Keyword: "soil"

A Comparison of the Luminol and Blue Star Blood Reagents in Detecting Blood in Soil Nearly Four Years After Deposition

Tom Adair, Ron Gabel, Sheri Shimamoto, Rich Tewes

2008

The authors have reported previously on the use of the Luminol reagent to detect blood in soil up to two years following deposition of the blood. Recently, one of the authors (Gabel) inquired about a revisit to the research site to further test the study grids with both the Luminol…

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Detecting Blood in Soil after Six Years with Luminol

Ron Gabel, Sheri Shimamoto, Ivanie Stene, Tom Adair

2011

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…

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Using Luminol to Detect Blood in Soil Eight Years after Deposition

Ivanie Stene, Sheri Shimamoto, Ron Gabel, Rich Tewes, Tom Adair

2013

In October of 2004 six testing grids were created on a hilltop at the Highlands Ranch Law Enforcement Training Facility located in Douglas County approximately eleven miles south of Denver, Colorado (USA). Each grid unit measured 24 x 24 in (61 x 61cm). The authors poured 500 ml of neat…

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