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Welcome to my forensics blog. My intended target audience is forensic scienctist students.The reason why I picked the particular target audience because they need to know all the things pertaining to forensic scientist. In this blog they will learn about footprining , how to analyze clues and trace evidence. So sit back and read about the important things that forensic scientist need to able to do!



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" The Bronx High School of Science. Web. 05 Dec. 2011. <http://bxscience.edu/ourpages/users/villani/forensics/articles/careers/f-career01.htm>.

 

This website gets the credibility for the visual image of a forensic scientist.

 

Witness Experiment

Witness Experiment   

I thought this experiment was beneficial to me because it taught me how to test our basic memory to see if we would be a good witness of a crime. In this experiment I took a pair of scissors and cut out a face from the magazine. The face that was cut out from the magazine was an African American woman with long hair. I cut out each facial feature such as the mouth, nose,  eyes and hair. Then my table group which did the same procedure as I put all their cut out facial features in the middle of the table too. We mixed the facial features together in a pile. Then each member of the table group tries to make another face by putting the facial features back together. At my table, we identified the different pieces of facial features very quickly. This experiment taught me how to piece together a suspects face. As I was going through this experiment, it was very interesting to see the differences in other magazine faces. There are incomparable shapes of mouths, noses, and eyes. In the experiment, I matched the facial features by the color of the skin. In addition to, I matched the facial features together by the shapes of the noses, eyes, mouth and hair . The hair of the individual was easy to mach together becuase of the facial features being linked together.  Therefore, this witness experiment was excellent in teaching how to identify different face features and learning how to remember the suspect during a crime. The witness is a key ingredient to solving any crime because it can help police enforcement to track down the suspect. I also believe another analyzing tip to being  good witness is remembering if the suspect has any weapons ,what kind of car driven at the crime scene, and even the suspects race. Therefore, it is important to remember the suspects face or any other general descriptions in order to be a good witness of a crime. Remebering a suspects face at a crime could be benefical to that person who lost his life and that person could receive justice because of the person remebering the suspects face.

Poison Analysis

       Poison is a substance that when it is absorbed by living organism it can be lethal. Some common poison sources are carbon monoxide, food poisoning,plants, household products, leads and medicines. In addition to poison can have an abundant of side effects such as enlarged pupils, drooling, change in skin colors, organ failure,and bleeding from any facial features. We did an experiment with using products such as metal poison, possible sugars,household ammonia,aspirin,and cyanide experiment to test if there were poison or not.

Poison Lab Pictures

    The first test we did was using metal poison.Metal poisoning is the accumulation of metals in the soft tissues of the body. This poisoning can be lethal.First we tested the lead (Pb). When KI is added to these chemicals, lead should turn to a yellow precipitate if it is a metal poison. When we tested lead with .5m KSCN is was negative. When we tested lead with KI, it was positive for lead . When we tested lead (Pb) with acid, it turned out to be negative. So no yellow precipitate was shown for KSCN and using the acid it did not turn yellow.  When KI was added with lead it turned yellow so it is a metal poison.   The second chemical we used was Iron (Fe). When KSCN is added it should turn to a blood red. If it turns to a bloody red, then it is metal poisoning. When my group tested iron with .5m KSCN it was positive for metal poisoning it turned bloody red. So that means it could be a metal poison. When we tested KI with iron it turned out to be negative . When we tested the acid with iron it also turned out negative to be a metal poison. The third trial we used the chemical chromium. chromium is a metal poison only if it is orange when acidified. When we added the .5m KSCN with the chromium it turned out to be negative for metal poison. When we used KI  added to chromium it turned out to be negative for metal poison.



Possible sugars

                                                                                                         

When sugar test reagent is added, a purple color will form.       




1. The first test it turned out to be negative.There was no purple color.
2. The same test results.
3. The same test results.

Household ammonia

Household Ammonia       


      To see if household ammonia was a metal the results had to have three rules. The first rule was it must have odor. The second rule was the ph had to be above seven. The third rule was the phth is pink or purple in the solution.These are our test results.The first household ammonia was positive. It had the odor , the ph was above seven and the phth is pink or purple in the solution.The other two household ammonia tested negative. These trials did not meet the criteria for being a poison.






