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Identifying bromazolam, etizolam, and flualprazolam in blood using gas chromatography–mass...

Designer benzodiazepines are a commonly misused class of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) that present challenges for forensic toxicology laboratories and public health. Due to the difficulty in detection by routine toxicology methods, it is important to enhance the analytical...

Latent fingermark degradation processes by 3D imaging: The impact of substrate type and...

Friction ridge patterns, including those from latent fingermarks, are valuable physical evidence in the identification of individuals in criminal and humanitarian investigations. Although latent fingermarks may persist over extended periods, their time‐dependent degradation remai...

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A forensic engineering technique for analysis of an explosion incident

This article investigates the validity of current forensic practices to analyze an explosion event. The purpose of this study is to use forensic engineering techniques with the integrated models for the simulation of blast fragments and blast pressure to determine an explosive we...

Hair root sonication washing impact on nuclei counts

In a previous study, hair samples were washed by sonication in Terg‐a‐zyme™ (Alconox, White Plaines, NY, USA) as part of the DNA extraction protocol. The sonication wash step was deemed necessary in the previous study because the DNA extracts could be used for both mitochondrial ...

The influence of perceived difficulty, availability of marks, and examination time on the...

Concurrent with studies on the accuracy, repeatability, and reproducibility of decisions based on comparisons of fired bullet and cartridge cases, we also collected the opinions of the participating examiners as to the characteristics of the specimens provided and the difficulty ...

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Skeletal recovery rates in a New England environment

The present research examined the recovery rates of skeletal elements from forensic anthropology case report inventories at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Massachusetts, with cases from 1979 through 2023 and from five contexts: terrestrial ground surface (n = 65), mari...