Examination for Petrolatum Based Lubricants in Evidence From Rapes and Sodomies

• NCJ Number: 88587
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 28 Issue: 2 Dated: (April 1983) Pages: 451-462
• Author(s): R D Blackledge; L R Cabiness
• Date Published: 1983
• Length: 12 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Orlando, Florida, 8-11 February 1982.

Annotation

The detection of petrolatum based lubricants on evidence submissions from rapes and forcible sodomies and their extraction and comparison with standards can help to substantiate the victim's allegation.

Abstract

Sixteen commercial products having a petrolatum base were uniquely distinguished by the combination of gas-liquid chromatography and a synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy, and as little as 0.5 mg of product could be identified. (Author abstract)