Aspirin

   This experiment has two rules also in order for it to be considered a poison. The ph is below 7 and the BTB is yellow. The first trial with aspirin passed the test. It had a ph of 3 and the BTB turned yellow. The other two trials of aspirin however did not pass the test to be considered a poison.





Cyanide Experiment
This experiment requires only  one rule to be considered a poison. If the result turns blood red when Fe +3 is added, then it is considered a poison. The first and third result however did not turn a bloody red but the second trial did turn out to be cyanide which was a poison.



Through these experiments I learned a lot about poison. I've always knew poison could kill you. I  did not know what kinds of poisons there are. Everybody knows bleach is a poison.I really did not know how to test to see if it was really a poison. It is important to know these certain poisons to save your life. I did not know that house hold ammonia  could be a metal poisoning either.



Citations

Studio, Dezzain. "Poison Tips and Prevention." Philippine Medicinal Plants. Web. 05 Dec. 2011. <http://philippinemedicinalplants.blogspot.com/2011/10/poison-tips-and-prevention.html>.

narrative

Crime Scene Investigations Narrative

In this experiment our group matched different clues to recreate what had happened during a crime. In our class we were split into groups for different crime scenes. Therefore I was at crime scene 3. These are the clues we collected as a group.

High heel shoe

Clue 1: High heeled shoe that was discovered indicates a female victim or criminal.

Clue 2: We discovered a note that says “Someone please help me”, matches Tyese Jefferson’s handwriting.

Clue 2A: Note that says “You will never find her” indicates a murder and that the victim was female. The handwriting matches Smokey Johnson.

Clue 3:   We discovered a fingerprint that is a Plain whorl pattern   and matches Smokey Johnson’s fingerprint.

Clue 3A: We discovered a fingerprint that was a Ulnar loop that matches Sandra O’Connor and Tyese Jefferson.

Clue 4: We discovered a gold earring and it does indicate that either the victim or criminal was a female. This also indicates that there was a struggle that caused it to fall off. 

Clue 5: This clue was a piece of nylon. It had a green color too it.

Clue 6: A clear liquid that contained Iodine. Iodine can be used to poison someone with a thyroid problem. Tyese Jefferson had a thyroid problem, indicates that she was the victim of a poisoning intended to kill her.

Footprint

Clue 7: There was a large footprint that had the measurements of  13.5” long and 4.5” wide. This indicates that either victim or criminal was male.

Blood

Clue 8: There was a A positive blood sample found . It matches with Tyese Jefferson and Courtney Smith’s blood type. This particular clue indicates that there was a struggle and it could belong to either victim or criminal.

Clue 9: A hair strand that matches with black female hair the color was dark brown, light brown, and white. The clue indicates that there was a struggle that caused the hair to be pulled out, and it also indicates that the grey hairs would belong to someone old either Tyese Jefferson or Cindy Brown.

Clue 10: A fingerprint left on glass could not be identified as to who it was.

Tyrese Jefferson

After we analyzed the clues , we came up with ideas of the things that could of happened between Tyrese Jefferson and Smokey Johnson. We made all the clues come together to make a story.This is my story of what I think happened.

Smokey Johnson

      Tyrese Jefferson who was a school counselor went to the cafeteria during lunch time. Smokey Johnson decided to go over to her table and apologize for hitting her when she said she was tired of having an affair with him. She threatened him that she would tell his wife because he hit her. So while they were talking Smokey Johnson gave her some tea to relax and to give her a token of apology. She accepted the tea but she still said she was going to tell his wife. So Smokey Johnson got mad but did not show it in his face. So Smokey Johnson offered to give the tea a little bit of honey. Tyrese Jefferson really did not know that Smokey Johnson was going to put iodine in her tea. We know that Smokey Johnson put iodine in her tea because of clue 6 analyzed as iodine. Iodine is used to poison people with thyroid problems. You see Smokey Johnson knew Tyrese Jefferson had thyroid problems. I think that she had thyroid problems because her profile told me so. After Smokey Johnson gave her the tea and she drank it,Tyrese Jefferson claimed she was feeling ill. So she went home.


