“An earprint is an impression of the external ear. House breakers may leave their earprints inadvertently when they listen at doors and windows to check if there is anyone inside before breaking and entering a premises. Owing to uniqueness and individualistic characteristics of the human ear, earprints can be used as evidence to link a […]
Tag: forensic
A particular effect of laundering on knickers
Tanya Dann, in completing her studies for a masters degree in clothing and textile science from the University of Otago, wrote this thesis, which has more than a touch of the forensic about it: “The tearing behaviour and effect of laundering on knicker fabrics,” Tanya Jayne Dann, thesis, Master of Science, University of Otago, 2011. (Thanks […]
MYSTERY: Big body through a little hole?
Some folks love a real-life forensic mystery, of which this is one: “A matter of large body passing through a small hole: The holeproof out the window,” F. Patel, Forensic Science International, Volume 56, Issue 2, October 1992, Pages 183–188. The author, at the Department of Forensic Medicine, UMDS Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, University […]
Effect of Passing Lawn Mowers over Skeletal Remains [study]
Of the forensic studies of the effect of passing lawn mowers over skeletal remains, this is the most recent: “Lemonade from Lemons: The Taphonomic Effect of Lawn Mowers on Skeletal Remains,” D.C. Martin, Gretchen R. Dabbs [pictured here], Lindsey G. Roberts, Journal of Forensic Sciences, epub July 3, 2013. (Thanks to investigator Rolf Zwaan for […]