Notes+on+Ramsland

Pg. 98-114 Dust/DIrt -->dust found on the trousers of a man -->determined to be roof rusts --> used by the hotel where the victim was murdered (keeps building cool) --> sometimes reveals where he or she has been, and the same goes for a corpse has been. ( helps determine if victim has been moved) --> a control sample must be taken in order to match it with the characteristics of soil found on suspects.

Palynology --> pollen data can be trapped or found on the materials associated with a crime. --> forensic botanists come into the investigation. --> pollen can help link a suspect to the crime scene --> the pollen found on a victim indicated that she had been killed somewhere and taken to the crime scene. --> the study of seeds

Paint --> paint chip analysis. --> chips from cars can be found in the national automotive paint... holds more than forty thousand samples. --> this helps tie people to murder weapons and crime scenes

Revealing Fluids --> the analysis of the properties and effects of serums- blood semen, saliva, seat, and even fecal matter. (serology) absorbent paper treated ith starch is wetted down. Pressing this over the area where the saliva is located. ( gives DNA)

Blue Prints --> DNA profiling becomes integral to an investigation in " table stakes" when a semen sample lins their case to a ten year old murder.

saliva, chewing gum, blood, ect. ( anything can link someone to a crime scene) these all have bodily fluids in them.