          Smokey Johnson followed Tyrese Jefferson home without her even knowing about it. Tyrese Jefferson opened her front door walked upstairs. As she was walking upstairs, she heard a strange noise. She thought her mind was going crazy. So she continued  upstairs.Smokey Johnson thought the coast was clear. So he made his move. He opened the backyard gate. Which had new fresh dirt on the ground with no grass. He walked to the backdoor.  Then he opened the back glass sliding door. I think this because of clue 3 the fingerprint of a plain whorl pattern matched to Smokey Johnson. Suddenly Tyrese Jefferson heard the noise again now she knew it was business.She took off her black bow high heel shoe. We know this because of clue one. Clue one is a high heel shoe. She took it off and used it for a weapon. Smokey Johnson was hiding in the shadows behind a closet in front of the stairs. Tyrese Jefferson slowly walked down the stairs and had a shoe as a weapon in her hand. When she immediately turned in the direction of the closet. Smokey Johnson rushed out of the door hitting her in the face. The blood was coming out of Tyrese Jefferson's mouth and pouring out on to the floor. I think this because of clue 8 is blood. I  think  it is Tyrese Jefferson's blood because her blood type is A positive blood type. Then Tyrese Jeffferson started to pull on him and tore his sleeve off. I think this had happened because of clue 5 which is a piece of nylon. The nylon could have been from his work suit.

        Smokey Johnson then took her by the hair and threw her across the kitchen table. Some of her hair fell out on the ground. I  think the hair that fell out is Tyrese Jefferson hair because clue 9 had  been analyzed to be African American women hair. Then Tyrese Jefferson went immediately upstairs and hid in the closet quickly . In the closet she wrote a note saying "someone please help". I  think Tyrese Jefferson wrote this note because her handwriting matched to the one on her profile. Smokey Johnson found where she was hiding.He tore up the note. She fought like it was her last chance. She kept on hitting him and her earring fell out. I think this because of clue 4 which is a gold earring.  Then Smokey Johnson strangled her and  she lost consciousness. He took her and went to the backyard. Then he  burried her alive. I think that Smokey Johnson went to the backyard and buried her alive because of clue 7. The footprint is 13.5 inches long and 4.5 inches wide. The measurements are large they might  match to a male suspect. After that he went to the kitchen wrote a note saying "you will never find her". I think this because of clue 2A which matches to Smokey Johnson's handwriting. Then he leaves out the door.

Drug Analysis

Drug Analysis Lab   

Drug 4 picture courtesy of Alexis
Bell

Cocaine and meth are very powerful drugs that  can destroy the body and can effective the future of people's lives. In the drug analysis experiment, my group used certain chemicals to test the cocaine reagent and LSD reagent. We mixed the white substance in the water . Then we took the mixed substance and the chemical reagent dropped it little of each on the petri dish . To tell if each drug was cocaine or not, the color would turn blue. The LSD reagent would turn yellow if it is positive. The last step is testing the ph of the drug. The ph of the drug should turn the color yellow and have the Ph of 7 to be positive.There was meth reagent we were going to do but we did not have the necessary tools to do that particular part of the experiment. Presented below this is the data we collected on all six drugs.

Drug(listed in order)	LSD(yellow +)	Cocaine(blue +)	Meth	Ph(the color also)
1	Negative	Negative	Not Tested	6 -yellow
2	Negative	Positive	Not Tested	10-blue
3	Positive	Negative	Not Tested	3-
4	Negative	Positive	Not Tested	7-green
5	Negative	Negative	Not Tested	7-yellow
6	Positive	Negative	Not Tested	4-red

Drug station 4 picture courtesy of Alexis Bell

The History of Meth

Meth is a extreme powerful central nervous system stimulant that has a high potential for use in abuse. Meth was orginally created in Germany. In the 1920s, the drug started the use of a cure or treatment for those who had depression to decongestion.   The meth plant is created from a group of shrubs called ephedra and is found in China, Pakistan, India, and America. Nazi soldiers in World War II gave out meth for sailors and pilots just so they could get on high on the meth .Through the meth pills given to German soldiers caused health effects as a boost for fighting ability. Then in the 1950s meth started in America. Students began to pop pills to keep awake and meth had a use for the treatment of obesity. In the 1960s, Doctors in California gave injections of meth to heroin addicts. Then transcending in the 90s Meth was continuously growing in urban communities. There was alarming growth of meth everywhere in America such as South Dakota. Meth was a major threat in this area.

