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Detecting Blood in Soil after Six Years with Luminol

Authors:
Ron Gabel, Sheri Shimamoto, Ivanie Stene, Tom Adair
Journal:
Journal of the Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction
Published:
2011
Abstract:

In October of 2004 the authors began a study to examine the possibility of detecting blood in soil over extended periods of time. A sample grid was created on a hilltop at the Highlands Ranch Law Enforcement Training Facility located in Douglas County, Colorado (USA). The sample grid is comprised of six 24”x24” (61x61cm) units in which 500ml of neat horse blood was poured in an “X” pattern. Subsequent studies have shown that a recognizable “X” pattern persisted up to 16 months and that blood can be detected at the site up to four years following deposition. This paper presents another extension of that detection up to six years.

Citation:
Gabel, R.; Shimamoto, S.; Stene I.; Adair, T. Detecting Blood in Soil after Six Years with Luminol. J. Assoc. Crime Scene Recon., 2011, 17 (1), 1-4.
PDF:
Detecting Blood in Soil after Six Years with Luminol
Keywords:
blood detection, bloodstain pattern analysis, luminol, soil

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