Forensic identification of a rapist using unusual evidence
Oz, C.; Levi, J.A.; Novoselski, Y.; Volkov, N.; Motro, U.
Journal of Forensic Sciences 44(4): 860-862
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-1198 PMID: 10432622 Document Number: 508793
This case report demonstrates a rape case, where no semen, hair, or fingerprints were left by the perpetrator at the crime scene, but rather uncharacteristic biological and physical evidence in the form of a lollipop and a pair of glasses. Three separate forensic laboratories collaborated using conventional forensic methods of PCR DNA typing, photography, and toolmark comparisons to provide investigators with scientific evidence which in turn was instrumental in bringing a violent criminal to justice. The importance of evaluating each item of evidence and realizing its forensic value is stressed in this case report.