The Effects of Meth

Meth can destroy the brain, teeth, tissues, and blood vessels but the body cannot repair these organs in our body. People who take meth tremendously amount times over again can age quickly and deteriorate. Meth addicts that use meth on a day-to-day basis usually have poor diets, rotting teeth, and bad hygiene. Meth can additionally change the physical appearance of meth users. Meth causes blood vessels to shrink which means there is no steady blood flow to the parts of the body. Some continuous users of meth can start to create unhealed sores because of obsessive skin picking brought on thought that they might have bugs crawling on them.

The Brief History of Cocaine

Cocaine was created in the years between 1858-1860, by the 1860s it was used for many illnesses. Theodor Aschenbrandt in 1883 gave the soldiers of the Bavarian army cocaine. They discovered that it helped the soldiers persistently keep in action on the battlefield. Then cocaine started to sell over the counter. Cocaine was used for helping in toothaches cures and patent medicines. Another medical use for cocaine was it was an excellent anesthetic.  Cocaine was use for surgical procedures such as the one conducted by William Halstead. William Halstead unfortunately experimented with an injection of cocaine and became an addict. His cocaine habit lasted the rest of his life. There is a soda named after cocaine named Coco-Cola it was introduced to prevent nerve afflictions. In the year of 1903 the serving of Coca Cola had 60 mg of cocaine in it but today Coca Cola is made out of coca-leaves.

cocaine

The Effects of Cocaine

The effects of cocaine can eventually create permanent damage of the body parts, addiction and death. There are short term effects and long term effects that can take hold of the user. The short term effects that he or she may experience are decreased appetite, dilated pupils, constricted blood vessels and blood pressure. The long term effects on a day-to-day user are strokes, seizures, and breathing problems. There are methods of taking in cocaine that can produce health effects. Snorting in cocaine can cause nosebleeds, loss of smell, and problems swallowing. Ingesting cocaine into your system can cause severe bowel infections that reduce the blood flow to the intestine. Injecting cocaine in your system can cause high risk of HIV, Hepatitis and other blood-borne diseases.

LSD

LSD is also known as Lysergic acid diethylamide is chemical that effects a person’s mood, thoughts, or perceptions.LSD was created from a fungus that grows on various of grains such as rye. Albert Hofmann in 1938 created LSD for the use of stimulating circulation and breathing. After Albert Hofmann left the experiment he was doing containing LSD, he came back and accidentally absorbed a bit of LSD which caused him to be dizzy, crazy, and have weird visuals. He immediately experienced effects of LSD.

The Effects of LSD

LSD also known as lysergic acid diethylamide is very powerful drug. One single grain of LSD can cause many of effects. There are behavior effects of people that use LSD including chills, muscle weakness, confusion, fear and increases blood pressure. For day-to-day users they have to immediately absorb LSD so they will not have greater effects by it .The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 says that the penalty of anyone have 1 gram of LSD gets 5 years in prison.




In my personal opinion drugs have been around forever. In the 1990s drugs were a real problem in the black community too. Drugs can destroy a persons future in a twlinking of an eye. After hearing about effects of cocaine and meth, I know I willl not be trying drugs anytime soon. I have actually saw people be effected by drugs . The sight of a  drug addict looked like the drugs were the only thing that kept them breathing. Drugs are so powerful. After learning about these drugs I think will help people in my community to get drug addicts help.Even if its just passing out flyers to the addicts on the streets it may help them  go to a rehabilitation and get some help.

Citations

"Neuroscience for Kids - LSD." UW Faculty Web Server. Web. 03 Dec. 2011. <http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/lsd.html>.

This website gets the credibility for the definition of LSD and the effects of LSD


"History of Cocaine." Promises of Reovery- Alcohol,Narcotis,adult Child,CoDependancy Anonymous. Web. 03 Dec. 2011. <http://promises.www4.50megs.com/cocaine.html>.
This website gets the credibility of the research about the history of cocaine.

 "Cocaine." Cocaine Effects, Cocaine Withdrawal, Cocaine Treatment. Web. 03 Dec. 2011. <http://www.cocaine-effects.com/>.
this website above gets the credbility of the idea about the short and long term effects of cocaine

"A Brief History of Meth." Mapp-SD A Project of Prairire View Prevention Services. Web. 2 Dec. 2011. <http://www.mappsd.org/Meth%20History.htm>.
This website gets the credibility of the defintion about Meth.

"How Meth Destroys The Body | The Meth Epidemic | FRONTLINE | PBS." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. Web. 03 Dec. 2011. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/meth/body/>.
This website gets the credbility of the idea about the effects on the body using meth.

