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Footprint Forensics: Solving Crimes with Shoe Prints

Discover how shoe print patterns can solve crimes by identifying individuals based on prints left at crime scenes. Learn how forensic scientists photograph and analyze shoe prints to uncover crucial evidence. Preserve shoe impressions using dental stone or plaster of Paris for casting. Follow the steps to capture footwear impressions at crime scenes for a successful investigation.

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Footprint Forensics: Solving Crimes with Shoe Prints

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  1. If the Shoe Fits --- Solving Crimes with Shoe Print Patterns

  2. FOOTPRINTS • They may not have been enough to incriminate OJ Simpson, but footprints left at the scene of an incident are rapidly becoming the way to solve crimes • It is possible to tell the height and build of an individual by looking at the depth and area of a print

  3. Shoe Print Libraries Today’s forensic scientists only have to photograph shoe prints and enter them into a database, and within a few minutes, they know the manufacturer and type of shoe

  4. Preserving Shoe Impressions • Footwear prints and impressions should be photographed: • As part of the general scene • Also photograph with a scale • Dental Stone is used in casting impressions • Student investigators use Plaster of Paris

  5. Steps in Preserving Shoe Prints Take Photographs of footwear impressions at a crime scene • In the first photo only the impressions are shown • In a subsequent photo a ruler will be added to show sizes • Later casts will be made of the impressions

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