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Using the NCIC Bayesian Network to improve your AFIS searches

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This National Crime Information Centre (NCIC) Bayesian network is based on the statistical data of general patterns of fingerprints on the hands of 17,951,192 males and 4,313,521...
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DNA decontamination of fingerprint brushes

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Using fingerprint brushes across multiple crime scenes yields a high risk of DNA cross-contamination. Thankfully an Australian study has discovered a quick and easy way to safely decontaminate fingerprint brushes to prevent this contamination risk and allows the brushes to be safely reused even after multiple cleaning cycles.
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Detection of latent fingerprint hidden beneath adhesive tape by optical coherence tomography

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Adhesive tape is a common item which can be encountered in criminal cases involving rape, murder, kidnapping and explosives. It is often the case...
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Presenting Fingerprint Comparisons in Court using Forensic Comparison Software

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This video gives the fingerprint technician some ideas on how to present a Fingerprint Comparison result to the court that looks professional. To accomplish this...
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10 Famous Cases Cracked by Forensics

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Ted Bundy Although serial killer Ted Bundy was responsible for an estimated 30-plus murders, there was little physical evidence to connect him to the crimes...
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The acid test: Can you dissolve a body completely?

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Think you can dissolve a body in an acid bath, Breaking Bad style, and get away with it? Think again says Erwin Vermeij Working at the...
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Crime Scene Chemistry – Luminol, Blood & Horseradish

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Anyone who’s watched CSI or similar shows knows that, whenever the investigating team are on the scene of a gruesome and bloody murder, luminol...
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Underwater Forensics

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Hidden in Water On Christmas Eve 2002, Laci Peterson, eight months pregnant, disappeared from her home in Modesto, Calif. Her purse, keys, and phone were...
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New technology identifies the ‘fingerprint’ of a bullet

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In a global game changer for gun crime, Flinders University forensic scientists have for the first time matched gunshot residue with specific brands of...
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DNA decontamination of fingerprint brushes

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Using fingerprint brushes across multiple crime scenes yields a high risk of DNA cross-contamination. Thankfully an Australian study has discovered a quick and easy way to safely decontaminate fingerprint brushes to prevent this contamination risk and allows the brushes to be safely reused even after multiple cleaning cycles.
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New modified fingerprint chemical that fluoresces touch DNA on clothing

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In sexual assault and burglary investigations, the recovery of DNA from items that have been handled by the suspect is very important....
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Even after handwashing, new fingerprint test can distinguish between those who have taken or handled heroin

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A state-of-the-art fingerprint detection technology can identify traces of heroin on human skin, even after someone has washed their hands—and it is...
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Experimental fingerprint test can distinguish between those who have taken or handled cocaine

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In a paper published in Nature Publishing Group's Scientific Reports, a series of experiments by the University of Surrey detail how it is...
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Chemists use mass spectrometry tools to determine age of fingerprints

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Sure, we all know the unique whorls, loops and arches in a print can identify a person. But now researchers are studying...
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Using the NCIC Bayesian Network to improve your AFIS searches

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This National Crime Information Centre (NCIC) Bayesian network is based on the statistical data of general patterns of fingerprints on the hands...
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Fingerprint Research

DNA decontamination of fingerprint brushes

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Using fingerprint brushes across multiple crime scenes yields a high risk of DNA cross-contamination. Thankfully an Australian study has discovered a quick and easy way to safely decontaminate fingerprint brushes to prevent this contamination risk and allows the brushes to be safely reused even after multiple cleaning cycles.
Read more
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Presenting Fingerprint Comparisons in Court using Forensic Comparison Software

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This video gives the fingerprint technician some ideas on how to present a Fingerprint Comparison result to the court that looks professional. To accomplish this...
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New modified fingerprint chemical that fluoresces touch DNA on clothing

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In sexual assault and burglary investigations, the recovery of DNA from items that have been handled by the suspect is very important....
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Easily document your latent comparison notes electronically with Forensic Comparison Software

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The pressure from courts is now on for latent fingerprint examiners to produce more complete documentation to demonstrate the ACE + V...
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Latent Foot Print Searches made easy with Forensic Comparison Software

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Searching a latent foot print presents unique challenges for the Fingerprint Technician even though the friction skin of the foot is essentially...
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Forensic Comparison Software Workflow Touch Screen

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This video showcases the workflow from capture of the fingerprint at a crime scene, enhancement, matching on case AFIS , and finally...
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Technology sheds new light on fingerprints and other evidence

