Shoe prints, stained with the victims’ blood, that were determined to have been made by expensive, Italian manufactured shoes were found leading away from the crime scene. The victims of this tragic event were Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman. At the criminal trial, an expert from the FBI posited that the shoe prints were made… Read more » about Case File: Rare, Italian Made Shoes and the O.J. Simpson Trial
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Case File: A Bizarre Location for a Footwear Impression
Whenever we think of a footwear impression, immediately the location is thought to be in a muddy patch of ground outdoors or on a dusty tabletop inside of a house. However, in this unfortunate incident, the victim of an assault and robbery bore the footwear impression on his forehead! Warning! Some may find the images… Read more » about Case File: A Bizarre Location for a Footwear Impression
Puzzles
If you like puzzles (or not), you should test your observational and problem solving skills on a range of puzzles we have created from images related to the research. No need to worry, there is something for everyone! There are very simple puzzles and some challenging ones! Just follow the link below. Forensic Footwear Puzzles… Read more » about Puzzles
Quizzes
You can test your knowledge and gain some insight into how Footwear impressions are dealt with in Forensic Science. See if you can beat the clock and get to the top of the leader-boards! There are two quizzes. One is very simple and one is a bit more challenging. Click on the links below to… Read more » about Quizzes
Good News!
After a really dry and challenging first week things have started to change for the better! First of all, the weather has changed. Thursday evening, Friday and Sunday were very rainy days! The combinations of our complaints about the weather and rain dances probably did the trick. We now have damp soil and muddy areas… Read more » about Good News!
Fieldwork Day 1: The Weather is too Nice!
Unlike most people Sam & I were hoping for a heavy downpour of rain on Monday evening. Why? The following morning we would be starting our first day of field work. This would entail using a 3-D Scanner and a Digital SLR camera to document footwear impressions we would find in Talbot Woods. Unfortunately for… Read more » about Fieldwork Day 1: The Weather is too Nice!