| Autor: |
DiMaio, VJM, Dana, SE, Taylor, WE, Ondrusek, J |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of Forensic Sciences; January 1987, Vol. 32 Issue: 1 p38-47, 10p |
| Abstrakt: |
The authors report two cases in which examination of foreign material embedded in or adherent to bullets provided critical information in the reconstruction of a crime scene. Analysis of small particles by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDXA) can be accomplished without destruction or injury of the particles. In one case, the detection and identification of mineral fragments embedded near the nose of a bullet provided conclusive evidence that the bullet had ricocheted from a fireplace before striking the victim. In the second case, analysis of particles from two bullets identified them as bone fragments, thus proving which shots fired from a police officer's gun had killed a suspected burglar. SEMEDXA has not been widely used to identify such material on bullets, but should be considered a potentially powerful tool in forensic science. |
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