Bloodstain Pattern Evidence (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Bloodstain Pattern Evidence: Objective Approaches and Case Applications 4
Copyright Page 5
Dedication Page 6
Table of Contents 8
Foreword 10
Acknowledgments 12
Section I: Introduction 14
Chapter 1: Introduction 16
Chapter 2: The American Founding Father of Bloodstain Pattern Evidence-The Kirk Years 30
Chapter 3: Understanding Blood Behavior 36
Chapter 4: Trigonometry in Bloodstain Pattern Evidence, Math Use in Question 46
Section II: Case Applications 61
Chapter 5: Timing is Everything 62
Chapter 6: The Alexander Lindsay Second Inquiry 76
Case 2 76
Chapter 7: Who Was the Shooter? 92
Case 3 92
Chapter 8: Traffic Salutations in America 100
Case 4 100
Chapter 9: The Body on the Porch 108
Case 5 108
Chapter 10: Lil’ Ol’ Guy Who Woke up Dead 114
Case 6 114
Chapter 11: Self-Defense Staging Homicide by Gunshot 124
Case 7 124
Chapter 12: Crime Scene Artwork, Staged Assault 136
Case 8 136
Chapter 13: Curiosity Caught the Murderer 148
Case 9 148
Chapter 14: Informant Execution 154
Case 10 154
Chapter 15: Lack of the Crime Lab Involvement 160
Case 11 160
Chapter 16: On-Duty Officer-Involved Shooting 168
Case 12 168
Chapter 17: Three Down and Still Missed Intended Victim 174
Case 13 174
Chapter 18: Perfect Stories 180
Case 14 180
Chapter 19: Family Elimination 186
Cases 15 and 16 186
Chapter 20: A Tragedy of Errors Homicide 196
Case 17 196
Chapter 21: The Accomplice Wouldn’t Plea 202
Case 18 202
Chapter 22: Magic Bullet in Alleged Drive-By Shooting 210
Case 19 210
Chapter 23: Perry Mason Is a Myth 216
Case 20 216
Chapter 24: Hidden Face, Blunt Force Assault 222
Case 21 222
Chapter 25: Body in the Bathtub 226
Case 22 226
Section III: Bloodstain Pattern Evidence Interactions with other Forensic Disciplines 231
Chapter 26: Bloodstain Pattern Evidence and Law Enforcement 232
Chapter 27: The Forensic Crime Lab and Bloodstain Pattern Evidence 250
Chapter 28: DNA and Bloodstain Pattern Evidence 264
Chapter 29: Pathology and Bloodstain Pattern Evidence: The Predominant Good, Occasional Bad, and Rare Ugly 270
Chapter 30: Bloodstain Pattern Evidence and the Law 278
Section IV: Experience with Training in Bloodstain Pattern Evidence 289
Chapter 31: Preparations for Bloodstain Pattern Workshops 290
Chapter 32: Spatter Group Exercises 300
Chapter 33: Exercises with Groups Other Than Spatters (Nonspatter Groups) 316
Chapter 34: Special Projects, Practical Exams, and Mock Crime Scenes 328
Section V: The Future of Bloodstain Pattern Evidence 339
Chapter 35: Research in Bloodstain Pattern Evidence 340
Chapter 36: Summation 358
Appendixes 365
Appendix A: Flow Diagram 366
Appendix B: An Objective Approach to Spatter Classification Based on SAADD 368
Appendix C: Spatter Classification Table 374
Appendix D: Twenty-five Impact Bloodspatters 376
Appendix E: Tips on Sequencing Pattern Categories 378
Appendix F: Some Random Values for Future Research 380
Appendix G: Glossary 382
Appendix H: List of Abbreviations 388
Index 390