Abstract
Most footwear marks made in blood on a surface such as fabric tend to be enhanced in situ rather than physically recovered using a lifting technique prior to enhancement. This work reports on the use of an alginate material to recover the impressed footwear marks made in blood and deposited on a range of fabric types and colours. The lifted marks were then enhanced using acid black 1 and leuco crystal violet with excellent results.This presents a new method for the lifting and recovery of blood impressions in situ from crime scene followed by subsequent mark enhancement of the lifted impression.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 200-204 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Science & Justice |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2010 |