Keyword: "case study"

An Application of the Principles of Projectile Motion to a Homicide Investigation

Rod S. Barrett

2010

Biomechanics testimony was sought to assess the feasibility of a claim made by the defendant that a fatal head injury sustained by the victim arose as a result of the defendant throwing a child’s bicycle a horizontal distance of 7 m which accidentally struck the victim. The method of projection…

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Arterial Bloodstain Patterns on Clothing – An Interesting Case Linking the Accused to the Scene

L. Allyn DiMeo, Jane Taupin

2012

Distinctive blood patterns produced by breaching an artery of the body may be found at crime scenes. The victim often dies before medical assistance arrives and there may be extensive and diagnostic arterial patterns produced at the scene by the victim. However, it is rare to observe arterial patterns on…

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Bullet Trajectory Reconstruction on Vehicles

Brian Vivona, Michael Gaspari

2009

Numerous challenges are faced when reconstructing bullet trajectories fired at a vehicle because of the irregular surfaces of the vehicle, impacts through open windows, and deflections. Creating and using baselines around a vehicle allows for measuring trajectory angles in relation to each other, the vehicle itself, and the angle of…

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