| Chapter / profile |
Topic |
| John Allan |
Poison and fraud |
| Lowell Adams |
Crime scene, psychology |
| Anthropology (forensic) |
Forensic technique |
| Troy Armstrong |
Forensic reconstruction, psychology, GPS |
| Arson |
Accelerants, origin, fire |
| Frank Atwood |
Crime scene investigation, materials science |
| Autopsy |
Postmortem - typical ten steps |
| Michael Baden |
Medical examiner |
| Ballistics |
Firearms, tool marks, gunshot wounds |
| Roy Beck |
Ballistics, firearms, tool marks, serial numbers (beer
bottles) |
| Alphonse Bertillon |
Criminal identification system preceding fingerprints |
| Blood spatter analysis |
Response to physics of motion; seven points |
| Hyppolyte and Lydie de Boscarme |
Poisons |
| The Booth Deringer |
Firearm, tool marks, historic authentication |
| Brain fingerprinting |
Memory vs. physical evidence |
| Earl Bramblett |
Arson, firearms, tool marks |
| Gregory Brown and Darlene Buckner |
Arson, murder, insurance fraud |
| Edwin Bush |
Early system to create a picture of a wanted person;
forerunner of the modern computerized system to create 'wanted posters' |
| Brian Calzacorto |
DNA complications from an identical twin |
| Stuart Campbell |
Radio footprints from cell phones, text messaging |
| Francis Camps |
Forensic pathologist |
| The Sir Roger Casement Diaries |
Fraudulent documents; questioned document examination |
| Chromatography |
Technique |
| Robert Churchill |
Firearms, ballistics |
| Hadden Clark |
Fiber analysis |
| Martin Colwell |
Firearms, tool marks, ballistics |
| Coroner |
History of position in society |
| Frederick Crowe |
Extortion, voice print analysis |
| James Robert Cruz |
Fiber (hair) analysis, DNA |
| Joann Curley |
Poisoning |
| DNA typing |
Summary of technique |
| Howard Elkins |
Questioned documents |
| Frederick Emmett-Dunne |
Crime event reconstruction |
| Entomology |
Insects, time of death, certain limitations (temperature) |
| Explosives |
Composition, components, blast effects in event reconstruction |
| Facial reconstruction |
Technique and limitations, computer-aided |
| Finger printing |
History, databases, limitations, potential media |
| Jake Fleagle |
Finger prints, automated fingerprint identification
system (AFIS), avoided miscarriage of justice |
| David Frediani |
DNA typing, cold case file |
| Terry Gibbs |
CCTV, footware |
| John Glaister |
Forensic scientist, England |
| George Green |
Fiber analysis |
| Hans Gross |
Early forensic scientist |
| George Gwaltney |
Firearms, ballistics, bullet chemistry |
| John Haigh |
Serial murderer, psychology, bone fragments, blood |
| Hair and fibers |
Nature of hair, methodology, fibers (natural and synthetic) |
| James Hanratty |
Miscarriage of justice, DNA |
| Lewis Harry |
Poison, toxicology |
| Eric Hayden |
Digital photo enhancement, encryption |
| Steven Heflin |
Blood spatter, firearms, crime scene |
| Edward O. Heinrich |
Early forensic scientist |
| Milton Helpern |
Pathologist |
| Sir Edward Henry |
Fingerprinting |
| William A. Hightower |
Document analysis, handwriting, fiber analysis |
| David and Joy Hooker |
Arson, blood chemical analysis |
| Wilbur Howard |
DNA (or lack there of) |
| The Iceman |
Forensic botany, and other lines of evidence |
| Mark Jarman |
Odontology (teeth), petrographic analysis of concrete |
| Sir Alex Jeffrey |
DNA early worker |
| Clayton Thompson |
Blood spatter, wrongful conviction |
| Bryan Mauice Jones |
Fingerprints, vacuum metal deposition |
| Theodore Kaczynski |
Unabomber, writing analysis, materials analysis |
| Gene Keidel |
Forensic anthropology |
| Roger Kibbe |
Fiber and hair analysis, SEM paint materials analysis |
| Knife wounds |
Puncture and incised wounds |
| Andre Lacassagne |
Forensic medicine, time of death |
| Kassem Lachaal |
DNA (early), fibers, dental records, forensic anthropology |
| Marie Lafarge |
Poison, toxicity |
| Angelo John LaMarca |
Document analysis, handwriting, tool marks |
| Henry Lee |
Crime scene integrity, basis of major forensic book |
| Edward Leonski |
Geological material, soil, mud |
| Edmond Locard |
Questioned documents, fingerprinting |
| George MacKay |
Firearms, tool marks, ballistics |
