Physicists continue to contribute their unique insight into the forensic analysis of blood spatter patterns with two recent papers. The first, published in Physics of Fluids, offers a useful ...

image: Blood spatters are hydrodynamic signatures of violent crimes, often revealing when an event occurred and where the perpetrator and victim were located, and researchers have worked toward better ...

“FIRE in the hole!,” yells bloodstain pattern analyst Shawn Harkins from inside the family room of an ordinary-looking suburban weatherboard house. The three of us standing outside the front door take ...

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (BPA) is an interdisciplinary forensic technique that utilises principles of fluid dynamics and high-resolution imaging to reconstruct the events of a crime. The approach ...

AMES, Iowa – Daniel Attinger paused before handing over a photo of a crime scene. “Are you bothered by the sight of blood?” There was good reason for his question: The photo showed blood pooled and ...

The defense in Phil Spector's murder trial on Monday called one of its most highly touted forensic experts, who told jurors that blood spatter from a gunshot wound can travel up to six feet. By The ...

After an extended break for Thanksgiving, the Jeffrey Pyne trial resumed Monday morning with testimony from Oakland County Sheriff's Office forensic specialists. The wounds that Ruth Pyne suffered, ...

Inspired by a famous murder case, a team of researchers has figured out how the gas coming from a gun that has just fired can affect blood spatter in close-range shootings. Not only can this vortex of ...