Category Archives: Forensic

Man Arrested for Murder After Thirty-Seven Years Due to Job Background Check

Posted on June 2, 2012 by jchasenovelist

About a month ago, I published a post about a homeless man in Montana who walked into a police station and admitted to participating in a murder more than two decades ago. This week in Washington, D.C., another cold case … Continue reading →

Posted in crime, Forensic | Tagged author jennifer chase, Bobby Coley, cold case, crime fiction, dark mind, homicide, Leopold Chromak, thriller, warrant for arrest | 1 Comment

Suspect Held in Connection with Missing California Teenager

Posted on May 23, 2012 by jchasenovelist

I am sure there are not many among us whose heart does not sink every time we hear about a missing child. We follow the reports and hope that news soon will come that the boy or girl has been … Continue reading →

Posted in crime, Forensic | Tagged Antolin Garcia-Torres, crime, jennifer chase author, missing persons, sierra lamar, teen abduction | 1 Comment

Impression Evidence Takes a Front Row Seat at Crime Scenes

Posted on April 27, 2012 by jchasenovelist

“There is no branch of detective science that is so important and so much neglected as the art of tracing footsteps”, simply stated by the fictional detective character, Sherlock Holmes from A Study in Scarlet written in 1881. How important … Continue reading →

Posted in Forensic | Tagged crime scene investigation, dark mind, emily stone series, forensics, impression evidence, jennifer chase crime fiction author | 6 Comments

Forensics – The Past Meets the Present

Posted on April 13, 2012 by jchasenovelist

Here are some fun facts about forensics. It is often thought that police forensics has been a relatively new contribution to interpreting, reconstructing, and solving crimes in our society. Quite the contrary, police forensics, or more accurately described as forensic … Continue reading →

Posted in Criminology, Forensic | Tagged award winning author and criminologist jennifer chase, crime thriller, dark mind, edmond locard, emily stone series, forensic science, hans gross, vidocq society | 4 Comments

Chicago Sheriff Wants to Dig for More Gacy Victims

Posted on March 31, 2012 by jchasenovelist

The stories of most serial killers continue to evolve long after they are put to death through our justice system or manage to live the duration of their existence undetected by authorities. The anguish of the families continue, the questions … Continue reading →

Posted in Forensic, Serial Killers | Tagged award winning author and criminologist jennifer chase, crime, dark mind, john wayne gacy, serial killers, sheriff tom dart, thriller | 6 Comments

Uncovering Tough Clues in Investigations – Examining the Digits

Posted on March 23, 2012 by jchasenovelist

There are forensic scientists discovering and applying new scientific techniques to help solve new cases and uncovering clues in cold cases. Since fingerprints are the most fragile pieces of evidence in a criminal investigation and are the most important to … Continue reading →

Posted in Forensic | Tagged author jennifer chase, crime fiction, crime scene investigation, dark mind, fingerprint analysis, fingerprints, forensic science | 2 Comments

Unveiling the Mystery of Forensic Facial Reconstruction

Posted on March 5, 2012 by jchasenovelist

After human skeletal remains are discovered, sometimes there is little to be done to determine the identity of the person. Dental records are only reliable if there are any teeth left on the skeleton and if the medical examiner or … Continue reading →