Forensics For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Chapter 20

Ten Famous Forensic Cases

IN THIS CHAPTER

Linking tool marks, bite marks, and firearms to criminals and crimes

Identifying and tracing sources of poisons

Identifying criminals and remains with fingerprints, blood, and DNA

Solving cases by digitally aging old photographs

Analyzing papers and inks

Some crimes seem to capture the public’s interest. You need look no further than a certain double homicide case against an internationally famous football player and a bloody glove to know what I’m talking about. The Lindbergh kidnapping was the crime of the century long before O.J. Simpson was born. The Sacco and Vanzetti case seemed as if it never would end, and the same can be said of the murderous rampage of Ted Bundy, one of America’s most famous serial killers. This chapter gives you a glimpse at a few of the cases that made headlines and forensic history.

Using a Homemade Ladder: The Lindbergh Kidnapping

Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh was an American hero. On May 20, 1927, ...