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JULY – SEPTEMBER 2011 SINCE OCTOBER
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PRESIDENT
King Brown
West Palm Beach Police Dept.
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West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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1st
VICE PRESIDENT
Haria Haught
Hernando Co. Sheriff’s Office
18900 Cortez Blvd.
Brooksville, FL 34601
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2nd
VICE PRESIDENT
Joel Harrison Smith
Port St. Lucie Police Department
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Port St. Lucie, FL 34990
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3rd
VICE PRESIDENT
Igor Pacheco
Miami-Dade Police Department
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Miami, FL 33172
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Frank Shonberger
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EDITOR
Igor Pacheco
Miami-Dade Police Department
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HISTORIAN
Paula Bolivar
Broward Sheriff’s Office
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EXHIBITOR COORDINATOR
Bill Schade
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Debbie Sellery (407) 665-6777
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Koren Colbert
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James Kammerer
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Danny Formosa
Coral Gables Police Department
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Debbie Sellery
Seminole Co. Sheriff’s Office
100 Bush Blvd.
Sanford, FL 32773
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REGIONAL DIRECTORS
REGION 1
Jan Johnson
Forensic Pieces
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Pensacola, FL 32502
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REGION 2
Morgan Hays
Florida Department of
Law Enforcement
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Jacksonville, FL 32209
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REGION 3
John Rees
Hernando Co. Sheriff’s Office
1890 Cortez Blvd.
Brooksville, FL 34601
(352) 754-6830
REGION 4
Lisa Falk
Port St. Lucie Police Department
121 SW Port St. Lucie Blvd
Port St. Lucie, FL 34990
(772) 344-4050
REGION 5
Brian Cerchiai
Miami-Dade Police Department
9105 NW 25th Street, Rm. #1134
Miami, FL 33172
(305) 471-2970
REGION 6
Lawrence Stringham
Cape Coral Police Department
PO Box 150027
Cape Coral, FL 33904
(941) 574-0665
PAST PRESIDENTS
Charles W. Miller 1986
Walter J. Steeb 1987
James B. Gettemy 1988
John Lazzaretto 1989
Samuel McMullin 1990
Herman Moulden 1991
Kathleen L. Taft 1992
Glen Calhoun 1993
Julie Shoff 1994
Frank Shonberger 1995
Thomas Fadul 1996
Debbie Fischer 1997
Jay Mullins 1998
James Kammerer 1999
Vincent Chew 2000
William Schade 2001
Harold Ruslander 2002
Bud Haemmerle 2003
Philip Sanfilippo 2004
Daneale Gomer 2005
Michael E. Berkland 2006
Janice Johnson 2007
Gary Brannen 2008
Koren Colbert 2009
Erica Lawton-McWhite 2010
John W. Tyler 1959-1961
Tom W. Boen 1962
John F. Timmes 1963
Alex Russak 1964
William Knight 1965
Patrick Hickey 1966
William H. Scott, Jr. 1967
Thomas J. Spurlock 1968
Charles W. Gilbert 1969
Douglas Monsoor 1970
Jim Wingate 1971
Fredrick A. Emrich 1972
Robert Grant 1973
Charles Jacobs 1974
William Leonard 1975
Thurman R. Ray 1976
Richard Snowberger 1977
Ronald Boswell 1978
Jim Murray 1979
Edgar T. Pickett Jr. 1980
Richard Hall 1981
Martin McLeod 1982
Francis Hitchew 1983
Frank A. Reinhart 1984
William McQuay 1985
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Table of Contents
A Message from the President ................................................................................................... 4
To Catch a Thief: Can Witness Identifications Be Trusted ......................................................... 5
Dab hands: Sydney Duo Revolutionize Fingerprint Technology ................................................ 8
FDIAI Photography Contest Announcement ............................................................................ 11
FDIAI Photography Contest Registration Form ........................................................................ 12
*Announcement—FDIAI Newsletter Editor Needed ................................................................. 13
FDIAI/GAIAI 2011 Joint Educational Training Conference—Registration ......................... 14
FDIAI/GAIAI 2011 Joint Educational Training Conference—Hotel Information ................ 15
FDIAI/GAIAI 2011 Joint Educational Training Conference—Weeklong Workshops ....... 16
FDIAI/GAIAI 2011 Joint Educational Training Conference—Key Note Speaker ............... 17
FDIAI/GAIAI 2011 Joint Educational Training Conference—Daily Schedule .................... 18
Fort Worth Police Crime Law Award Accreditation .................................................................. 28
FDIAI Word Scramble—Entomology Terms ............................................................................. 29
Employment Opportunities ....................................................................................................... 32
Training and Educational Opportunities ................................................................................... 33
Forensic Websites ................................................................................................................... 34
FDIAI Word Scramble—Entomology Terms (Answers) ........................................................... 35
FDIAI New Members ................................................................................................................ 38
Crime Lab Stays on the 9/11 Case .......................................................................................... 39
Frank A. Reinhart Scholarship Fund ........................................................................................ 41
FDIAI Membership Application ................................................................................................. 42
The Florida Division Newsletter is the official publication of the Florida Division of the International Association for Identification. The views expressed in the articles contained in the FDIAI Newsletter do not necessarily represent the views of the FDIAI or its Editor. The Division neither guarantees, warrants, nor endorses the views or techniques presented, but offers the information to the membership. Some articles may contain processes utilizing chemicals, or combinations of chemicals which may be hazardous or potentially hazardous to the user’s health. It is strongly recommended that the appropriate precautions be exercised when using such chemicals. The FDIAI assumes no responsibility for the use of procedures, chemicals, or combinations of chemicals as set forth in any article.
Articles submitted for publication for the October—December 2011 newsletter should be sent to the Editor at the address listed on the inside front cover of this newsletter by no later than the 15
th of November 2011.
Articles may also be e-mailed to the Editor at [email protected].
A Message from the President
Dear FDIAI Members,
Welcome to the FDIAI News, and the third Quarterly Issue (covering July, August &
September 2011). Our newsletter is an excellent reference guide to archive information
about the Florida Division, forensic web pages, employment opportunities, certifications,
member information, forensic articles, conferences and other information. In case you
haven’t heard, our Editor and Third Vice President Igor Pacheco is looking to step down as
Editor. If you are interested in taking over for him, please let the FDIAI know. Also, keep
submitting your articles, comments, job notices, trainings, conferences and other forensic
items of interest for the newsletter.
I recently returned from the 96th Annual Educational Conference for Identification held in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This year’s theme was “Bringing the Future of Forensics into
Focus - The Year of the Photographer” with Florida Division member, and FDIAI past
President (2004) Phil Sanfillippo serving as president of the IAI. Phil represented the IAI
and Florida well, and was supported by the many that attended from our division. Currently serving on the Board of
Directors are two new members, Koren Colbert and Harold Ruslander. We also have several FDIAI members on
committees, serving as chairs of committees, lecturing, instructing workshops, volunteering, and commanding the trade
shows: John Lazaretto and Jim Murray, our IAI Conference Planner Candy Murray, and Educational Program
Coordinator Jim Gettemy. Thank you for all of your hard work!
