Southern California Association

Winter 2010

Volume 26, Issue 3

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The FBI’s 2010 Hit of the Year: San Diego Police Dept

(Source: http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2010/october/latent_102510/latent_102510)

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THE EFFECT OF SUBSTRATE ON THE REPRODUCIBILITY OF INKED FINGERPRINT PORE DIMENSIONS EXAMINED USING PHOTOMICROGRAPHY

Fingerprint Whorld, June 2007

pg 6

President's Message

Mari Johnson

Minutes of August 2010 meeting

pg 7

Minutes of October 2010 Meeting

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Minutes of December 2010 Meeting

July/August/September 2009

Vol 25, Issue 3

October/November/December 2009

Vol 25, Issue 4

January / February / March 2008
Vol. 24, Issue 1

July/August/September 2008

Vol 24, Issue 3

October/November/December 2008

Vol 24, Issue 4

January / February / March 2007
Vol. 23, Issue 1

July / August / September 2007
Vol. 23, Issue 3

January / February 2006
Vol. 22, Issue 1

pp 1 - 4
"Mass Disasters Mean Two Things: Multiple Deaths and DMORT Deployment." Forensic Magazine, December 2005/January 2006.

pp 5 - 6
"Exposed: The Criminal Cover-Up at the Heart of Fingerprint Scandal." scotsman.com, February 12, 2006.

pp 6 - 9
"Casting a Wide Net: Lifting Fingerprints from Difficult Surfaces." forensicmag.com, August/September.

pp 10 - 12
Barnum, Clive A. & Klasey, Darrell R.
"Factors Affecting the Recovery of Latent Prints on Firearms," J.F.I. 47(2), Mar/Apr `97.

May / June 2006
Vol. 22, Issue 3

October / November / December 2006
Vol. 22, Issue 5

May / June 2005
Vol. 21, Issue 3

March / April 2004 
Vol. 20, Issue 2

January / February 2003
Vol. 19, Issue 1  

pp 1 -2
Cantera, Kevin
"Officer Remembered for Keen Crime Work." Salt Lake Tribune, January 4, 2003.

pp 2 -3
Franzen, Robert
"'CSI' Effect on Potential Jurors has some Prosecutors Worried." San Diego Union-Tribune, December 16, 2002.

pp 4 - 5
"Fingerprint Technology Faces Test in Court." South Florida Sun-Sentinel, December 15, 2002.

March / April 2003
Vol. 19, Issue 2  

pg 1
Charles Wolford Award: Howard A. Speaks - 2002 Recipient.

pp 2 - 3
Winton, Richard; Landsberg, Mitchell
"A 45-Year-Old Fingerprint Leads to Arrest in El Segundo Police Killings." Los Angeles Times, January 30, 2003.

pp 4 - 5
Speaks, Howard A.
"The Use of Ninhydrin in the Development of Latent Fingerprints." Finger Print and Identification Magazine, March 1964, pp 11 - 13, 23.

pp 6 - 7
Speaks, Howard A.
"Ninhydrin Prints from Rubber Gloves." Finger Print and Identification Magazine, September 1966, pp 11 - 13, 23.

pp 7 - 9
Speaks, Howard A.
"Ninhydrin Development of Latent Prints." Finger Print and Identification Magazine, August 1970, pp 14 - 17.

pp 10 - 11
"Expert Finds Many Details in Small Area of Arch Pattern." Finger Print and Identification Magazine, August 1971, pp 12 - 15.

May / June 2003
Vol. 19, Issue 3

pp 1 - 10
Langenburg, Glenn
"Defending Against the Critic's Curse." Composite of several issues of the Weekly Detail, www.clpex.com.

pg 11 - 13
LeMay, Jan
"Using Scales in Photography." Law Enforcement Technology, October 2002.

pg 13
Baeder, Ben
"Whittier Police Receive $500,000 to Upgrade Crime Lab Funding Forensics." Whittier Daily News, April 25, 2003.

pg 13
Green, David
"Man Acquitted of a Murder Committed Over 35 Years Ago." Miami Herald online, February 8, 2003.

