Physicists continue to contribute their unique insight into the forensic analysis of blood spatter patterns with two recent papers. The first, published in Physics of Fluids, offers a useful ...

“FIRE in the hole!,” yells bloodstain pattern analyst Shawn Harkins from inside the family room of an ordinary-looking suburban weatherboard house. The three of us standing outside the front door take ...

Blood droplets found outside of Nancy Guthrie‘s Tucson, Ariz. , home could reveal new clues as to what happened to the ailing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The search for Nancy Guthrie continues as investigators work to piece together what happened the night the 84-year-old disappeared ...

After an extended break for Thanksgiving, the Jeffrey Pyne trial resumed Monday morning with testimony from Oakland County Sheriff's Office forensic specialists. The wounds that Ruth Pyne suffered, ...

Blood spatters are hydrodynamic signatures of violent crimes, often revealing when an event occurred and where the perpetrator and victim were located, and researchers have worked toward better ...

Blood droplets found outside of Nancy Guthrie's home could reveal new clues as to what happened to the ailing 84-year-old in the terrifying moments leading up to her shocking abduction. In the wake of ...

AMES, Iowa – Daniel Attinger paused before handing over a photo of a crime scene. “Are you bothered by the sight of blood?” There was good reason for his question: The photo showed blood pooled and ...

Inspired by a famous murder case, a team of researchers has figured out how the gas coming from a gun that has just fired can affect blood spatter in close-range shootings. Not only can this vortex of ...