We would also like to congratulate Jan Johnson for receiving the President’s Award, an award that is an honor to receive
and that she is most deserving of.
The IAI Conference is a fantastic event and one not to be missed! It is important that we keep abreast of all the changes
in our disciplines, and the many challenges and concerns with the NAS Report. Next year the IAI Conference is in
Phoenix, Arizona. Even though times are tough, Phoenix is a great venue for the IAI Conference. Start budgeting now
because we’d love to see you there!
It's almost time for our 52nd Annual Educational Conference in Panama City Beach, Florida. This conference is a joint
conference with the Georgia Division. Our Conference Planner James Kammerer and Speaker Coordinator Koren
Colbert have put together a fantastic program of educational opportunities! The 40-hour Basic Fingerprint Science and
Basic Latent Fingerprint Identification seminars are being offered again. In addition, the 24-hour CCSI & CCSA Book
Reviews, with certification testing at the end of the class, are preparing investigators for certification. Roughly 20
workshops and 44 lectures are free with your conference registration. We have a top-of-the-line exhibition area that will
be open on Monday, Tuesday and half a day Wednesday, so make sure to check out the latest in forensic gear! Our
conference is also about the networking we can do as forensic professionals, so don’t forget to attend the social activities
that are scheduled through the week. We sincerely thank our sponsors for the assistance they give us that allows us to put
on a great Division Conference. If you haven't made your reservations, go to our web page at https://www.fdiai.org/
conference_registration_page.htm and register now!
If you would like to become involved either on a committee or elsewhere, please let Third Vice President Haria Haught
know, as she is busy making her committee appointments for 2012. A special thank you to all the committees, and a
reminder that you are the ones that are leading and lending technical support to others. Many thanks to the training that
has been done by the FDIAI Regional Directors. They have done a fantastic job this year in providing training in our
regions. We’ve had 13 training opportunities to-date this year, with an expected six more trainings coming up in the last
three months of 2011. This has truly been a "Year of Training" in the Florida Division of the IAI.
One last reminder, there will be a new photography contest at the conference, so don’t forget to enter. The grand prize is
a digital camera!
PAGE 5 FDIAI NEWS JULY — SEPTEMBER 2011
"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth"
Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of Four
Once again, thank you for the opportunity to serve as your president. Please feel free to contact me at any time.
Sincerely,
King C. Brown
FDIAI President
(561) 822-1711
To Catch a Thief: Can Witness Identifications Be Trusted? The Wall Street Journal—Law Blog
Faulty eyewitness testimony and the damage it can cause criminal defendants has been a hot topic. The New Jersey Supreme Court last month ruled that the state must erect additional safeguards to protect defendants against faulty eyewitness testimony. Under the ruling, for example, when a defendant can show some evidence that police suggested that an eyewitness ID the defendant as having committed a crime, a pretrial hearing must be held to explore whether there was police misconduct. A study (www.ajs.org/wc/ewid/ewid-home.asp) released today by the American Judicature Society’s Center for Forensic Science and Public Policy which raises further questions about eyewitness testimony. The study found that double-blind sequential lineups – lineups in which a police officer doesn’t know which person is the suspect and a witness views one suspect photograph at a time – produce fewer mistaken identifications than lineup procedures that present all of the suspect photographs at once or simultaneously. “Now we have proof from the field that witnesses who view double-blind sequential lineups are just as likely to pick the suspect, and perhaps more importantly, less likely to make a misidentification,” said Dr. Gary L. Wells, director of social sciences for the American Judicature Society, which said in a release today that eyewitness misidentification is the single greatest cause of wrongful convictions nationwide. A large number of researchers have found that having suspect images presented by someone with no knowledge of a case, in a “double-blind” lineup, can reduce subtle and unintentional cues that can lead to mistaken identifications, the New York Times reports. Still, many police departments have declined to change their suspect identification procedures, partly because they have believed that there is a lack of solid research raising questions about the accuracy of their methods, according to the Times. Rosemary Lehmberg, the district attorney for Travis County in Texas, told the Times that the new study, “has the potential to convince folks that double-blind sequential can really help cut down on mistaken identity.” But Austin police chief Art Acevedo is not fully convinced. The study is “a great starting point,” he told the Times, “but we’re not at the finish line yet.”
From http://blogs.wsj.com/law dated September 19, 2011
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Dab hands: Sydney Duo Revolutionize Fingerprint Technology
By: Glenda Kwek It takes half a day for forensic scientists to recover fingerprints at a crime scene - but a new innovation by Australian researchers could cut it down to just seconds using a cheap, handheld device. Forensic science honors students - Adam Brown and Daniel Sommerville - at Sydney's University of Technology found they could identify fingerprints on porous materials such as paper just by heating it - doing away with the need for chemicals. The technology has been developed into a cheap, portable device by UK forensic equipment company Foster + Freeman and is being trialed by law enforcement organizations and militaries across the world. "We've had a hard time trying to get people to realize how simple this is," said Dr. Brian Reedy, a senior lecturer at the university's Chemistry and Forensic Science Department. "But it's so simple and so quick that it cuts through the conservatism a lot of people have towards new techniques in forensic science." The makers said the tool - which hasn't been given a price tag yet but is
described as "low-cost" could help poorly resourced detectives in developing countries collect fingerprints at crime scenes. It could be used to scan through stacks of office paper in a short period of time to recover fingerprints, and perhaps even obtain prints off wooden parts of makeshift bombs - called improvised explosive devices - used by insurgents in Afghanistan.
How it works The effectiveness of the device is dependent on the level of heat applied to the surface, which could be a piece of paper, cardboard, wood or cotton fabrics. The paper is heated for short periods at high temperatures above 200 degree Celsius until it becomes fluorescent, Dr. Reedy said. But if there are fingerprints - made up of salt and amino acids - on the paper, that area degrades faster and so the markings become fluorescent before the rest of the sheet. "One reason people didn't really discover this before is you have to heat the paper at quite a high temperature quite quickly and if you over do it, you just char it ... and destroy the evidence. The window of opportunity is so small," Dr. Reedy said. "In the early days, the [researchers] were using hot air blowers, hair straighteners. We even considered sandwich toasters." Dr. Reedy said his researchers were now looking to see if the heating process would alter or destroy other evidence - such as DNA - on the materials.
From www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech dated September 20, 2011
Fingerprint technology breakthrough ...
Daniel Sommerville and Adam Brown
could transfer the speed of finding
suspects' identitites. Photo: Sydney
University of Technology
The thermal scanning device collects
fingerprints just by heating the
material.
FDIAI/GAIAI 2011 Weeklong Workshops
40-Hr Basic Fingerprint Science Workshop for 10-Print Examiners
We are pleased to announce that this year’s conference will include the “Basic Fingerprint Science for 10-Print
Examiner’s” workshop.
