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Detecting Patched Bullet Holes in Painted Drywall

Authors:
Tom Adair, Charles S. DeFrance
Journal:
Journal of the Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction
Published:
2011
Abstract:

Reconstructionists must sometimes deal with crime scene evidence that has been cleaned, moved, or repaired. The extent of these alterations can greatly impair efforts to understand the events surrounding the commission of a crime. In the worst of scenarios, repairs or alterations to the evidence will effectively render it “undetectable”. Such is the case with patched bullet holes. This paper examined three non-destructive methods for detecting patched bullet holes in drywall.

Citation:
Adair, T.; DeFrance, C.S. Detecting Patched Bullet Holes in Painted Drywall. J. Assoc. Crime Scene Recon., 2011, 17(3), 29-35.
PDF:
Detecting Patched Bullet Holes in Painted Drywall
Keywords:
alternate light source, bullet defects, crime scene reconstruction, patched bullet hole, shooting reconstruction, terminal ballistics, trajectory analysis, x-ray

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