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Forensic science manager Greg Mason calls it the Ferrari of crime scene processing. He's talking about the new full spectrum imaging systems designed to detect...
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Magic Marker Pen Picks Up Hidden Fingerprints

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A crime-fighting ‘magic’ marker pen that can identify the hidden properties of receipts containing fingerprint deposits within a matter of seconds is one of...
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When a DNA Test Says You’re a Younger Man, Who Lives 5,000 Miles Away

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Three months after his bone marrow transplant, Chris Long of Reno, Nev., learned that the DNA in his blood had changed. It...
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You Could Be Your Cat’s Favorite Meal

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The picturesque campus of Colorado Mesa University (CMU) stands in stark contrast to the school's Forensic Investigation Research Station (FIRS), where a...
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Claremont serial killings trial told Ciara Glennon fingernail DNA find proved a major ‘turning point’

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The discovery under murdered lawyer Ciara Glennon's fingernails of male DNA matching samples taken from a teenage rape victim has been highlighted...
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The 25 Best True-Crime Documentaries on Netflix

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After the success of HBO’s The Jinx and Netflix’s Making a Murderer, true-crime documentaries became something of an industry on cable and...
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Time of death written in your genes — and it could help forensic investigators

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When our heart stops beating, our body tissues don't instantly up and die too. The genetic machinery inside some cells can keep whirring away...
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Detection of latent fingerprint hidden beneath adhesive tape by optical coherence tomography

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Adhesive tape is a common item which can be encountered in criminal cases involving rape, murder, kidnapping and explosives. It is often the case...
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An improved process for the collection and DNA analysis of fired cartridge cases

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Improvements to the DNA analysis of fired cartridge cases have been made in recent years, yet successful analysis of this important evidence type remains...
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Touch DNA: The effect of the deposition pressure on the quality of latent fingermarks and STR profiles

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Latent fingerprints present unique, and sometimes the only, evidence found at a crime scene. Several factors affect their quality, including deposition pressure....
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Assessing the reliability of a clothing-based forensic identification

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According to the testimony of FBI forensic analysts, the patterns seen on denim are reliably unique and can be used to identify a suspect in surveillance footage. A paper published this week puts denim-pattern analysis through its paces, finding that it isn’t particularly good at matching up identical pairs of jeans—and may create a number of “false alarm” errors to boot.
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Time of death written in your genes — and it could help forensic investigators

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When our heart stops beating, our body tissues don't instantly up and die too. The genetic machinery inside some cells can keep whirring away...
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How Good a Match is It? Putting Statistics into Forensic Firearms Identification

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On February 14, 1929, gunmen working for Al Capone disguised themselves as police officers, entered the warehouse of a competing gang, and shot seven...
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FBI Validates STRmix™ for Use on Up to Five-Person Mixtures

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has published its validation of STRmix™ for use on mixtures of up to five persons, as well as...
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Spatter from blood-soaked sponges could aid gun forensics

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Whodunnit? Forensic investigators could soon be able to deduce in much greater detail how specific blood spatter stains were caused at a crime scene. Detectives...
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Forensic genealogy group helps Cumberland County investigators crack 21-year-old cold case

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A popular genealogy website helped crack a cold case murder of a baby from 21 years ago. "Baby Michael" was not even a day old...
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How Good a Match is It? Putting Statistics into Forensic Firearms Identification

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On February 14, 1929, gunmen working for Al Capone disguised themselves as police officers, entered the warehouse of a competing gang, and shot seven...
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Inside the Australia body farm: Where scientists and detectives go to learn about death

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The barbed wire gate creaks open, beckoning us into a most unusual paddock. A few steps forward and we all stand still, staring. The first...
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Forensic breakthrough? Study suggests humans can be identified by the proteins in their hair

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It’s hair-raising news for criminals on the run. Scientists behind a new study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, have worked out how to identify...
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Video: How DNA brought the BTK killer down

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The Smithsonian Channel series: Catching Killers have created an informative video to show when BTK started killing, using DNA evidence wasn't the norm. But 20 years later, tiny traces...
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A day in the life of a crime scene cleaner in Western Sydney

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From gory crime scenes to severe domestic squalor to stains left by decomposing bodies, a day in the life of professional forensic crime scene...
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How to Find Bloodstains

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The Smithsonian Channel series: Catching Killers have created an informative video to show when criminals clean up after a violent crime, bloodstain pattern analysts use luminol, one of...
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This DNA sequencer fits in the palm of your hand

