ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 4

Optical Analyses of Eyeglass Lens Fragments and the Unexpected Detection of Oral Sperm in a Homicide Case
Schwartz, EA
Forensic Scientists, and Senior Forensic Scientist, Westchester County, New York, Department of Laboratories and Research, NY

Vallaro, KE
Forensic Scientists, and Senior Forensic Scientist, Westchester County, New York, Department of Laboratories and Research, NY

Boglioli, LR
Forensic Pathology Office, NY

Taff, ML
Forensic Pathology Office, NY

Adamo, RA
Forensic Scientists, and Senior Forensic Scientist, Westchester County, New York, Department of Laboratories and Research, NY

Pool, TM
Forensic Scientists, and Senior Forensic Scientist, Westchester County, New York, Department of Laboratories and Research, NY

(Received 22 February 1994; accepted 11 July 1994)

Abstract

A homicide case in which intact spermatozoa were found in the oral cavity of the deceased forty days after his disappearance is reported. The victim's partially frozen body was found outdoors in a wooded area of upstate New York during the month of January. During a subsequent investigation, pieces of eyeglass lens fragments and bloodstains were found in the suspect's house and vehicle. Chemical and optical analyses of the lens fragments are presented as well as results of the serological tests.

Keywords:
pathology and biology, homicide, death investigation, sperm survival, eyeglass frames, eyeglass lenses, lens prescription, vertometer, optometry

Paper ID: JFS15364J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS15364J
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