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Questioned Documents

Questioned Documents. Any object with handwriting or print whose source or authenticity is in doubt. Questioned Document. Hitler’s Diaries. A match is a subjective and is based on the examiners opinion and expertise. Document Examiners. Individual evidence. Everyone’s is unique.

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Questioned Documents

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  1. Questioned Documents

  2. Any object with handwriting or print whose source or authenticity is in doubt. Questioned Document

  3. Hitler’s Diaries

  4. A match is a subjective and is based on the examiners opinion and expertise. Document Examiners

  5. Individual evidence. • Everyone’s is unique Handwriting

  6. Zaner-Bloser System Palmer System

  7. The Hardware – ink, pens, paper, pencils, typewriters, printer… • Visual Examination of the writing Handwriting Analysis

  8. Things to look for: • Angularity • Slope • Speed • Pressure • Spacing (within words and between) • Size of letters • Connections • Pen movement (lifts or letter connections) • Writing skill • Dexterity • Flourishes/Embellishments • Diatric Placement (dotting I’s and crossing T’s) Variations in Handwriting

  9. Arrangement of writing on page • Diction and Syntax • Alcohol/drugs Other Considerations

  10. Known writing samples for comparison. Exemplars

  11. Same word and letter combinations as questioned document • Length needs to be sufficient to show range of natural writing variations • Paper and writing implement needs to be the similar/same. What Exemplars Must Contain

  12. Simulated forgery : one made by copying a genuine signature • Traced forgery : one made by tracing a genuine signature • Blind forgery : made without a model of the signature Methods of Forgery

  13. Genuine Mickey Mantle Simulated Forgery Traced from genuine signature

  14. Did document come from same printer, copier, or fax machine. • Use of printing devices create individual characteristics Transcript Comparisons

  15. Tool Marks • Transitory Defect Marks • Fax machine headers • Toner • Toner application methods • Mechanical and printing characteristics Things to Look For

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