LOCATION OF SEMINAL STAINS BY THEIR PHOSPHORESCENCE AND ITS USE IN DETERMINING THE ORDER OF DEPOSITION OF OVERLAPPING SEMINAL AND BLOODSTAINS

• NCJ Number: 11983
• Journal: Journal of the Forensic Science Society Volume: 13 Issue: 3 Dated: (JULY 1973) Pages: 223-230
• Author(s): A R CALLOWAY; P F JONES
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 8 pages
• Corporate Author: American Soc for Testing and Materials
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

NON-DESTRUCTIVE TECHNIQUE IN WHICH THE LOW TEMPERATURE PHOSPHORESCENCE FROM SEMINAL STAINS ON FABRIC IS USED TO MAKE THE STAINS AND THEIR FLOW PATTERN VISIBLE.

Abstract

THIS TECHNIQUE IS ALSO USEFUL IN IDENTIFYING THE SIDE OF THE FABRIC ON WHICH THE SEMEN WAS DEPOSITED. CHARACTERISTICS THAT CAN BE USED TO ESTIMATE THE ELAPSED TIME BETWEEN DEPOSITIONS OF OVERLAPPING BLOOD AND SEMINAL STAINS ARE GIVEN. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)