Hair Transfer Case Study Essay

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Name of the Case:Hair and fiber transfer in an abduction case
Victim: A young girl
Suspects: the mother
How the hair of fiber made a connection for the case (what the analysis told them): the girl who was abducted and raped had synthetic fibers similar to those composing the car seat covers, Secondary transfer was indicated by dyed brown human head-type hairs. With all the hair transfer it lead them to believe it could only have been the mother.

Name of the Case: Tiny fibers help big case
Victim: Kati Lisk's
Suspects:Richard Marc Evonitz
How the hair of fiber made a connection for the case (what the analysis told them): 38 year old Richard Marc Evonitz had killed and abducted 2 girls 5 years before he got caught and left only small

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