July / August 2003
Vol. 19, Issue 4

pp 1 - 3
Leadbetter, Martin
"The Other Francis Galton." Fingerprint Whorld, October 2002.

pp 3 - 4
Maltas, Luc
"A Synopsis of 'The Ventral Surface of the Mammalian Chiridium'." Identification Canada, September 2002.

pg 5
Saviers, Kathleen D.
"It's About Time." The Silent Witness, January - March, 2003.

pg 6
Silver, Jonathan D.
"More City Police Training to do Fingerprinting to Solve Car Thefts." Pittsburg Post-Gazette, June 13, 2003.

November / December 2003
Vol. 19, Issue 6  

January / February 2002
Vol. 18 Issue 1  

pg 1
"Los Angeles County Regional Identification System Contract Awarded to Cogent Systems, Inc." November 2001, Minutiae Muse.

pp 2 - 3
McRoberts, Alan
"Fingerprints on the Ropes?" Law Enforcement Technology. October 2001. 

pp 4 - 5
Johansen, Gary L. 
"Detection of Fraudulent Fingerprints."  Examiner (published by PNWD/IAI, Fall 2001.

March / April 2002 
Vol. 18 Issue 2

pp 1 - 4
Maier, Timothy W.
"Federal Judge Slams Fingerprint 'Science'." Insight in the News, February 22, 2002.

pp 4 - 5
Loviglio, Joann
"Judge Mulls Testimony of Fingerprints." Los Angeles Times,February 28, 2002.

pg 5
Anderson, Troy
"Illegal Criminal Aliens Targeted." San Gabriel Valley News, November 16, 2001.

pg 6
"Innovative Wireless IP Video Surveillance. Reprinted from www.cisco.com, March 6, 2002.

pp 7 - 8
Laurence, Robert P.
"Grissom Makes the Scene'." San Diego Union-Tribune, January 28, 2002.

pg 9
Laurence, Robert P.
"Experts Have A Bone to Pick with 'CSI'." San Diego Union-Tribune, January 28, 2002.

May / June 2002
Vol. 18 Issue 3

pp 1 - 2
Berry, Steve
"Judge Reverses Fingerprint Decision." Los Angeles Times, March 14, 2002.

pp 2 - 3
Wilson, Iain
"Pointing the Finger at Scots Justice." Reprinted from www.theherald.co.uk, May 3, 2002.

pg 3
McRoberts, Alan
"Message from the SWGFAST Chair." original article

September / October 2002
Vol. 18 Issue 5  

November / December 2002
Vol. 18 Issue 6  

January / February 2001
Vol. 17 Issue 1  

pp 1 - 3
Leo, William F.  B.S., C.L.P.E. 
"Fingerprint Identification -- Objective Science or Subjective Opinion?"   original article  Open 

pp 4 - 7
"Court Challenges to Fingerprints."   original article Open 

pg  8
Miletich, Steve
Attorneys challenge fingerprint evidence."  Seattle Times, September 2, 2000.  Open

pg 8
Skolnik, Sam  
"Fingerprint evidence allowed in bomb trial."  Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter.  Open

March / April 2001
Vol. 17 Issue 2

pp 1 - 5
Rinehart, Danny  
"Excavations of Skeletal Remains From an Anthropological Point of View," original article  Open

"Excavations of Skeletal Remains From an Anthropological Point of View," article with pictures (pdf format - 201k)  Open 

pg 6
"Man admits to impersonating prisoner," San Gabriel Valley News, February 16, 2001.  Open

May / June 2001
Vol. 17 Issue 3

pg 1
"Fingerprints:  The Origin of Crime Detection and the Murder Case That Launched Forensic Science," Colin Beavan, Original Book Review by Alan McRoberts. Open 

pp 2 - 3
Chapel, Charles
"How to Etch Fingerprints on Metal," Chapter XXV from Chapel's book "Fingerprint: A Manual of Identification," 1941, pp 287 - 289.  Open 

pg 3
"Man arrested by mistake may sue city." San Gabriel Valley News. Open

pp 4 - 5 
Newman, Andy
"Fingerprinting's Reliability Draws Growing Court Challenges." Open

pg 6
Weiss, Mike
"Is, Science Has Never Put Its Finger on Prints." San Francisco, May 28, 2000. Open