"A Brief History of Methamphetamine - Alcohol and Drug Abuse Information." Vermont Department of Health. Web. 03 Dec. 2011. <http://healthvermont.gov/adap/meth/brief_history.aspx>.
This website gets the credibility of the idea about the 1950s teenagers popping meth pills to keep awake.


"DEA, Cocaine Images." Welcome to the United States Department of Justice. Web. 05 Dec. 2011. <http://www.justice.gov/dea/images_cocaine.html>.
This website gets the credibility for the image of cocaine.

"History of Methamphetamine." Montogomery County Sheriff's Office, a Full Service Law Enforcement Agency. Web. 2 Dec. 2011. <http://www.montgomerycountytn.org/County/sheriff/meth/methHistory.aspx>.

This website gets the credbility of the research on the history of meth.

Links

 http://www.methproject.org/

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/cocaine_abuse/article_em.htm

Create a Profile

In this experiment called, create a profile I was presented with five clues that I had to analyze. The five clues were fingerprints, a letter, a longer piece of hair, a shorten length of hair, and  a pink smeared stain. I was reflective in all my clues of what I saw. The profile is very interesting and these are the facts I presented for each clue.

The first steps to create a profile were to analyze the clues. My first clue was fingerprints. I researched all the types of fingerprints on the computer and tried to link those fingerprints to the ones on the card. These are all the types of fingerprints I saw on clue one.

In clue number one, there are four fingerprints present with all different types of characteristics.

First Fingerprint: Plain Whorl

Second Fingerprint: Central Pocket Loop

Third Fingerprint: Central Pocket Loop

Fourth Fingerprint: Ulnar Loop

In this part of the experiment, I analyzed piece of long hair strand that was clue number 2 . These are characteristics below I discovered about the hair strands.

I determined the hair came from an African American. The edges were bluntly cut, the shaft was scaly, and there was kind of a railroad shape.

Clue number three was a  letter that said “ You will never find her” these are the characteristics below I found about the handwritten note or letter. I used the 12 handwriting characteristics to asses analyzing the letter.

The handwriting had large loops. In the handwriting, there was a mixture of cursive and print letters. The writing flows very well, although some of the y’s are disconnected to the rest of the lowercase letters. There were abundant of largely spaced words.

Clue number four was a shorter length of hair and these are some of the characteristics below I found about the hair under a microscope.

The hair strand could have possibly been synthetic hair. The hair strand was very thick and dark throughout. The hair strand was the color of black. 

Clue number five was a pink smear of blood or pink lip gloss stain that was on presented on a note card.

I did not find a lot of information about this clue.

After analyzing, the clues there were questions that I had to answer about these clues.

2^nd Step:  What do we know for sure?

We know the different types of fingernails such as the 1^st fingerprint is Plain Whorl, 2^nd  and 3^rd fingerprint were being defined as Central Pocket fingerprint, and the 4^th fingerprint which is Ulnar Loop. On the 1^st hair /fiber strand we know that the hair edges were bluntly cut and there was a railroad shape. There are different types of handwriting styles of the letters in the note including spacing, loops, and disconnected letters. The second hair which was shorter style was very thick and dark throughout the strand.

What do I need to know but need testing to be conclusive (Be Specific?)

I  need to do a paper chromatography test for the particular pink smear substance to determine of the smear is lip-gloss or blood. I need to also try to examine and compare the different finger prints to identify who is the criminal of the crime scene. Closely note that I need to dust the note or letter for fingerprints so we can find the particular criminal of the crime scene. In addition to, I need to do DNA analysis of both hair samples to identify.

What do I not know?

I do not know if the particular identity of the fingerprints, the DNA of the hairs, who wrote the note, and what the stain is.

Third Step:  What is my initial profile?

That a African American female was raped by a white male as she was going to her car at a parking gargage. As she was struggling to get away, maybe the the pink smear was blood that came from her. The criminal left the four fingerprints on the black window of a van. Her hair got caught in the door and fell out on the floor. He wrote a letter that he left on her car at the job. The note  said " You'll never find her ".

Fourth Step: What are my next steps?

My next steps are getting DNA test for both of the hairs. I must do a chromatography test to identify if the pink smear is blood or lip gloss. The note must be dusted for fingerprints. Finally, I must examine and compare the fingerprints.

