ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 9

The Morphology and Evidential Significance of Human Hair Roots
Fraas, C
Detective-criminalist, Scientific Investigation Bureau, Nassau County Police Department, NY

Callery, FX
Detective-criminalists, Crime Laboratory, NY

Petraco, N
Detective-criminalists, Crime Laboratory, NY

De Forest, PR
Professor of criminalistics, John Jay College/CUNY, NY

(Received 7 March 1987; accepted 20 April 1987)

Abstract

A discussion of the morphology of human hair roots is presented. In addition to descriptions of variants of the root appearance for hairs removed from follicles in the three classical growth phases, several other commonly occurring root configurations are described and illustrated with photomicrographs. The possible evidential significance of each in certain case situations is discussed.

Keywords:
criminalistics, hair, microscopy

Paper ID: JFS12437J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12437J
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