July / August 2001

Vol. 17, Issue 4

pg 1
Schell, Alison
"Latent Print Development On Paper Towels," Forensic News (Arizona Identification Council), Jan/March 2001.Open

pp 2 - 3
Pinion-Whitt, Melissa
"Forensic Advances Providing More Clues to Unsolved Crimes," Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, May 7, 2001. Open

pg 4
"Smudged Prints,"  ABCNEWS.com. Open

pp 4 - 5
Cooley, Steve
"Forensic crime lab should be collaborative project," San Gabriel Valley News, June 10, 2001. Open

pg 5
"Testimony of police lab scientist in doubt," The San Diego Union-Tribune, May 2, 2001. Open 

September / October 2001

Vol. 17, Issue 5

pp 1 - 2
Leonard, Jack
"Oldest Cold Case Heats Up," Los Angeles Times, August 7, 2001. Open

pg 2
"Southern California Print Officers Feted at Prison," Finger Print and Identification Magazine, May, 1947. Open

pp 3 - 4
Serrano, Richard A.
"Withheld Evidence Can Give Convicts New Life," Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2001. Open

November / December 2001

Vol. 17, Issue 6

pp 1 - 3
Ruslander, Harold
"OC Spray and the ALS," www.crime-scene-investigation.net/oc-als.html 

pg 4
Coppock, Craig
"Controlled Reflection Latent Fingerprint Photography," Examiner published by PNW/IAI, Spring 2001. Open

pg 5
Pressley, Jason
"Small Particle Reagent The Evidence May Not Be a Wash After All!," The Magnolia Print, July 2001. Open

March / April 2000
Vol. 16, Issue 2

pp 1 - 13
Laufer, Berthold
"History of the Finger-print System," Smithsonian Institution Annual Report, pp 631 - 652, 1912.

May / June 2000
Vol. 16, Issue 3

pg 1 Louis "Lou" Bernard Herbert, SCAFO's 60^th President.

July / August 2000
Vol. 16, Issue 4

pp 1 - 2
"Latent Possibilities - Processing crime scene prints through the IAFIS network," CJIS Link, Vol. 4, No. 2, Summer 2000.

pp 3 - 5
Stavely, Steven 
"Recommendation for Increased Training Funds,"  original article.

pg 5
"New Standards enable nationwide searches of crime scene prints,"  CJIS Link, Vol. 4, No. 2, Summer 2000.

September / October 2000
Vol. 16, Issue 5

pp 1 -5
Wertheim, Pat
"Scientific Comparison and Identification of Fingerprint Evidence," Fingerprint Whorld, July, 2000.

pg 9
"Proficiency Tests," ASCLD/Lab Newsletter, October 2000.

November / December 2000
Vol. 16, Issue 6

pg  1
Jones, Tom
"A One Way Street," Guest Editorial. 

pg 2
Silver, Vernon
"Banks Put Finger on Bad Checks."  unk orginal publication.   

pg 3
Bergstein, Brian
"Finger, Eye and Face Scans Soon May Replace Passwords."  San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Nov 11, 2000. 

pg 3
Rashbaum, William
"DNA Links Suspect to 6 Slayings."  San Diego Union-Tribune, August 6, 2000. 

pp 4 - 5 Salim, Nicole
"10th Annual Training Conference Summary." 

January / February 1999
Vol. 15 Issue 1

pp 1 - 5
Hughes, Graham, F.F.S.
"Ridgeology, The Book -- An Overview", Fingerprint Whorld, vol. 24, # 94, pp 153-157. Open

pp 6 - 8
Didierjean, Claude; Debart, Marie-Helene; Crispino, Frank
"New Formulation of DFO in HFE 7100," Fingerprint Whorld, vol. 24, #94, pp 163-167. Open

March / April 1999
Vol. 15 Issue 2

pp 1 - 4
Leo, William F., C.L.P.E.
"Distortion versus Dissimilarity In Friction Skin Identification," J.F.I 48(2) pp 125 - 129. Open

pg 5
Marques, Helen
"Techniques for Processing Carbonless Documents for Latent Prints," J.F.I 49(2) pp 122 - 124. Open

pp 6 - 8
Mathews, Carey A.
"Effectively Cross-Examining an FBI Witness at Trial: Remembering the Basics," National Assoc. of Criminal Defense Lawyer's" website http://www.criminaljustice.org/CHAMPION/ARTICLES/98jan02.htm. Originally published in Jan./Feb. 1998 issue "The Champion." Open

pp 8 - 9
Fixmer, Rob
"Chip that reads fingerprints, triggers privacy debate," San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 6, 1998. Open

pg 9
"20-year old homicide solved with fingerprint workstation," Law Enforcement Technology, Nov. 1998. Open