In this experiment I learned a lot about analyzing clues and how to create a profile. I learned how to set my self  procedures of what to do in the crime . It was also a struggle trying to analyze those fingerprints. The hair was fun to see. There was a struggle trying to analyze the shorter piece of hair for me. Over all this experiment revealed great knowledge to me of how to correlate and compare clues together.

FootPrinting

Footprint Experiment Analysis

Footprint impressions can play an important role in solving  crimes. In fact footwear marks are mostly found 40% of the time at crime scenes. Sometimes at a crime scene there is commonly made shoe prints of a shoe called Nike. In the murder of Nicol Simpson and Ron Goldman there was bloody shoe print found. The bloody shoe print matched a shoe size 12 and was a Bruno Magli shoe. It just happened that O.J Simpson had the same shoe and shoe size. The prosecution linked this evidence in order to link him to the murder scene.Footprints are very important because they link people  specifically to that crime.


In class we split into groups and did a footprint analysis experiment. My group used a rectangle orange box that was full of dirt. Immediately we used a spoon utensil to mix the dirt so it would not be moist.Then my group each took a turn making a footprint in the dirt. We measured the length,width and wrote down the observations that we saw in each footprint. For example my class mates name Anthony Gregory had a sneaker shoe which had indentations in the bottom of the shoe. First we analyzed the length of the footprint impression in the dirt. Anthony's footprint impression length was about 21cm. The width of the footprint impression was 9 cm.The observations of the footprint was small rectangle indentations in the heel revealed . Also there were slight diagonal  lines from the heel to the ball of the shoe. The conclusion that we said was this footprint was made during wet weather,the large dimensions show it may have been a male; there was a distinct imprint in the heel.After that process,we researched the temperature of our experiment which was about 75 degrees Fahrenheit. We also researched the wind strength and direction which was 24 mph WSW .There was a relative humidity that we researched which was 73%.The direction of footprint tracks were pointing to the north. The weather conditions were 30% chance of rain with high humidity.



Questions about analyzing of the footprints

1.What was your analysis of each print?

The first footprint we examined was a high heel shoe. We analyzed that the shoe was a about a size 7 to 7.5 . The characteristics of the bottom of the shoe was had a checkered pattern at the front part of the high heel shoe. The length of the shoe was about 21cm and the width was 9 cm.Our group concluded that the footprint was taken during wet weather, the dimensions showed exactly that the person was a female.

The second footprint  was a sneaker impression. The impression length measurements were about 23cm. The width of the impression was 9 cm. We concluded that the footprint impression had a rectangular lines coming from the outer edge of the shoe to the inner middle of the shoe. We concluded that had small dimensions and we think that the footprint belongs to a female. There was a distinct imprint in the heel.

The third footprint was a flat sneaker shoe. The impression measurements length was 29.5 cm. The width impression length was 11cm. It had some characteristics upon it on the bottom of the shoe. On the bottom of the shoe it said the brand name that spelled the letters "World" in diagonal lines. From these observations we concluded that the footprint belonged to a male.

2. Explain the similarities and differences of  each shoe observed?

The second  footprint was a sneaker and had indentations in the bottom of the heel but the shoe print looked very flat. This print looked like pressure was extremely applied to make the impression. 

The third footprint

The second footprint

There was no  similarity between the second footprint and any of the other footprints.  The second footprint had rectangle lines going from the outer edge of the shoe to the middle of the shoe. This footprint was not flat like the second and third footprint.

The first  footprint was from a heel shoe. The footprint was different than the first or third footprint because it had a checkered pattern at the front part of the heel. In addition the footprint also had section the middle that marked off the front part of the high heel to the bottom part of the footprint impression.This footprint was not similar to the other footprints either.

The third footprint had indentations in the bottom sole of the shoe and was very flat. The difference was that the indentations on the the bottom of sole had the letters that spelled "World". The indentations did not match to the first footprint impression observation taken. The indentations on the bottom of the foot also has two double round circles in the middle and the heel had four parallel lines on the bottom of the sole.


The only similarities in the footprints that they all had indentations. In my group we did not find that many similarities in the footprints.


What are the similarities and differences between male and female footprints?
The only differences between the male and female footprint is that they have different sizes. You can tell that the smaller size measurements would be female and the big size measurements would be male.