In this 40-hour workshop class, students will learn the purpose of a classification system and master the Henry
Classification Formula. Students will be provided with a historical perspective on the science of fingerprints and they
will be introduced to the changes in the progressive science. The students will become familiar with the basic elements
of fingerprint identification. This will include the introduction to the different types of fingerprint patterns and
internalization of the definitions of these patterns. We will identify friction ridge characteristics and be able to define
those types of characteristics. The students will learn the techniques of taking legible prints and how important legible
prints are to comparison purposes and success, particularly for latent print comparisons and palm print comparisons. The
students will be acquainted with AFIS technology and how it has facilitated the efficient storage, retrieval, and
comparison of enormous fingerprint files. The workshop will be limited to (25) students. A certificate of training will be
issued to students upon completion of the workshop. This workshop will provide for 40 hours of continuing education
credit required for I.A.I. certification and recertification.
There is a workshop fee of $75 in addition to the conference registration to attend this course. Pre-registration is
required prior to the conference. You can download a registration form online at www.fdiai.org.
40-Hr Basic Evaluation & Comparison of Latent Prints Workshop
We are pleased to announce that this year’s conference will include the “Basic Latent Fingerprint Comparison”
workshop. The Latent Print Workshop was originally started at the 36th FDIAI Training Conference in Tampa and has
been a trademark course at the conference for the last 16 years. To date, more than 300 latent print students from as far
away as England and Guyana have attended.
The Workshop will be coordinated and instructed by individuals who are heavily involved in the latent print
profession and dedicated in sharing their knowledge with participating students. Forty (40) hours will be dedicated
specifically to latent print matters and will cover a wide range of topics. Topics include an overview of the evaluation of
latent prints, comparison methods and techniques, judicial preparation (including mock trial presentations) biological
aspects of friction ridge skin and numerous other areas of interest.
This workshop will be limited to twenty-five (25) students. A certificate of training will be issued to students
upon completion of the workshop. The workshop is structured for individuals who have completed a latent print training
program and are actively engaged in daily latent print comparisons with minimal experience. Basic experience in the
Latent Print or 10-Print field and familiarity with basic fingerprint terms are necessary for this workshop. Students will
also need to bring their own magnifier and pointer for the comparison exercises.
There is a workshop fee of $75 in addition to the conference registration to attend this course. Pre-registration is
required prior to the conference. You can download a registration form online at www.fdiai.org.
24-Hr CCSI/CCSA Book Review Workshop followed by the I.A.I. Certification Exam
This course will help better prepare an individual who is taking the IAI Certification Test by providing and
reviewing hundreds of sample questions pertaining to crime scene examination and analyzing. The number one reason
why most crime scene investigations fail is because of inadequate crime scene processing. Working a crime scene,
whether minor or major, is a process that involves a wide range of skills. This course was also developed as a refresher
workshop for crime scene officers, or for the new officer with limited exposure and experience in crime scene
processing. The detection, collection, documentation and preservation of physical evidence are key elements involved in
every crime scene.
The days are spent in preparation for the I.A.I. CCSI and CCSA Exams which will be administered at the
conference. In order to take the certification exams, you must have your application in to the I.A.I. and be preapproved
by the I.A.I. to take the test 6o days prior to the conference.
Registration for this class is done at the conference site. There is no additional charge to attend this workshop.
More information is available online at www.fdiai.org. You must indicate on the IAI application that you will be
taking the test in Panama City and bring your IAI required books to the class.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Max M. Houck
Dr. Max M. Houck is Principal Analyst in the Forensic Enterprise Division at Analytic
Services, Inc. (ANSER)in Arlington, VA. He is the former Director of the Forensic Science
Initiative, a program that develops resources and professional training for forensic
professionals. He has authored and edited numerous books, including the forensic
science textbook, Fundamentals of Forensic Science with Dr. Jay Siegel. Houck served as
the Chairman of the Forensic Science Educational Program Accreditation Commission
from 2005-2011. Houck is founding co-editor of Forensic Science Policy and Management.
His scholarly work has been published and presented internationally; he also has
appeared on The New Detectives, Forensic Files, National Geographic, and E!
Entertainment Television. He has two degrees in anthropology from Michigan State
University and received his PhD with honors from Curtin University in Perth, Australia.
Houck has received awards from the FBI Laboratory, ASTM International, and most
recently the Mary Cowan Award for Service by the American Academy of Forensic
Sciences. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, among other
professional organizations.
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Basic Evaluation and Comparison of Latent Prints Workshop* Igor Pacheco, Miami-Dade Police Department Brian Cerchiai, Miami-Dade Police Department Basic Fingerprint Science Workshop for Ten-Print Examiners* Michael Sharpless, Miami-Dade Police Department J.P. Rodrigues, Miami-Dade Police Department CCSI/CCSA Book Review Workshop* (24 Hours) Jan Johnson, Forensic Pieces FDIAI Board of Directors Meeting FDIAI President’s Reception Basic Evaluation and Comparison of Latent Prints Workshop* Igor Pacheco, Miami-Dade Police Department Brian Cerchiai, Miami-Dade Police Department Basic Fingerprint Science Workshop for Ten-Print Examiners* Michael Sharpless, Miami-Dade Police Department J.P. Rodrigues, Miami-Dade Police Department CCSI/CCSA Book Review Workshop* (24 Hours) Jan Johnson, Forensic Pieces BREAKFAST & OPENING CEREMONIES President FDIAI, King Brown President GAIAI, Brenda Hutson Bay County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard / Invocation Welcome by Local Dignitaries Keynote Speaker, Dr. Max M. Houck “Are we a Science? Are we a Profession? Challenging Forensic Science in the next Decade” GROUP PHOTO OPENING OF EXHIBITOR AREA
FDIAI/GAIAI 2011 Annual Educational Training Conference
Panama City Beach, Florida October 23-27, 2011
DAILY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (Subject to change. Please go to www.fdiai.org for the most current conference schedule available.)
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Panama City Beach, Florida October 23-27, 2011
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Lunch A Philosophy of Forensic Science: Foundation Principles Dr. Max m. Houck, ANSER, Arlington, VA Overview of the Florida Retirement System Andy Snuggs, FRS Describe, Define, Defend and Demonstrate Workshop* (Limited to 25 - Encouraged to bring Laptops) Haria Haught, Hernando County Sheriff’s Office Mark Zabinski, Rhode Island State Crime Lab Forensic Interviewing of Child Abuse Victims Special Agent Terry Thomas, FDLE Component Analysis of Crime Scene Reconstruction Workshop* (Limited to 15) Dr. Laura Pettler, Carolina Forensics, LLC. “When Disaster Strikes” Never before seen photographs and testimony of 9/11 Kevin Fitzgerald, New York City Police Department (Ret.) Basic Evaluation and Comparison of Latent Prints Workshop* Igor Pacheco, Miami-Dade Police Department Brian Cerchiai, Miami-Dade Police Department Basic Fingerprint Science Workshop for Ten-Print Examiners* Michael Sharpless, Miami-Dade Police Department J.P. Rodrigues, Miami-Dade Police Department CCSI/CCSA Book Review Workshop* (24 Hours) Jan Johnson, Forensic Pieces Introduction to Statistics and Probabilities Workshop * (Limited to 30) Glenn Langenburg, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Universal Latent Workstation Training Workshop* (Limited to 30 - Bring Laptops for Software Download) Patricia Elswick, Federal Bureau of Investigations, CJIS
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FDIAI/GAIAI 2011 Annual Educational Training Conference
Panama City Beach, Florida October 23-27, 2011
DAILY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (Subject to change. Please go to www.fdiai.org for the most current conference schedule available.)