| Elmer McCurdy |
Forensic anthropology |
| David Meirhofer |
Psychological profiling, voice prints |
| Microscopy |
Light microscope, SEM, TEM, comparison
microscope, earth materials and metals |
| David Middleton |
Forensic odontology (teeth, bite marks), DNA |
| Walter Leroy Moody, Jr. |
Fingerprint, tool marks (typewriter), materials chemical
analysis |
| The Mormon Will |
(Howard Hughes' will), fingerprint, questioned documents,
ink composition |
| Earl Morris |
DNA, blood spatter analysis, arson |
| Kevin Morrison |
Psychological profile, DNA, materials chemical analysis |
| Neutron activation analysis |
Sensitive chemical analytical technique |
| Thomas Nouguchi |
Medical examiner |
| Charles Norris |
Pathologist |
| Odontology |
Identification by teeth, bite mark analysis |
| Richard Overton |
Fingerprints, poisoning (selenium) |
| Stanley Patrek and Joseph Stepka |
Safes (composition analysis, geology), chemical analysis |
| Lisa Peng |
DNA typing |
| Sampson Perera |
Forensic anthropology |
| The Persian Mummy |
Forensic anthropology, examination techniques |
| Charlie Phillips |
Arson |
| The Phonemasters |
Computer forensic analysis, database analysis |
| Allan Pinkerton |
Brought method and discipline to fighting crime in
America |
| William Podmore |
Handwriting |
| Polygraph |
Mechanical device to measure emotion to determine
truth and deception |
| Edmond de la Pommerais |
Poison, toxicity |
| Psychological profiling |
Probe of the criminal mind |
| Questioned documents |
Paper, ink, typography, sequence of events, document
alteration and age |
| Dennis Raso and Stephen Azzolini |
Fiber analysis, blood, attire |
| James Robertson |
Accident investigation as part of crime scene |
| Keith Rose |
Firearms, ballistics, fingerprints |
| Dahlia Routier |
Crime scene analysis, blood spatter analysis, fiber
analysis |
| Stephen Scher |
Blood spatter, ballistics, gun shot wounds |
| John Schneeberger |
Hair analysis, DNA |
| Serology |
Blood type analysis |
| Roger Severs |
Ground penetrating radar, pollen analysis, fiber analysis |
| Keith Simpson |
Forensic pathologist |
| Paula Sims |
Neuropathology, materials analysis (bag trace markings) |
| Udham Singh |
Firearms, ballistics |
| Tevfik Sivri |
DNA, ballistics |
| Dennis Smalley |
Paint analysis |
| Sir Sydney Smith |
Forensic scientist, toxicology, microscopy, ballistics |
| Clyde Snow |
Forensic anthropology, mass graves |
| Timothy Spencer |
DNA, glass fragments |
| Sir Bernard Spilsbury |
Forensic scientist |
| Sir Lee Stack |
Firearms, ballistics |
| Barbara Stager |
Durham, NC, ballistics, questioned document |
| Patricia Stallings |
Poisoning, toxicology, exoneration |
| Kenneth Starrs |
Forensic scientist |
| Auguste Ambroise Tardieu |
Forensic scientist, toxicology, microscopy |
| Charles Anthony Taylor |
Forensic scientist, toxicology, fingerprinting, ballistics,
and microscopy |
| Erich Tetzner |
Arson |
| Charles-Louis Theobald |
Teeth marks, fibers (hair) |
| Time of death |
Factors and lines of evidence |
| Toxicology |
Chemical nature of poisons |
| Jack Unterweger |
Violent Criminal Apprehension Program, hair analysis,
DNA |
| William van Rie |
Autopsy |
| Darren Vickers |
Teeth, DNA |
| Francois-Eugen Vidocq |
Founder of modern criminal investigation |
| The Vinland map |
Questioned document, ink, analytical techniques |
| Voiceprints |
Voice recognition history |
| Albert Walker |
Hair, DNA analysis, GPS |
| Delbert Ward |
Autopsy |
| Cyril Wecht |
Forensic pathologist |
| Raymond White |
Arson, firearms, ballistics |
| Gustav Wilson |
Fingerprints |
| Paul Wolf |
Blood spatter, recordings, |
| William Zaph |
Firearms, ballistics |
| Landmarks in forensic science |
Chronological list of key forensic science events
— useful as a list of forensic techniques as well |
For additional information contact Dr. Jeff Reid, P.G., CPG, President,
ForensicGeology, Inc., 8401 Summerspring Lane, Raleigh, North Carolina,
27615. His telephone number is 919.618.0810. His ForensicGeology, Inc.
e-mail is jreid@forensicgeology.com.
Students (NCSU university classes only) should contact me by e-mail
at jreid@jeffreycreid.com.
