ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 3

Identification of a Rope by Means of a Physical Match Between the Cut Ends
Laux, DL
Criminalist, Office of the Attorney General, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, OH

(Received 1 March 1984; accepted 19 March 1984)

Abstract

A case in which a rope found at the scene of a homicide is conclusively matched to its source is reported. It demonstrates that the preliminary stereomicroscopic examination of the cut edges of cords and ropes is important.

Keywords:
criminalistics, rope, microscopy, comparative analysis, physical match, rope comparisons

Paper ID: JFS11797J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS11797J
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