Deniece Beaumont Walters

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis: An overview of bloodstain patterns and reconstruction of the crime scene

Introduction When a crime results in bloodshed there is often a vast amount of information that can be obtained from the crime scene in the form of bloodstains. This article aims to give a brief overview of blood spatter analysis and show how it can help reconstruct the crime scene. What is Bloodstain Pattern Analysis? …

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Forensic Toxicology: Let’s talk sampling

For a successful toxicological analysis, samples need to be selected with the desired analytical test in mind and collected carefully. This paper describes the best practice methods for sampling and the effects of post-mortem redistribution on sampling. Introduction Sampling is of the utmost importance in forensic toxicology. The reliability and accuracy of any result is …

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