Our footwear impression experts or shoe print examiners, play a pivotal role in forensic investigations by analyzing impression evidence. Please find expert witnesses and consultants who may testify on all aspects of footprints by clicking on the following categories. Experts found here may consult on issues involving shoes and shoeprints.
These professionals may provide reports and opine concerning shoe impressions and foot prints, well as related topics. Dr. Louise Robbins: The Shoe Print Expert From Hell Comparing a crime scene shoe print on a hard surface or an impression in dirt, mud or snow to the bottom of a specific shoe is not unlike the process of latent fingerprint identification.
Forensic footwear evidence can be used in legal proceedings to help prove that a shoe was at a crime scene. Footwear evidence is often the most abundant form of evidence at a crime scene and in some cases can prove to be as specific as a fingerprint. Initially investigators will look to identify the make and model of the shoe or trainer which made an impression.
This can be done visually or by. How It's Done Evidence that May be Examined Footwear and tire tracks can be deposited on almost any surface, from paper to the human body. Prints are divided into three types: visible, plastic and latent.
A visible print is a transfer of material from the shoe or tire to the surface. This type can be seen by the naked eye without additional aids. For example, bloody shoe prints left on.
By identifying a particular mold, the footwear examiner may conclude that the questioned footwear impression corresponds in design, physical size, and mold characteristics with the known shoe, thus reducing the potential population of shoes of this design and size that could have made the impression. Whether the case involves shoe print physical evidence, footwear mark, tool mark evidence, footwear analysis, or high-quality outsole design, Cahn Litigation Services has the experience required to turn a search for a footwear expert witness around quickly, providing the right balance of expertise and testimony experience. For example, did the witness compare the length of the print vs.
the length of the sample shoe - what was the result? Do the tread patterns on both soles show equal spacing and design - how was that measured? The laboratories can perform various forensic functions, such as document examination, forensic photography, footwear/shoe print analysis, and more. We provide forensic investigator and technical services to public and private agencies, including law enforcement, legal organizations, insurance companies, businesses, and individuals. CA v.
SIMPSON: WEEK 22 FBI Shoe Print Expert William Bodziak testifies that the footprints leading away from Nicole and Ron's bodies was a Bruno Magli size 12 shoe and the print inside O.J.'s A Bloomingdale's shoe salesman testifies that he sold many pairs of size 12 shoes to O.J. Simpson, but he could not recall if any of them were Bruno Maglis. During the middle of the week, there are.