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NamUs: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System Overview Bill Young, NamUs Coordinator, NFSTC “Bite Marks — Junk Science of Not” Dr. Ken Cohrn Digital Photography of Latent Prints from Capture to AFIS Import Mark Zabinski, Rhode Island State Crime Lab Firearms 101 Erica Lawton-McWhite, Broward County Sheriff’s Office The Expanding Role of Forensic Anthropology in the Medicolegal Investigation of Death Dr. Michael Warren, C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory Entomology and You: Why Not? Dr. J.H. Byrd, University of Florida Diagramming Made Easy Teresa Bryant, Jupiter Police Department SWGTread Update Leslie Hammer, Hammer Forensics, Anchorage, AK DNA Today Candy Zulegar, Laboratory Director, Trinity DNA Solutions Ethics and Professional Standards in Forensic Science Dr. Tammy Barrette, Keystone College, PA Anthropology/Entomology Committee Meeting Chairman Dr. J.H. Byrd Lunch Defining and Computer Error Rates Workshop* (Limited to 30) Recommended to bring a calculator with basic arithmetic functions Glenn Langenburg, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Advanced Footwear Comparison Workshop* (Limited to Max. 15 Footwear Examiners Only) Leslie Hammer, Hammer Forensics, Anchorage, AK
Time Discipline Lecture/Workshop
FDIAI/GAIAI 2011 Annual Educational Training Conference
Panama City Beach, Florida October 23-27, 2011
DAILY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (Subject to change. Please go to www.fdiai.org for the most current conference schedule available.)
1:00pm—1:50pm 1:00pm—2:50pm 1:00pm—4:50pm 2:00pm—2:50pm 2:00pm—2:50pm 3:00pm—3:50pm 3:00pm—4:50pm 4:00pm—4:50pm Wednesday, October 26, 2011 8:00am—5:00pm 8:00am—5:00pm 8:00am—5:00pm
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Federal Biometric Interoperability Issues to include Friction Ridge and Facial Recognition Charles Schaeffer, Florida Department of Law Enforcement Blood Stain pattern Analysis - Segments of History Dr. Laura Pettler, Carolina Forensics, LLC. Advanced Footwear Comparsion Workshop * (Limited to 15 Footwear Examiners Only) Leslie Hammer, Hammer Forensics, Alaska Negotiating Difficult Witnesses Captain Fernando Gajate, Broward County Sheriff’s Office High Dynamic Rage Photography King Brown, West Palm Beach Police Department Dawn Watkins, Palm Beach Gardens Police Department The Application of Fine Art Techniques to Forensic Art R.D. Cox, Forensic Artist Crime Scene Behaviors of Crime Scene Stagers Dr. Laura Pettler, Carolina Forensics, LLC. Forensic Art Open Discussion Marv Wilson, Coconut Creek Police Department Basic Evaluation and Comparison of Latent Prints Workshop* Igor Pacheco, Miami-Dade Police Department Brian Cerchiai, Miami-Dade Police Department Basic Fingerprint Science Workshop for Ten-Print Examiners* Michael Sharpless, Miami-Dade Police Department J.P. Rodrigues, Miami-Dade Police Department Preparing for the IAI latent Print Certification Exam Workshop* (Limited to 25) Kathleen Farrell, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Admin. Mack Brazelle, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Admin.
Time Discipline Lecture/Workshop
FDIAI/GAIAI 2011 Annual Educational Training Conference
Panama City Beach, Florida October 23-27, 2011
DAILY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (Subject to change. Please go to www.fdiai.org for the most current conference schedule available.)
8:00am—6:00pm 8:00am—8:50am 8:00am—8:50am 9:00am—9:50am 9:00am—11:50am 9:00am—10:50am 10:00am—11:50am 10:00am—11:50am
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Documentation and Investigation of Clandestine Graves Offsite Workshop* (Limited to 28) Coordinator: Dawn Watkins, Palm Beach Gardens Police Department Coordinator: Michael Bates, 14th District Medical Examiner’s Office Photography: King Brown, West Palm Beach Police Department Gridding: Russ Ruslander, Palm Beach County Medical Examiner’s Office Diagramming and Measuring: Teresa Bryant, Jupiter Police Department Buried Bodies: Jan Johnson, Forensic Pieces Anthropology: Dr. Tammy Barrette, Keystone College, PA Sufficiency - “Some things are just not black and white” John Black, Ron Smith and Associates One Shot: Why Crime Scene Processing is NOT Simply Evidence Collection Mike LaForte, Knox & Associates, LLC. Relevant Research Demonstrating the Reliability, Accuracy, and Validity of the ACE-V Method Glenn Langenburg, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Crime Scene Reconstruction with Forensic Mannequins Workshop* (Limited to 20) Dr. Laura Pettler, Carolina Forensics, LLC. Ethics in Law Enforcement Chief Circuit Judge Don Sirmons, (Ret.), Fourteenth Judicial Circuit ACE-V Documentation and the NAS Report with the Forensic Science Reform Act of 2011 W. Morgan Hayes, FDLE Jacksonville Larry Stringham, Cape Coral Police Department Followed by a Panel Discussion NamUs: The National missing and Unidentified Persons System - Training Billy Young, NamUs Coordinator, NFSTC
Time Discipline Lecture/Workshop
FDIAI/GAIAI 2011 Annual Educational Training Conference
Panama City Beach, Florida October 23-27, 2011
DAILY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (Subject to change. Please go to www.fdiai.org for the most current conference schedule available.)
10:00am—6:00pm 11:00am—11:50am 12:00pm—1:00pm 1:00pm—2:50pm 1:00pm—4:50pm 1:00pm—4:50pm 1:00pm—6:00pm 2:00pm—2:50pm 3:00pm—3:50pm 3:00pm—3:50pm 4:00pm—4:50pm 4:00pm—4:50pm
G/CS
G
G
CS
CS/FP
CS
G
G/FP/CS
G/CS
CS
CS
Basic Crime Scene Photography Workshop* (Limited to 20) Strongly recommended that attendees bring a digital SLR camera, a remote shutter release, a tripod, a flashlight, a flash unit and any other frequently used equipment. Special Agent Bryan Smith, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Unusual Wound Patterns from Improvised Weapons Steve Brumm, Gulf Coast State College Lorne Brooks, Gulf Coast State College Lunch Leadership - Principals and Practices Deputy Chief Robert Colbert, Panama City Police Department Identification of IED Triggering Systems in Post Blast Conditions Workshop* (Limited to 40) Sgt. Jon Corley, Bay County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Commander The Silent Witness: Development of Latent Fingerprints on Human Skin Workshop* (Limited to 32) Frank Shonberger, Coral Gables Police Department Blood Enhancement Offsite Workshop* (Limited to 28 - Cameras encouraged) Leslie Hammer, Hammer Forensics, Anchorage, AK Lt. Koren Colbert, Bay County Sheriff’s Office CODIS - Overview and Successes Mary Cortese, CODIS Administrator, FDLE Tallahassee Writing Procedures and Manuel for ISO Accreditation W. Morgan Hayes, FDLE Jacksonville Reflective UV Photography with Digital Cameras Phillip J. Sanfilippo, Miami-Dade Police Department I Phone Applications on Crime Scenes Larry Stringham, Cape Coral Police Department Cartridge Case Ejection Patterns: Determining the Shooter’s Location Michael A. Knox, Knox & Associates, LLC.
