A Comment
on the Bloodstain Analyses in the Sheppard Case
by W. Jerry Chisum, BS
Abstract:
The murder case of Marilyn Sheppard has been examined several
times by a number of experts. They have all tried to reconstruct
the crime based primarily on the bloodstains or the lack of bloodstains.
This paper is a review/critique of these examinations.
False Allegations
of Rape and the Criminal Profiler
by Michael McGrath, MD
Abstract:
False allegations of rape are not rare and are problematic in
law enforcement, diverting investigative resources from more appropriate
uses, as well as possibly diluting the investigative vigor of
true cases of rape. The criminal profiler must be well informed
as to the signs of a false allegation of rape in order to avoid
profiling such a "crime" or including it in a profile of a series
of crimes. Red flags for false allegation of rape will be presented
and discussed.
False Reports in Cases of Sexual
Assault: Literature Review and Investigative Suggestions
by Det. John J. Baeza (ret.)
& Brent E. Turvey, MS
Abstract:
This article provides a detailed literature review of published
studies and works that relate to false reports in cases of sexual
assault. It also provides a detailed review and critique of several
models that are intended to be of use to the sex crime investigator
when presented with such cases. The authors conclude with the
presentation of a general investigative strategy designed to help
illuminate false report cases, the presentation of the Baeza False
Report Index (BAFRI), and an overview of the specific motives
associated with false reports.
Staged
Crime Scenes: A preliminary study of 25 cases, Part 1 of 2
by Brent
E. Turvey, MS
Abstract:
This paper contains both a literature review of the subject of
staged crime scenes and a study of 25 such cases. The purpose
of the literature review is not only to assess the current state
of the subject, and raise questions of it relevant to courtroom
use, but to lay a practical foundation for the original research
published within. This combination is intended to provide investigators
and forensic scientists with some preliminary tools to assist
in accurately recognizing, investigating, and reconstructing staged
crime scenes, while preparing the ground for further and better
research into this subject.
Staged
Crime Scenes: A preliminary study of 25 cases, Part 2 of 2
by Brent
E. Turvey, MS
Abstract:
This paper contains both a literature review of the subject of
staged crime scenes and a study of 25 such cases. The purpose
of the literature review is not only to assess the current state
of the subject, and raise questions of it relevant to courtroom
use, but to lay a practical foundation for the original research
published within. This combination is intended to provide investigators
and forensic scientists with some preliminary tools to assist
in accurately recognizing, investigating, and reconstructing staged
crime scenes, while preparing the ground for further and better
research into this subject.
