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Accepting Nominations for the Carrie Morgan Whitcomb Outstanding Service Award
Introduction to the JFS Special Section on Disaster Victim Identification (DVI)
The quantitative and qualitative analysis of dye in fentanyl tablets via ultraviolet...
In the United States, illicit fentanyl is often trafficked as blue tablets mimicking the legitimate M‐30 oxycodone tablet produced by Mallinckrodt. The analysis of dyes extracted from seized fentanyl tablets could provide a useful tool for law enforcement to establish linkages be...
EXPRESSION OF CONCERN: Forensic Investigation of a Shawl Linked to the “Jack the Ripper”...
Prevalence of fentanyl in the pediatric postmortem population from 2019 to 2023
For the past decade, illicitly manufactured fentanyl has been a primary contributor in drug overdose deaths regardless of age. The pediatric population is particularly vulnerable to fentanyl exposure, yet there are limited case reports involving this population. Postmortem cases ...
Determining storage for pressure‐sensitive tape evidence: A long‐term study
Tape is a type of trace evidence commonly seen in forensic science. Little to no research has been published regarding the optimal storage material for pressure‐sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape. The purpose of this project was to determine the substrate with the least amount of inte...
In Memoriam: Jurisprudence Section Fellow Cynthia Windsor, JD
Use of presence vs absence of symphyseal teeth in jaws for the forensic analysis of bites...
Identifying the species of shark responsible for a bite on humans is both complex and important for understanding and managing the shark risk. Depending on the species, tiny teeth may or may not be present in the symphyseal space at the junction of the upper and lower half‐jaws. ...
Estimation of sex assigned at birth using dental crown and cervical measurements in a...
Despite developing prior to the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics of the skeleton, the permanent dentition exhibits sexual dimorphism. Therefore, teeth can serve as a means to estimate sex assigned at birth even in young individuals. This project takes a large global...
In Memoriam: Professor Andre A. Moenssens, JD, LLM
Forensic application of sandpaper spray ionization mass spectrometry (SPS‐MS): Direct...
In this work, we employed a new ambient ionization mass spectrometry technique, sandpaper spray mass spectrometry (SPS‐MS), as an efficient tool to analyze pills and tablets of pharmaceutical formulations. The following samples were analyzed: regulators of blood pressure, cholest...
Epic Deals for Members—August 2
A comparative review of error rates in forensic handwriting examination
A comparison of error rates between studies in forensic handwriting examination has been made in response to the lack of knowledge on error in this field. Fifteen indicators have been used to describe and compare error rates between studies. The results of each study have been pr...
The “t” time: Investigating handedness through strokes and slopes
This study investigated the stroke and slope characteristics in left‐handed and right‐handed handwriting. Stroke (letters t, f, đ, and H) and slope (letters t, f, l, d, and g) directions were analyzed on in‐house samples (n = 64), revealing statistically significant differences (...
A proposal for cut marks classification using machine learning: Serrated vs. non‐serrated,...
In tool mark identification, there is still a lack of characteristics and methodologies standardization used to analyze and describe sharp force trauma marks on skeletal remains. This study presents a classification method for cut marks on human bones, providing an applicable met...
AAFS 2024 Workshop 6