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A team of British and Canadian researchers has managed to successfully sequence the full genome of a living organism using a machine the size...
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New 3D Crime Scene Scanner unveiled by New Zealand Forensic Services

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New Zealand's leading forensic agency has revealed its latest crime fighting tool, and it's taken it one step closer to a real-life version of...
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Student leads race for instant DNA detection

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PhD candidate Evelyn Linardy is working on a portable DNA testing device that will allow doctors, researchers and border security to identify samples within...
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Court: Fingerprints alone don’t prove possession of a firearm

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Fingerprints found on a weapon should not have automatically led to the conviction of a felon for illegally being in possession of a firearm,...
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Ex-NFL star Hernandez convicted of murder, sentenced to life

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Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for a deadly late-night shooting,...
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Is Guilty in Boston Marathon Bombing Trial

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BOSTON — After 11 hours of deliberations over two days, a federal jury on Wednesday found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a failing college student and the...
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Judge tosses out two types of DNA testing

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A Brooklyn judge has stirred up controversy by tossing out two types of DNA proof routinely applied in criminal circumstances all through the city. Justice...
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Virginia judge rules police can require suspect to unlock cell phone with fingerprint

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Recently, there was a lot of press coverage about a Virginia court ruling on how the Fifth Amendment applies to bypassing a smart phone...
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Canadian court rejects fingerprint evidence

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In 2013, R. vs Bornyk was heard in the Supreme Court of British Columbia before The Honourable Mr. Justice Funt. The case is centered on a single...
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TrueAllele Casework ruled admissible in Ohio Daubert challenge

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An Ohio judge ruled that TrueAllele® Casework is reliable under the Daubert admissibility standard. Judge Maureen Clancy also denied discovery of TrueAllele source code....
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Assessing the reliability of a clothing-based forensic identification

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According to the testimony of FBI forensic analysts, the patterns seen on denim are reliably unique and can be used to identify a suspect in surveillance footage. A paper published this week puts denim-pattern analysis through its paces, finding that it isn’t particularly good at matching up identical pairs of jeans—and may create a number of “false alarm” errors to boot.
Read more
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U.S. Justice Department Issues Draft Guidance Regarding Expert Testimony and Lab Reports in Forensic Science

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The U.S. Justice Department announced on Friday 3rd June 2016, the release of draft guidance documents governing the testimony and reports of the department’s forensic...
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How Making A Murderer Will Change The Way We Think About Justice

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Making a Murderer, the hugely popular Netflix documentary series, is predicted to change the way in which mainstream society interprets and discusses the law. Professor...
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Man freed after 20 years for a murder he didn’t commit based on a wrong fingerprint identification

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Beniah Dandridge was released on October 1st after the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) presented evidence showing that he is innocent of the murder for which he...
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Presenting Fingerprint Comparisons in Court using Forensic Comparison Software

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This video gives the fingerprint technician some ideas on how to present a Fingerprint Comparison result to the court that looks professional. To accomplish this...
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DNA and case preparation

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What does the presence of an individual’s DNA on an item related to a crime actually mean in the context of the case circumstances? ...
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Using the NCIC Bayesian Network to improve your AFIS searches

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This National Crime Information Centre (NCIC) Bayesian network is based on the statistical data of general patterns of fingerprints on the hands...
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DNA decontamination of fingerprint brushes

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Using fingerprint brushes across multiple crime scenes yields a high risk of DNA cross-contamination. Thankfully an Australian study has discovered a quick and easy way to safely decontaminate fingerprint brushes to prevent this contamination risk and allows the brushes to be safely reused even after multiple cleaning cycles.
Read more

Detection of latent fingerprint hidden beneath adhesive tape by optical coherence tomography

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Adhesive tape is a common item which can be encountered in criminal cases involving rape, murder, kidnapping and explosives. It is often the case...
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10 Famous Cases Cracked by Forensics

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Ted Bundy Although serial killer Ted Bundy was responsible for an estimated 30-plus murders, there was little physical evidence to connect him to the crimes...
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The acid test: Can you dissolve a body completely?

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Think you can dissolve a body in an acid bath, Breaking Bad style, and get away with it? Think again says Erwin Vermeij Working at the...
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Crime Scene Chemistry – Luminol, Blood & Horseradish

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Anyone who’s watched CSI or similar shows knows that, whenever the investigating team are on the scene of a gruesome and bloody murder, luminol...
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