Practical Cold Case Homicide Investigations Checklist and Field Guide
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Summary
Written by an experienced cold case investigator and consultant, Cold Case Homicide: Practical Checklist and Field Guide follows the successful format of Vernon Geberth’s Practical Homicide Investigation: Checklist and Field Guide. Using techniques perfected during the author’s many years as an investigator, it features simple, step-by-step instructions for investigating cold case homicides. The field guide is designed for use by investigators in any agency, large or small. The author presents a specific investigation matrix, offers investigation steps in a bulleted format for rapid reference, and includes a multitude of critical tips.
Table of Contents
Investigation
What are Cold Cases?
Case File Review
Learning the Case
Investigation
Internet and Other Information Sources
Legal and Prosecution Considerations
Databases
FBI: NCIC and CJIS
Interviewing Senior Citizens
Death Certificate and Obituary
Coroner’s Inquest
Cold Case Units
The Media
Technology
Friction Skin Impressions
Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS/IAFIS)
Serology and DNA
Mitochondrial DNA and Hairs
Combined DNA Identification System (CODIS)
National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN)
Investigative Tools
Forensic Anthropology
Forensic Dentistry
Forensic Exhumation
Criminal Investigative Analysis
Wiretaps
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Luminol and Blood Enhancement
Forensic Document Examination
Forensic Art
Polygraph
Geographic Profiling
Clandestine Graves
Resources and Rewards
