Distinction of bloodstain patterns from fly artifacts

Forensic Science International

Volumn 137, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 152-159

  Benecke, Mark ^a   Barksdale, Larry ^b  

^a International Forensic Research and Consulting   (Germany)

^b Lincoln Police Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood spatter artifacts; Blood stain pattern interpretation; Blow flies; Forensic entomology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD STAIN; CADAVER; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIME; EXPERIMENT; FEMALE; FLY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; STAB WOUND; STAINING; TADPOLE; VICTIM;

EID: 0242426497     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.07.012     Document Type: Article

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