Tag Archives: crime scene investigation

Eyewitness Sketches Can Vary Widely

Posted on May 2, 2012 by jchasenovelist

Have you ever wondered about the accuracy of an eyewitness sketch? Someone who has never seen the perpetrator sits down with a piece of charcoal and says, “OK, tell me what he looked like.” Not only are you dealing with … Continue reading →

Posted in crime, Criminology | Tagged crime scene investigation, emily stone series, eye witness testimony, jennifer chase author, serial crime, sketch artists, teardrop rapist, thrillers | 3 Comments

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

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

Reconstructing a Shooting Incident at the Crime Scene

Posted on September 6, 2011 by jchasenovelist

Have you ever wondered? Hey, how’d they do that? One of the most difficult and scientific parts of reconstructing a shooting incident is to determine the direction of the projectile travel and the angle of impact by examining the bullet … Continue reading →

Posted in crime, Forensic | Tagged author jennifer chase, bullet trajectory, crime reconstruction, crime scene investigation, emily stone series, forensics, shooting incident | 1 Comment

What Does it Take to Search a Major Case Crime Scene?

Posted on April 11, 2011 by jchasenovelist

Cooperation. Dedication. Experience. Crime scene examination must be done in a careful and methodical manner. A crime scene is three-dimensional, it’s imperative that it be looked at it from that perspective. Pay close attention to the located evidence, even use … Continue reading →

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Undetectable Bloodstains Now Can be Visualized Through New CSI Technology

Posted on February 8, 2011 by jchasenovelist

A picture is said to be worth a thousand words. What about a camera that can actually have the ability to see the invisible, and more? Chemists from the University of South Carolina are developing a camera that will reveal … Continue reading →

Posted in Forensic | Tagged author jennifer chase, bloodstains, chemists, crime scene investigation, csi, forensics, multimode imaging, photography | Leave a comment

Crime Scene Investigation – Challenges of Cellular Phones & Handheld Devices

Posted on September 7, 2010 by jchasenovelist

Take a moment during your day and look around at all the technology buzzing away and crackling about the airwaves. Cell phones are literally everywhere and some phones have amazing capabilities of text messaging, Internet search, email, and GPS to … Continue reading →