Time Discipline Lecture/Workshop
FDIAI/GAIAI 2011 Annual Educational Training Conference
Panama City Beach, Florida October 23-27, 2011
DAILY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (Subject to change. Please go to www.fdiai.org for the most current conference schedule available.)
Thursday, October 27, 2011 8:00am—5:00pm 8:00am—5:00pm 8:00am—12:00am 8:00am—10:50am 8:00am—8:50am 8:00am—9:50am 8:00am—11:50am 8:00am—1:00am 10:00am—10:50am
FP
FP
CS
CS
G/FP
FP
ART
FP
G/CS
Basic Evaluation and Comparison of Latent Prints Workshop* Igor Pacheco, Miami-Dade Police Department Brian Cerchiai, Miami-Dade Police Department Basic Fingerprint Science Workshop for Ten-Print Examiners* Michael Sharpless, Miami-Dade Police Department J.P. Rodrigues, Miami-Dade Police Department I.A.I. CCSI/CCSA Examination*** Must have application submitted and approved by IAI (60 days in advance) Proctors: Russ Ruslander and Dawn Watkins Crime Scene Staging Detection and Documentation of Blood Stain Pattern Evidence Workshop* (Limited to 20) Dr. Laura Pettler, Caronlina Forensics, LLC. Jan Johnson, Forensic Pieces ULW 2011 Tips, Tricks and Best Kept Secrets Jeff Carlyle, FBI Mitigation of Erroneous Exclusions and Missed Identifications and Conflict Resolution for Latent Print Examiners Henry Swofford, Research Coordinator, Latent Print Branch William Doyne, Technical Lead, Latent Print Branch US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory Walking Our Way Through a Forensic Composite D. Paul Moody, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Ridgeology Science Workshop* - Lite (Limited to 25) Haria Haught, Hernando County Sheriff’s Office Mark Zabinski, Rhode Island State Crime Lab Case Study—Homicide of a Child Lt. Koren Colbert, Bay County Sheriff’s Office Captain Jimmy Stanford, Bay County Sheriff’s Office Assistant State Attorney Larry Basford, Fourteenth Judicial Court
Time Discipline Lecture/Workshop
FDIAI/GAIAI 2011 Annual Educational Training Conference
Panama City Beach, Florida October 23-27, 2011
DAILY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (Subject to change. Please go to www.fdiai.org for the most current conference schedule available.)
10:00am—11:50am 11:00am—11:50am 11:00am—11:50am 11:00am—11:50am 12:00pm—1:00pm 1:00pm—2:50pm 1:00pm—2:50pm 3:00pm—3:50pm 3:00pm—3:50pm 3:00pm—3:30pm
CS
G
G/CS
G/CS
FDIAI Members
Only
GAIAI Members
Only
G/CS
G
Line Laser Method for Blood Spatter to Determine Point of Convergence Workshop * (Limited to 12) Russ Ruslander, Palm Beach County Medical Examiner’s Office Top Ten Things Not to Do in the Courtroom Renee Willoughby, Harper Law Office Alternate Light Source Applications Walter Hiller, SPEX Forensics Evaluating Accuracy, Precision & Uncertainty in Crime Scene Reconstruction Michael A. Knox, Knox & Associates, LLC Lunch FDIAI Business Meeting FDIAI/GAIAI Business Meeting Final Team Review and Debrief of Clandestine Graves Workshop Coordinator: Dawn Watkins, Palm Beach Gardens Police Department Coordinator: Michael Bates, 14th District Medical Examiner’s Office Photography: King Brown, West Palm Beach Police Department Gridding: Russ Ruslander, Palm Beach County Medical Examiner’s Office Diagramming and Measuring: Teresa Bryant, Jupiter Police Department Buried Bodies: Jan Johnson, Forensic Pieces Anthropology: Dr. Tammy Barrette, Keystone College, PA Forensics DNA Analysis from Crime Scene Collection to Testimony Paula Bolivar, Broward County Sheriff’s Office ISO 17020 Standard Accreditation (Law Enforcement Forensic Units) Terry Mills, Manager of Accreditation, FQS
* Denotes Pre-registration and additional fee required prior to conference
** Denotes Registration required at the conference
*** Prior approval from the IAI required 60 days prior to taking the certification test
FW—Footwear Identification
FP—Fingerprints
CS—Crime Scene
TM—Toolmarks
WMD—Weapons of Mass Destruction
G—General Interest to All
TT—Tiretracks
FM—Firearms
FDIAI/GAIAI 2011 Annual Educational Training Conference
Panama City Beach, Florida October 23-27, 2011
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3:00pm—3:50pm 3:00pm—3:50pm
G/CS
G/CS
CSI Curmudgeon Dr. Dale Nute, Florida State University “Discover what you have been missing workshop” - Understanding the Use of Laser Technology in the Lab & at the Crime Scene Brad Brown, Arrowhead Forensics Pat Sneddon, Arrowhead Forensics Mark Keirstead, Coherent
PAGE 28 FDIAI NEWS JULY — SEPTEMBER 2011
Fort Worth Police Crime Lab Awarded Accreditation
By: Susan McFarland
The Fort Worth Police Department Crime Laboratory was recently awarded additional accreditation by a national
organization that applies rigorous standards to laboratories around the world.
The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Laboratory Accreditation Board awarded accreditation to the lab
for meeting International Organization for Standardization requirements.
The forensic science testing accreditation was granted Aug. 31 for the Fort Worth lab, which is one of only two
municipal crime laboratories in Texas accredited under the international program.
Areas of accreditation are in drug chemistry, toxicology, biology, firearms/toolmarks and latent prints.
The Frisco Police Department was granted international accreditation in May in two disciplines — latent prints and
crime scene.
"It is a much more stringent standard than the Legacy standard under which we were formerly accredited," said Tom
Stimpson, forensic division manager for the Fort Worth Police Department, in a news release. “Most other municipal
crime labs hold the Legacy accreditation.”
Stimpson said the lab will undergo routine annual maintenance inspections. To maintain accreditation, the lab will
receive continual improvements and be expected to stay current with scientific and technological advances.
“Accreditation from the ASCLD/LAB is highly respected,” he said. “Agencies such as the U.S. Secret Service, the Drug
Enforcement Administration, the Texas Department of Public Safety, as well as private labs and some outside the U.S.
are accredited by the ASCLD/LAB. It is considered by some to be one of the most rigorous.”
Stimpson gives credit to the new crime lab facility, which opened last year, and said it made a huge difference in
qualifying for the more stringent accreditation.
