A crime scene is rarely a complete story waiting to be read. More often, investigators arrive after the most important events have already happened. People have moved, objects may have changed position,…
Category: Crime Reconstruction
Evaluating Physical Evidence in Complex Crime Scene Investigations
A complicated crime scene rarely comes with one perfect piece of evidence that explains everything. Instead, investigators may face dozens – or hundreds – of items scattered across several rooms, vehicles, outdoor…
Integrating Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Into Crime Reconstruction
A bloodstain on a wall can look like little more than a dark mark to an untrained observer. To a forensic investigator, however, its shape, position, distribution, and relationship to nearby stains…
Advanced Crime Scene Reconstruction: How Forensic Evidence Models Work
A crime scene rarely tells its story in a neat, chronological order. Investigators may find a broken window, several bloodstains, a cartridge case, damaged furniture, shoe impressions, and dozens of other details…