May / June 1999
Vol. 15 Issue 3

pp 1 - 5
Vanderkolk, John R.
"Forensic Individualization of Images Using Quality and Quantity of Information," J.F.I 49(3) pp 246 - 256. Open

pp 6 - 7
Speaks, Howard A.
"Ninhydrin Prints from Rubber Gloves," Fingerprint and Identification Magazine, September 1966. Open

pp 6 - 7
Gonzales, Ruby
"Suspect disfigures self for naught," San Gabriel Valley Tribune, March 9, 1999. Open

July / August 1999
Vol. 15 Issue 4

pp 1 - 2
Moenssen, Andre A.
"Is Fingerprint Identification a `Science'?" Internet article from www.Forensic.com.   Open

pp 3 - 5
Grieve, David L.
"Daubert and Fingerprints: The United States of America v. Bryan C. Mitchell," The Sleuth, Illinois Div. I.A.I., 37(1), pp 8-9. Open

September / October 1999
Vol. 15 Issue 5

pp 1 - 10
Grieve, David L.
"The Identification Process: TWGFAST and The Search for Science," Fingerprint Whorld, Vol 25, Number 98, pp 315-325. Open

pg 10
"Daubert Hearing News Release," Source Online: www.onin.com, 13 Sept 1999. Open

November / December 1999
Vol. 15 Issue 6

pp 1 - 3
Rinehart, Daniel J.
"Prints from Gloves, Two Case Studies," original article Open

pg 3
"CA / Magna Powder Yields Prints from Gloves," original article Open

pp 4 - 5
Reneau, Richard
"The Legal Profession, the Dactylography Profession and Certification," Prosecutor's Brief, Vol X, #3, Summer 1986. Open

pg 6
"Current Requirements for I.A.I. Certification as a Latent Print Examiner" Open

January / February 1998
Vol. 14 Issue 1

pp 1 - 2
Garrison, D.H.
"Precision Without Accuracy", Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists Newsletter, April 1994. Open

pg 3
"Fingerprint Identification: Craft or Science?", "The Why Files" http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/index.html Open

pp 4 - 5
McRoberts, Alan
"Is Friction Ridge Identification a Science," original article. Open

pp 6 - 8
Letters to the Editor
"Re: Cloned Primates and the Possibility of Identical Fingerprints", Open

pp 4 - 5
Jones, Tom
"Opinion vs. Conclusion", original article Open

March / April 1998
Vol. 14 Issue 2

pp 1 - 2
Nelson, Janet
"Homemade Solution for Processing Latent Prints on the Adhesive Side of Tape," Gopher Identification-Minnesota Division I.A.I., January 1998. Open

pp 4 - 5
Jones, Thomas W. C.L.P.E.
"Footprint Comparison: Newborn," original article. Open

pg 4
McMahon, Pierre - Corporal
"Procedure to Develop Latent Prints on Thermal Paper," The Examiner, published by PNWIAI Oct/Dec `97. Open

pg 5
Cannon, Angie
"New DNA Testing Cuts Prosecutorial Hedging," San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 12 1997.

pp 6 - 7
Corson, Bill and James Lawson
"SCAFO History -- 1997 Update," original article. Open

pg 8
Truedson, Paul
"Fingerprint Cards Needed for Research Project," The Examiner, published by PNWIAI Oct/Dec `97 -- Identification Canada Summer `96. Open

May / June 1998
Vol. 14 Issue 3

pg 1
"Professor Claims Fingerprint Rules Too Strict for Court," Office of International Criminal Justice at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Open
    [also refer to following articles by Jones and Corson for discussion on the same topic]

pp 2 - 4
Jones, Thomas W. C.L.P.E.
"How Many Points Do You Need & Other Questions," original article. Open

pp 4 - 5
Corson, Bill
"The 'N' Word, (A Major Mind-Set Adjustment" original article. Open

pg 5
"A Confession for Science", Proceedings of the International Association of Chiefs of Police--1911. Identification Wanted--Development of the American Criminal Identification System, IACP 1977, 99 102-103. Open

pg 6
Srinivasan, Kalpana
"Banks, Stores Using Thumbprinting", reprinted from the internet. Open

pg 6
"West Virginia University, FBI join forces to offer first degree in Forensic Identification," http://info.news.wvu.edu/news/forensics.html. Open