“New air return and fume hood systems, better lighting, a more secure building, no leaky roof and the ability to isolate
spaces to prevent contamination were key,” Stimpson said.
Stimpson also wrote new procedures for handling and testing evidence.
"We had to change a lot of procedures because the standards are much more demanding than the Legacy program,” he
said, “The policy for receiving evidence must be very detailed, with all the procedural steps laid out.”
Stimpson said the next steps include applying to ASCLD/LAB for DNA accreditation.
The crime lab has come a long way since 2002, when it was plagued by backlogs, personnel issues and accusations of
shoddy work and contamination that led officials to close its DNA.
In August 2010, the ribbon was cut on a new crime lab on East Lancaster Avenue.
Although a two-year investigation by the Tarrant County district attorney's office found that no one was wrongly
convicted or accused of a crime because of flawed DNA analysis, it did find widespread problems in the serology and
DNA unit, as well as troubling practices in the lab's chemistry and firearms sections.
From www.star-telegram.com dated September 9, 2011
PAGE 32 FDIAI NEWS JULY— SEPTEMBER 2011
Employment Opportunities
Requirements: High School
Diploma or GED plus at least
5 years of related work
exper ience ; addi t ional
training in crime scene
search, evidence collection,
and/or photography is
d e s i r a b l e ; e q u i va l e n t
combinations of education,
experience, certification, and
training will be considered.
Duties: This position is
responsible for collecting,
preserving and determining
the appropriate method of
processing evidence for
crime scene investigations.
Reports directly to the Crime
Scene Unit Supervisor.
Processes crime scenes by
taking photographs, dusting
for fingerprints, collecting,
preserving and logging
physical evidence, packaging
and inventorying evidence;
preparing detailed forensic
laboratory reports, and
delivering evidence to the
appropriate laboratories for
analysis.
Closing Date: Open Until
Filled
For more information about
this position contact:
City of Bryan
Human Resources
300 South Texas Avenue
Bryan, Texas 77803
Phone: (979) 209-5060
E-mail [email protected]
www.bryantx.gov
Crime Scene Technician
Salary: $29,952—$33,280
City of Bryan Police Department
BRYAN, TEXAS
Latent Print Examiner I
Salary: $39,667—$49,828
Baltimore County Government
TOWSON, MARYLAND
Requirements: Possession
of a high school diploma or
appropriate equivalent,
completion of advanced
technical or college level
coursework in fingerprint
classification; one year's
expe r ience in la t ent
fingerprint examination;
applicants will be qualified
based on an evaluation of
their training and experience,
as stated on their application,
which includes answers to
the supplemental questions;
applicants must state the
dates and duties of past and
present experience clearly
and completely for evaluation
purposes.
Duties: Examines latent
prints; compares known
finger, palm, and foot prints
with latent print impressions
to determine identity for use
in police investigations;
p r o v i d e s f i n g e r p r i n t
identification testimony in
court.
Closing Date: Open Until
Filled
For more information about
this position contact:
ATTN: Latent Print Examiner I
Office of Human Resources
Baltimore County
Government
308 Allegheny Ave.
Towson, MD 21204 Phone:
(410) 887-3135
www.baltimorecountymd.gov
Criminalist
Salary: Starting $44,220
City of Plano Police Department
PLANO, TEXAS
Requirements: High school
graduate or GED required
with college degree in
Forensic Science or related
field preferred. Must have
completed courses in crime
scene investigation, and
l a t e n t f i n g e r p r i n t
examination and comparison
to include: Basic Crime Scene
School, Basic Crime Scene
Photography School, Basic
Latent Fingerprints School,
Basic Blood Spatter School,
and AFIS training. Five years
of experience as a latent
examiner and crime scene
investigation required. Must
have two years of fingerprint
identification experience in a
law enforcement agency
using AFIS and Livescan.
Duties: The Criminalist
is responsible for performing
basic chemical, physical, and
optical scientific techniques
to locate physical evidence;
and to recover, compare, and
identify fingerprints left at a
crime scene.
Closing Date: Open Until
Filled
For more information about
this position contact:
City of Plano
Human Resources Dept.
1520 Avenue K, Suite 130,
Plano, TX 75074
Phone: 972-941-7115
www.plano.gov
PAGE 33 FDIAI NEWS JULY — SEPTEMBER 2011
Training and Educational Opportunities
Underwater Police Science
Technology
November 8—19, 2011
Miami, Florida
Contact: Miami-Dade Police Dept.
Training Bureau
9601 NW 58th Street
Building 300
Miami, FL 33178
Voice: 305-715-5017
Fax: 305-715-5107
Advanced Homicide Investigation
November 14—16, 2011
Altamonte Springs, Florida
Contact: IPTM
University of North Florida
12000 Alumni Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32224
Voice: 904-620-4786
Fax: 904-620-2453
www.iptm.org
Crime Scene Processing Workshop
November 14—18, 2011
Jacksonville, Florida
Contact: IPTM
University of North Florida
12000 Alumni Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32224
Voice: 904-620-4786
Fax: 904-620-2453
www.iptm.org
Buried Body & Surface Skeleton
Workshop
November 28—December 2, 2011
Miami, Florida
Contact: Miami-Dade Police Dept.
Training Bureau
9601 NW 58th Street
Building 300
Miami, FL 33178
Voice: 305-715-5017
Fax: 305-715-5107
Fundamentals of Latent Print
Examination
November 28—December 2, 2011
West Trenton, New Jersey
Contact: Debbie Benningfield
P.O. Box 4436
Meridian, MS 39304
Voice: 1-866-TEAM RSA
www.ronsmithandassociates.com
Digital Photography For Law
Enforcement
November 30—December 2, 2011
Jacksonville, Florida
Contact: IPTM
University of North Florida
12000 Alumni Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32224
Voice: 904-620-4786
Fax: 904-620-2453
www.iptm.org
Advanced Palm Print Comparison
Techniques
December 5—7, 2011
Hamilton, New Jersey
Contact: Jamie Bush
P.O. Box 4436
Meridian, MS 39304
Voice: 1-866-TEAM RSA
www.ronsmithandassociates.com
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Workshop
December 5—9, 2011
Miami, Florida
Contact: Miami-Dade Police Dept.
