ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 January 1998
Page Count: 2

Distinguishing Between New and Slightly Worn Underwear: A Case Study
Lott, PF
Microscopist, Specialized Scientific Services LLC, Twin Oaks, MO

Frank Booth, R
Forensic chemist, Regional Criminalistics Laboratory Kansas City Missouri Police Department, MO

(Received 13 September 1996; accepted 21 April 1997)

Abstract

This case study relates to a suspect accused of shoplifting a pair of underwear briefs from a department store. The report presents a method that was used to distinguish between new and used underwear employing both laser examination for biological staining and microscopical examination for thread wear.

Keywords:
forensic science, criminalistics, seminal stain, fluorescence, microscopy, thread wear

Paper ID: JFS16114J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS16114J
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