July / August 1998
Vol. 14 Issue 4

pp 1 - 2
Acree, Mark A. MSFS
"People v. Jennings: A Significant Case In American Fingerprint History," original article. Open

pg 3
Bentley, Stephen
"Presumptive Testing for Blood on a Patent Print Developed with Amido Black," Tieline, Summer 1998. Open

pp 4 - 5
Acree, Mark A. MSFS
"What is Science? The Dilemma of Fingerprint Science Revisited," original article. Open

pg 6
Mader, Ian
"Mass DNA test nets murder suspect--16,400 screened; 1 arrested, confesses," May 3, 1998, San Diego Union-Tribune. Open

pg 7
Editorial
"Fingerprints, are they there and for how long? Vital considerations in developing latents," Scientific Sleuthing, unk. issue. Open

pg 8
Editorial
"Where will all the forensic scientists go?" Oct/Dec. 1997, Forensic Science Society. Open

September / October 1998
Vol. 14 Issue 5

pg 1 - 3   
Bradford, Russell R.
"Mary E. Holland, America's First Fingerprint Instructor," The Print, May 1993. Open

pg 3
Almiral, Jose'R. and Kenneth G. Furton
"The Importance of Standards in Forensic Science," Standardization News, Vol 23(4) Apr. 1995. Open

pg 7
"ASCLD/LAB News: Fingerprint Evidence," ASCLD/LAB Newsletter, Mar. 1998. Open

pg 8
Ritter, Malcolm
"Unusual objects aid investigators," Associated Press Online, June 1, 1998. Open

pg 9
Cohen, Jason Z.
"Print match cited, defendant linked to Kennedy murder," Daily Bulletin, Sept. 2, 1998. Open

pg 9
"Fugitive nabbed applying to be Cop," Associated Press Online, August 29, 1998. Open

pg 9
"Fingerprint computer and radio security," Amateur Radio Newsline online @ www.arnewsline.org/newsline_archives/cbbs1095.txt, August 29, 1998. Open

November / December 1998
Vol. 14 Issue 6

pp 1 - 7
"Fingerprint Evidence Standard -- Significant Milestone in the Change to a Non-numerical STANDARD," Fingerprint Whorld, vol. 24 #94, pp 139 - 145, October 1998. Open

January / February 1997
Vol. 13 Issue 1

pg 1
Jones, Thomas W. - C.L.P.E., SCSA, FFS
"Inherited Characteristics In Fingerprints: (or Theory of Relativity)," The Print, Vol 4(5), Sept 1991. Open

pg 2
Bateman, Linda
"Born Without Fingerprint Patterns", Chesapeake Examiner, Jan`96. Open

pp 3 - 5
Cummins, Harold Ph.D.
"Loss of Ridged Skin Before Birth", Fingerprint and Identification Magazine, Feb`65. Open

pg 5
Jones, Thomas W. - C.L.P.E., SCSA, FFS
"Helpful Hints for LI's (Zoning out the delta)", original article. Open

pp 6 - 8
Clason, Dick
"The Last and the First", The Print, Vol 1 (7), Sept`85. Open

pg 9
City News Service
"Dog's Nose Helps Convict Murderer", San Gabriel Valley News, Dec 20`96.

pg 9
Hetherman, Bill
"Man Convicted of Murder, Robbery-Defendant Faces Mandatory Life Sentence", San Gabriel Valley-Tribune, Apr 16`96.

pg 10
Wolf, Leslie
"Severed Finger on Ice; So Is Carjack Suspect", San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov 15`96.

pg 11
Green, Richard
"Some Meth Raiders of `80's Now Ill", San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec 6`96.

pp 12 - 13
Garrison, D.H. Jr.
"Protecting The Crime Scene", FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Sept`94. Open

