Trajectory Reconstructions I: Trace Evidence in Flight

• NCJ Number: 128064
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 35 Issue: 6 Dated: (November 1990) Pages: 1284-1296
• Author(s): N Petrco; M S De Forest; P R De Forest
• Date Published: 1990
• Length: 13 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This paper reviews the use of trace evidence recovered from spent bullets in helping to establish trajectories.

Abstract

The use of information derived from such trace evidence is discussed. Five cases are reviewed in which the analysis of trace evidence materials adhering to bullets was used to help reconstruct the event. 5 tables, 9 figures, and 31 references (Author abstract)