This experiment was fun to do and it was so entertaining to see the many different impressions of a footprint. I learned a lot from this experiment such as the difference of measurements between a females  shoe size

Citations

Dr. Murray. "Footprints Can Play an Important Role in Solving Crimes." Footprint Lab. Web. 1 Dec. 2011. <http://science.marshall.edu/murraye/Footprint%20Lab.html>.
This website gets the credibility of the idea about the Nike shoes and O.J simpson trial.

Forensic Science Project: Lipstick Experiment Analysis

Lipstick Analysis-Reflection

In this particular experiment we identified the different types of lipstick prints and used chromatography to see if the print was non polar or polar. First what our class did was take a particular lip gloss sample and put it on our fingertip. We took the lip gloss sample that was on our fingertip and rubbed it all over our lips. Next we took a a small note card and smudged our lip gloss print on the note card. Then immediately we identified the different aspects of our lips. For example, my lips were plump and juicy. I also notified that there were patterns of vertical streaks in the skin of my lips. There was a gently dip upon the top of my lip. Between my lips there was  a shorter distance of space.This experiment helped me  understand the different types of lips that everybody has such as small, big,and thin. Also the experiment taught us the meaning  of chromatography to see if the print was polar or non polar. I did not know there were some many things you can test just for a lipstick print. I never really paid that much attention to my lips. This experiment was very fun in seeing everybody have a different lip print. I did not know a lipstick lab could be this exciting in forensic scientist. The experiment can be used my forensic scientist students to identify the incomparable features of different lips.

My group also did a test with the chromatography solution which consisted of water.First we dotted lip gloss on a piece of chromatography paper. The second step  we did was  hung the chromatography piece of paper on the side of the beaker. My group waited five minutes to see if it bleed through the paper. As we saw the results our group,we concluded that the lipstick print was non polar.                           

Forensic Science Project Part III: Handwriting Analysis

  Research a famous forgery case and explain how forensic handwriting analysis was used to expose the forgery.

http://history1900s.about.com/od/people/p/hughes.htm

Clifford Irvington Case

Forgery is the process of making counterfeit notes and forgery can have serious consequences to go with it such as a prison term of between two to ten yrs. In this particular forgery case, Clifford Irving who is an American author forged letters of Howard Hughes to get a publishing contract for his life story. Howard Hughes during that time was not in the outside world no one had saw Howard Hughes for more than a decade. Many people thought Howard Hughes was dead. Some authors wrote about Howard Hughes life. Clifford Irving and author friend Richard “Dick” Suskind met again while going on a trip to Ibiza. They struck a conversation about Howard Hughes. Then while they both talked they thought of a crazy idea. The idea was that he would persuade the publisher McGraw-Hill that the legendary Howard Hughes told him to write autobiography about himself. The book is based on interviews with Howard Hughes. Then Howard Hughes had to take up for himself once the book was published. Clifford Irving did an interview with Mike Wallace and he said that Howard Hughes was sick and was unable to defend himself against the book. So after the interview Clifford Irving wanted to make the book look valid so he forged letters and legal documents that looked like Howard Hughes writing. Later on Howard Hughes heard about the book from his manager or associates. He made a lawsuit against the publishers company pertaining to Clifford Irving. Clifford Irving was revealed of doing this crime by handwriting analysis made by the U.S Postal Service. The handwriting analysis identified that the letters Clifford Irving forged had a certain style that lay in a form of certain letters having strokes. During the trial, Clifford Irving confessed to his forgery and was convicted of fraud. He spent 17 months in a Pennsylvania prison.

This case specifically shoes how handwriting characteristics can make a fool out of people that think they can get away with crime. Clifford Irving was so stupid thinking he could get away. If he wanted money that bad he could of just wrote his own book not about a famous person just to make a quick buck. It is important that people know that if you do a crime you going to do the time. It was just easier writing his own book try to promote it. Then get a lot of money for it instead of sitting in jail. Handwriting analysis would probably convict him too but I guess handwriting so perfect to Howard Hughes handwriting. The handwriting analysts saw particular strokes in his handwriting maybe they resembled the same as his but the good thing is he confessed it before the case turned ugly.

Irving, Clifford. "Clifford Irving's Hoax." Tru Tv Not Reality.Actuality. Web. 2 Dec. 2011. <http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/criminal mind/forensics//literary/2.html>.

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