Category Archives: Forensic

Make Your Cell Phone a Microscope!

Posted on November 8, 2013 by jchasenovelist

Smart phones seem to do an endless number of amazing tasks for us these days. We can find the nearest Chinese restaurant or videotape our kid’s piano recital or stick the phone up to our car radio and learn what … Continue reading →

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Talk, Text, Take Photos . . . and Stop a Bullet!

Posted on October 30, 2013 by jchasenovelist

Technology is an essential tool in crime prevention and when tracking suspects after a crime is committed. From cell phone records and GPS monitoring to mitochondrial DNA testing and clues left by sloppy posting on social media sites, developments in … Continue reading →

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News From the Forensic Science World

Posted on September 6, 2013 by jchasenovelist

The mainstream media doesn’t often report breakthroughs, theories, and new procedures in the crime scene investigation arena and forensic areas.  There are many interesting discoveries happening around the world in this scientific area. Just this year and in the past … Continue reading →

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Gunshot Residue Creates an Impression

Posted on August 13, 2013 by jchasenovelist

Gunshot residue or GSR is an important component to any homicide crime scene involving the discharge of a firearm.  It tells a story.  The big question is how accurate is the story and is it retold correctly.  As they say, … Continue reading →

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Can You Tell a Lie and Not Get Caught?

Posted on July 23, 2013 by jchasenovelist

Years ago, I had an interview with a police department for a forensic position.  I had already been fingerprinted, interviewed by the supervisor, had an in-depth background meeting with the background investigators trying to catch me in a lie from … Continue reading →

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Gather Around and Discover the Impression Evidence at the Crime Scene

Posted on July 15, 2013 by jchasenovelist

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

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5 Steps For Processing Evidence at a Fire Crime Scene

Posted on May 15, 2013 by jchasenovelist

The same scientific approach and attention to detail is applied to every type of crime scene.  However, a fire scene has a few different obstacles to overcome for the investigator, which differs from other crime scenes.  The scene has been … Continue reading →

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