ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 5

Patterned Injury and Its Evidentiary Value
Rao, VJ
Associate medical examiner, Dade County Medical Examiner Department, FL

(Received 29 March 1985; accepted 14 August 1985)

Abstract

A rape-homicide victim was stomped by her assailant leaving a unique patterned injury on her scalp. Two methods were used to subsequently match the patterned injury on her scalp to the pattern on the shoe of the assailant that was found at the crime scene.

Keywords:
pathology and biology, criminalistics, injuries, impressions, toolmarks, stomping, patterned injury, scalp, shoes, Play-doh®, clear acetate paper

Paper ID: JFS12313J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12313J
ASTM International is a member of CrossRef.