it a movement. Discover how his bold theories on using microscopic evidence to solve crimes helped ...

In medicolegal investigations even exceedingly small particles of biologic material may have immense value. In a recent case, 45 mg. of dried milk curds was the only evidence available to corroborate ...

You are working a murder case where a suburban housewife is found brutally murdered in her living room. The husband comes home and finds her at 5:40 in the afternoon. The coroner established time of ...

Forensic fibers can survive underwater for much longer than previously thought—which could help criminal investigators uncover vital evidence. New research led by Staffordshire University's Centre for ...