Don’t Forget to Tread Lightly

Impression evidence is the most common type of evidence found at any crime scene, whether the primary or secondary scenes, and it includes fingerprints, footprints, and tire marks. It’s one of the most interesting physical parts of a crime scene for me. Even though it is the most common, it can be difficult to collect and identify properly due to the partials, distortions, scene contaminants, and weather conditions.

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“…while footprints are common they are often left unused by forensic scient...