Training Bureau
9601 NW 58th Street
Building 300
Miami, FL 33178
Voice: 305-715-5017
Fax: 305-715-5107
Crime Scene Reconstruction of
Shooting Incident
December 5—9, 2011
Jacksonville, Florida
Contact: IPTM
University of North Florida
12000 Alumni Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32224
Voice: 904-620-4786
Fax: 904-620-2453
www.iptm.org
Homicide Investigation
December 5—9, 2011
Jacksonville, Florida
Contact: IPTM
University of North Florida
12000 Alumni Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32224
Voice: 904-620-4786
Fax: 904-620-2453
www.iptm.org
Advanced Techniques For Unresolved
Death Investigations
December 12—16, 2011
St. Petersburg, Florida
Contact: IPTM
University of North Florida
12000 Alumni Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32224
Voice: 904-620-4786
Fax: 904-620-2453
www.iptm.org
Burglary Investigations
January 23—25, 2012
Altamonte Springs, Florida
Contact: IPTM
University of North Florida
12000 Alumni Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32224
Voice: 904-620-4786
Fax: 904-620-2453
www.iptm.org
Forensic Scene Mapping Using Lasers
February 6—10, 2012
Jacksonville, Florida
Contact: IPTM
University of North Florida
12000 Alumni Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32224
Voice: 904-620-4786
Fax: 904-620-2453
www.iptm.org
Crime Scene Reconstruction
February 27—March 2, 2012
Jacksonville, Florida
Contact: IPTM
University of North Florida
12000 Alumni Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32224
Voice: 904-620-4786
Fax: 904-620-2453
www.iptm.org
Complex Latent Print Examinations
March 5—9, 2012
Jefferson City, Missouri
Contact: Debbie Benningfield
P.O. Box 4436
Meridian, MS 39304
Voice: 1-866-TEAM RSA
www.ronsmithandassociates.com
FORENSIC WEBSITES Forensic Laboratories
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms www.atf.treas.gov
Drug Enforcement Administration www.usdoj.gov/dea
Federal Bureau of Investigations www.fbi.gov
Food and Drug Administration www.fda.gov
United States Postal Inspection Service www.usps.com/websites/depart/inspect/crimelab.htm
Forensic Organizations
Academy of Behavioral Profiling www.profiling.org
American Academy of Forensic Science www.aafs.org
American Academy of Forensic Psychology www.abfp.com
American Academy of Psychiatry and Law www.aapl.org/index.html
American Association of Physical Anthropologists www.physanth.org
American Board of Criminalistics www.criminalistics.com
American Board of Forensic Anthropology www.csuchico.edu/anth/ABFA
American Board of Forensic Odontology, Inc. www.abfo.org
American Board of Forensic Toxicology www.abft.org
American Chemical Society www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/home.html
American College of Forensic Examiners International www.acfei.com
American Society of Crime Lab Directors www.ascld.org
American Society of Questioned Documents Examiners www.asqde.org
Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners www.afte.org
Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences www.csfs.ca
Evidence Photographers International Council www.epic-photo.org
Florida Department of Law Enforcement www.fdle.state.fl.us
Florida Division—IAI www.fdiai.org
Forensic Science Society www.forensic-science-society.org
Forensic Entomology www.forensic-entomology.com
International Association of Arson Investigators www.firearson.com
International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts www.iabpa.org
International Association of Forensic Toxicologists www.tiaft.org/index.php
International Association for Identification www.theiai.org
International Association for Property and Evidence www.iape.org
National Association of Medical Examiners www.thename.org
National Criminal Justice Reference Services www.ncjrs.org
Southern Association of Forensic Scientists www.southernforensic.org
Scientific Working Groups
Latent Fingerprints www.swgfast.org
Firearms and Toolmarks www.swggun.org
Questioned Documents www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/april2000/swgdoc1.htm
Digital Evidence www.ncfs.org/swgde/index.html
DNA Analysis www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/oct2001/kzinski.htm
Imaging Technologies www.theiai.org/guidelines/swgit/index.php Materials www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/july1999/painta.htm
Drug Samples www.swgdrug.org/
Forensic Career Information
Florida State Jobs www.myflorida.com
Office of Personnel Management www.opm.gov
Other Forensic Information
Reddy’s Forensic Page www.forensicpage.com
Zeno’s Forensic Page www.forensic.to
Forensic Science Communications www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/current/index.htm
Complete Latent Print Examination www.clpex.com
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Crime Lab Stays on the 9/11 Case By: Alan Boyle
Forensic scientists are continuing to identify remains from 9/11
victims, and they could still be working on the case 10 years from
now. Ten years after the terror attacks, thousands of bits of bone
found where the World Trade Center's twin towers fell are
unidentified, and 1,124 of the 2,753 known victims have not yet
been matched up with any remains.
Mark Desire, who heads up the identification effort for the New York
City Medical Examiner's Office, notes that the crime lab handles
about 500 homicides and 2,000 sexual-assault cases a year, and
thousands of other investigations. But the 9/11 case is special.
"As a forensic scientist, you're taught not to get emotionally
involved," he told me today. "But the World Trade Center ... that's
the exception."
This weekend, he and his colleagues will be meeting with the
families of the victims, going over everything that's been accomplished over the past year and everything they
hope to do over the next year. It's what he's done on every anniversary since the attacks.
Continued on Next Page
Don Emmert / AFP - Getty Images
Veronique Bourdon conducts research in the
teaching facility at the New York City Medical
Examiner's Office. Researchers are continuing to
identify the remains of victims from the 2001
terror attacks. Forty-one percent of the 2,753
World Trade Center victims have not yet been
matched with remains.
PAGE 40 FDIAI NEWS JULY — SEPTEMBER 2011
Here are the highlights from this year's report:
Five scientists in Desire's office are working full-time on World Trade Center victim identification, and the effort can draw upon the 180 other employees at the medical examiner's lab.
More than 21,000 pieces of human remains have been collected so far, with about 13,000 of those fragments matched up to DNA extracted from samples of the victims provided by loved ones. The reference samples may come from hair in combs or hairbrushes, from flecks of skin left behind in old toothbrushes, on clothes or on jewelry, from medical samples, even from baby teeth found in photo albums. "We've become really good at disposable razors — breaking them open and taking the DNA," Desire said.
About 6,000 of those remains have been analyzed more than once, sometimes five or six times, as new DNA extraction techniques become available. In the old days, the scientists used to grind bone by hand to get at the DNA. Now, the lab uses liquid-nitrogen freezing, sonication and high-tech detergents to get the DNA out of bone tissue that is typically degraded by fire, water and exposure to the elements. "We need every possible cell in what's left to have any hope of generating a profile," Desire said. In the past five years, the new techniques have sparked a new wave of victim identifications.
The scientists analyze the DNA by looking for matching sequences known as short tandem repeats, or STRs. They can also draw upon other types of DNA tests that focus on mitochondrial DNA or single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs, or "snips"). If there's a full-profile match, the chances of making a wrong identification are less than 1 in a trillion. In the past, the forensics team has used dental records, other medical records and even tattoos to match remains with victims — but today, DNA is the gold standard. "We would never release remains unless we were absolutely positive that this was the individual identified, and DNA allows us to do that," Desire said.
About 400 bone fragments are checked every month. If there's a DNA match, it's almost always matched to a victim who has already been associated with other remains. But every six months or so, there's a new identification. The last time that happened was in August: Ernest James, a 40-year-old New Yorker who worked at the insurance firm Marsh & McLennan in the trade center's north tower, was lost on 9/11 but was finally linked to a bit of bone, thanks to the DNA.
Desire said the thousands of yet-to-be-identified samples will continue to be stored for future analysis as new
techniques are developed. He and his colleagues are already talking with the planners for the National
September 11 Memorial and Museum, to make sure that unidentified 9/11 remains will stay accessible even
after they're interred at the memorial.
"They're stored now in a very low-humidity condition, preserved for years to come to be able to work with,"
Desire said. "They're going to be stored at the memorial in the same way."
