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BLOOD IMPRESSION
EVIDENCE
  • AT
  • CRIME SCENES
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PRESENTED BY

JOHN D. “DUSTY” CLARK


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BLOOD IMPRESSIONS
AT CRIME SCENES
  • VISUALIZE          VISIBLE LIGHT
  •             INFRARED
  •                              CHEMICAL REAGENTS
  • ENHANCE            PHOTOGRAPHIC AND
  • DIGITAL IMAGING
  •                              INFRARED
  •                              CHEMICAL REAGENTS
  • ANALYZE             EFFECTS OF REAGENTS ON DNA


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IMPRESSION EVIDENCE IS CIRCUMSTANTIAL
  • THERE IS NO METHOD TO EXACTLY DATE AN IMPRESSION
  • THE PERTINENCE OF THE IMPRESSION IS DETERMINED BY HOW IT RELATES TO THE CRIME SCENE
  • DEFENSE STRATEGY - EXPLAIN AWAY THE IMPRESSION BY INNOCENT PRIOR CONTACT, PRIOR CRIME, ETC.
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BLOOD IMPRESSIONS
  • FINGERPRINTS - WHO MADE THEM
  • IMPRESSIONS - WHAT MADE THEM
  • WHOSE BLOOD - DNA
  • WHEN WERE THEY MADE ? ……. WHEN THE VICTIM/SUSPECT WAS BLEEDING
  • ESTABLISHES A VERY SPECIFIC TIME FRAME, WHICH NEARLY MAKES THE IMPRESSION DIRECT EVIDENCE


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VISUALIZATION
  • SUFFICIENT LIGHT AND MAGNIFICATION
  • SUFFICIENT DEPOSITION OF BLOOD TO VISUALIZE
  • CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS - LUMINOL, FLUORESCENE, ETC.
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PROBLEMS WITH WHOLESALE CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS
  • TOXICITY OF THE REAGENT
  • EXPOSURE - PROCESSING PERSON AND CRIME SCENE PERSONNEL
  • RESIDUALS - HOW LONG DO THEY PERSIST AND HOW ARE THEY METABOLIZED (PRESENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS), VICARIOUS LIABILITY TO YOUR DEPARTMENT, TOXIC CLEAN-UP
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INFRARED IMAGING
  • RECORDING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ABSORBSION OF THE IMPRESSION AND THE REFLECTION/TRANSMISSION OF THE SUBSTRATE


  • INFRARED ENERGY DOES NOT DAMAGE DNA
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BENEFITS OF
INFRARED IMAGING
  • A LIVE TIME AID TO VISUALIZE BLOOD AND OTHER TRACE EVIDENCE
  • IT ALLOWS YOU TO SEE AREAS OF INTEREST TO SAMPLE
  • IT LESSENS THE DANGERS OF WHOLESALE REAGENT APPLICATION
  • ACCOMPLISHED WITH VIDEO OR DIGITAL CAMERA EXAMINATION


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LIMITATIONS OF VIDEO AND DIGITAL CAMERAS
  • LOW COST DIGITAL CAMERAS AND ALL NON INFRARED VIDEO CAMERAS HAVE A STANDARD HOT MIRROR FILTER THAT BLOCKS INFRARED WAVELENGTHS FROM STRIKING THE CCD CHIP
  •  ALL CCD CHIPS WILL RECORD INFRARED
  • OLD VIDEO CAMERAS CAN BE CONVERTED TO IR BY REMOVING THE FILTER


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INFRARED EXAMINATION
IN DARKNESS              IN LIGHTED AREA
  • NO FILTER OVER LENS


  • IR FILTER (Kodak #87) OVER A LIGHT SOURCE HIGH IN IR WAVELENGTH(TUNGSTEN/INCANDESCENT BULB)


  • IR GENERATOR


  • IR FILTER OVER LENS (Kodak #87)


  • A LIGHT SOURCE   HIGH IN IR WAVELENGTH
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OCTOBER 1994 - “HOW CAN THE BLOOD ON OJ’S SOCKS BE RECORDED SO THE JURY CAN SEE IT ?”
  • LETS LOOK AT THE TESTS AND TARGETS THAT I UTILIZED IN DETERMINING THE USEFULNESS OF INFRARED IMAGING  FOR THE DETECTION OF BLOOD


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OCTOBER 1994 - “HOW CAN THE BLOOD ON OJ’S SOCKS BE RECORDED SO THE JURY CAN SEE IT ?”
  • REFLECTIVE INFRARED TEST OF BLOODY SHOE PRINTS ON DARK SURFACES
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OCTOBER 1994 - “HOW CAN THE BLOOD ON OJ’S SOCKS BE RECORDED SO THE JURY CAN SEE IT ?”
  • TRANSMITTED INFRARED TEST OF BLOOD STAIN ON PANT LEG
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OCTOBER 1994 - “HOW CAN THE BLOOD ON OJ’S SOCKS BE RECORDED SO THE JURY CAN SEE IT ?”
  • REFLECTIVE INFRARED VIDEO OF BLOOD ON THE PAIR OF BLACK SOCKS   As seen on Court TV coverage