Every time DNA technology improves, forensic scientists will go back to those samples and check them
again, hoping to give a little more closure to the thousands of families who are still wondering about their
loved ones. That means that as painful as it may be, Desire and his fellow forensic scientists will be going to
the anniversary gatherings with 9/11 families for years to come.
"It is a very emotional time for all of us," Desire said. "We want to emphasize that we are there."
From http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com dated September 9, 2011
2011 COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
CHAIRPERSON King C. Brown (561) 351-9174
(Science and Practices sub-committees are the 15 committees
Immediately following)
SCIENCE AND PRACTICES COMMITTEES
CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
CHAIRPERSON Danny Formosa (305) 460-5479
Dave Cannady (352) 726-4488
David Lounsbury (239) 777-7728
Joanne Rumbelow (561) 822-1721
Lori Bell (954) 831-6423
G.H. “Bud” Staley (561) 688-4264
LATENT PRINT IDENTIFICATION
CHAIRPERSON Morgan Hays (904) 360-7160
James Coats (561) 338-1263
M. Dawn Watkins (561) 799-4543
Vickram Mahadeo (941) 747-3011 ext. 1020
AFIS/LIVE SCAN
CHAIRPERSON Megan Mims (407) 540-3981
Bill Schade (727) 464-6411
Scott Banas (305) 471-2026
R. Scott Barnett (239) 793-9172
Julie Hartmann (954) 831-5844
FOOTWEAR AND TIRE TRACK IDENTIFICATION
CHAIRPERSON Tom Hill (954) 831-5546
Christine Craig Snyder (407) 665-6492
Erica Lawton-McWhite (954) 831-6449
Ernie Hamm (904) 571-3032
FORENSIC MEDICINE
CHAIRPERSON Dr. Michael Berkland, D.O. (850) 803-3323
Harold Ruslander (561) 688-4593
Michael Bates (850) 747-5740
FIREARMS AND TOOLMARK EXAMINATION
CHAIRPERSON Erica Lawton-McWhite (954) 831-6449
Allen Greenspan (954) 831-5816
Erin Wilson (305) 471-3029
FORENSIC PHOTOGRAPHY AND ELECTRONIC IMAGING
CHAIRPERSON David Knoerlein (352) 596-1392
Kelly May (386) 547-1057
Robert Wyman (786) 246-8100
Neil Zielinski (561) 688-4271
DIGITAL EVIDENCE
Inactive
ANTHROPOLOGY/ENTOMOLOGY
CHAIRPERSON Dr. Jason H. Byrd (352) 294-4091
Dr. Michael Warren (352) 273-8320
Dr. Erin Kimmerle (813) 974-5139
Dr. Tammy Barette (570) 677-7943
Sheri Dunaske (305) 474-6473 ext. 1520
FORENSIC COMPOSITE ART
CHAIRPERSON Paul Moody (561) 688-4724
Marvin Wilson (954) 956-1446
Robert George, PhD (305) 348-4028
R.D. Cox (850) 432-9211
Catyana Sawyer (954) 831-6436
BLOODSTAIN PATTERN IDENTIFICATION
CHAIRPERSON Janice Johnson (850) 698-6929
Tom Hill (954) 834-5546
Harold Ruslander (561) 688-4593
FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY
CHAIRPERSON Scott Hahn, DMD (954) 436-7495
Gregory Dickinson, DDS (941) 365-7595
Barbara Needell, DMD (954) 749-5494
Kenneth Cohrn (352) 750-4111
GENERAL FORENSICS
CHAIRPERSON Natalie Borgan (305) 442-1600
Teresa Bryant (561) 512-7250
Roberta Case (863) 298-6288
Joan Meneke (954) 346-1234
TEN PRINT IDENTIFICATION
CHAIRPERSON Chasidty Evangelista-Mackison (954) 831-8824
Ashley Snyder (954) 831-6599
Christian Rivas (954) 831-5811
Brian Cerchiai (305) 471-2015
Igor Pacheco (305) 471-2019
SCIENCE AND PRACTICES TECHNICAL / SAFETY ADVISORY
CHAIRPERSON Stewart Mosher (954) 831-6421
Chris Reynolds (850) 747-4700
Jason Byrd (352) 372-3505
Calvin Fenner Jr. (386) 758-1314
CERTIFICATION COMMITTEES
LATENT CERTIFICATION
CHAIRPERSON Bill Schade (727) 464-6411
Dawn Walters (850) 410-7513
Igor Pacheco (305) 471-2019
John Lazzaretto (305) 761-2106
Claudine Pierera (954) 831-7320
CRIME SCENE CERTIFICATION
CHAIRPERSON King C. Brown (561) 822-1711
Christine Snyder (407) 665-6492
M. Dawn Watkins (561) 799-4543
Janice Johnson (850) 698-6929
FORENSIC PHOTOGRAPHY CERTIFICATION
CHAIRPERSON M. Dawn Watkins (561) 799-4543
Leonard Wolf (305) 545-2496
Brian Clay (305) 471-2405
King Brown (561) 822-1711
OTHER COMMITTEES
LONG RANGE PLANNING
CHAIRPERSON King C. Brown (561) 822-1711
SECRETARY Igor Pacheco (305) 471-2019
Joel Smith (772) 871-5140
Haria Haught (352) 797-3796
Erica Lawton-McWhite (954) 831-6449
RESOLUTIONS AND LEGISLATIVE
CHAIRPERSON Joel Smith (772) 871-5140
Glen Calhoun (954) 589-0628
John Lazzaretto (305) 761-2106
Frank Shonberger (305) 460-5435
MEMBERSHIP
CHAIRPERSON Frank Shonberger (305) 460-5435
All Regional Directors
EDITORIAL REVIEW
CHAIRPERSON Igor Pacheco (305) 471-2019
Philip Sanfilippo (305) 715-5028
James Kammerer (954) 540-8890
Janice Johnson (850) 698-6929
Harold Ruslander (561) 688-4593
Dr. Michael Berkland, D.O. (850) 803-3323
INVESTMENT
CHAIRPERSON John Lazzaretto (305) 761-2106
Glen Calhoun (954) 589-0628
Jim Kammerer (954) 540-8890
NOMINATING
Past Presidents
BOARD APPOINTMENTS
CONFERENCE PLANNER
Jim Kammerer (954) 540-8890
FRANK REINHARDT SCHOLARSHIP FUND TRUSTEES
Glen Calhoun (954) 589-0628
Debbie Sellery (407) 665-6777
John Lazzaretto (305) 761-2106
Frank Shonberger (305) 460-5435
CODE OF ETHICS
As a member of the International Association for Identification, and being actively engaged in
the Profession of Scientific Identification and Investigation, I dedicate myself to the efficient and scientific
administration thereof in the interest of Justice and the betterment of Law Enforcement.
To cooperate with others of the profession, promote improvement through research, and
disseminate such advancement in my effort make more effective the analysis of the expert. To employ my
technical knowledge factually, with zeal and determination, to protect the ethical standards of the
profession of Scientific Identification and Investigation.
I humbly accept my responsibility to Public Trust and seek Divine guidance that I may keep
inviolate the Profession of Law Enforcement.
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