March / April 1997
Vol. 13 Issue 2

pp 1 - 5
Garrison, D.H. Jr.
"Bad Science", Midwestern Assoc. of Forensic Scientists, Oct`91. Open

pg 5
Leo, William F.
"Advocate for the Evidence", SCAFO Training Seminar Quote, Oct. `95. Open

pp 6 - 7
Watling, William J.
"Perspective - The Role of the Defense Expert", original article. Open

pp 8 - 10
Westfall, Bruce
"Validity of earprint evidence questioned", Columbian - Clark County, Washington, Dec 1-6`96. Open

pg 11
Reuter's
"U.S. surgeon convicted of changing drug lord's face", Reuter's - Internet, Feb 27`97.

May / June 1997
Vol. 13 Issue 3

pp 1 - 3
Speaks, Howard A.
"Scientific Evidence - Fundamentals of Fingerprint Examination", Forum, Jan/Feb `83. Open

pg 4
Donnelly, Diane
"A Simple Photo Scale for Transmitted Light Photography", original article. Open

pg 5
Krikorian, Grer
"No Prints Found on Cosby Case", Los Angeles Times, Apr 18, 1997.

pp 6 - 9
Barnum, Clive A. & Klasey, Darrell R.
"Factors Affecting the Recovery of Latent Prints on Firearms," J.F.I 47(2), Mar/Apr `97. Open

pg 10
"Rapist arrested in murder of 5", San Gabriel Valley News, Feb 6 `97. Open

pg 11
Gonzales, Ruby
"Fingers touch will open station door-Azusa police first in region to use new security system.

pg 12
"SCAFO Diamond Anniversary Celebration" Open

July / August 1997
Vol. 13 Issue 4

pg 1
"Technical Working Group on Friction Ridge Analysis, Study and Technology (TWGFAST) Proposed Guidelines," J.F.I 47(4), Jul/Aug `97. Open

pg 8
Quevedo, Aida
"Covina Police Deserve Kudos." San Gabriel Valley News, Apr 13 `97.

pg 8
"Man Ordered to Stand Trial in 1981 Slaying of Woman." Los Angeles Times - Metro News.

pg 9
Donnelly, Diane L.
Letter to the Editor.

September / October 1997
Vol. 13 Issue 5

pp 1 - 5
Brandon, Mary, Kathy Egli and Astrid Unander
"Cloned" Primates and the Possibility of Identical Fingerprints", original article. Open

pp 6 - 7
McRoberts, Alan
"The Examination of Fingerprints", original article. Open

pg 9
Westfall, Bruce
"Convicted Killer gets Life in Prison", Columbian - Clark County, Washington, Aug 17`97. Open

November / December 1997
Vol. 13 Issue 6

pp 1 - 3
Cron, James G.
"Palmar Flexion Crease Identification - Precedent Trial Testimony", Texas Div. I.A.I. Newsletter, Apr/Jun `96. Open

pg 4
Parker, Charles
"You Don't Know, Until You Try", Texas Div. I.A.I. Newsletter, Apr/Jun `96. Open

pg 5
Bennett, Thomas L. M.D. "Case Study", Iowa State Medical Examiner News, reprinted from Iowa Div. I.A.I. Newsletter. Open

pp 6 - 7
Yount, Susan
"The Value of Multiple Lifts", original article. Open

pg 8
"The Fingerprint Was Mightier Than The Sword", unknown original printing. Open

pg 9
"Defense lawyer again calls for mistrial in triple murder case" and "Man convicted of killing three children", Indianapolis Star, Sept 14 `97 and Marion Chronicle Tribune Sept 18, `97. Open

pg 10 Historical Perspective
"Fingerprint Law is Urged for Nation",
Fifty Years Later Section of Jun `97 "Calif. Highway Patrol" newsletter. Open

Snare, William A.
"Finger Prints Identify 13 of 15 Bodies Recovered from Devastating California Flood", Finger Print and Identification Mag., May `33. Open

January / February 1996
Vol. 12 Issue 1

pp 1- 13
Evett, I.W. and R. L. Williams
"A Review of the Sixteen Points Fingerprint Standard in England and Wales", Fingerprint Whorld, 21 (82), Oct 1985 and J.F.I, 46(1) Jan/Feb`96. Open

pg 14
Leo, William C.L.P.E.
"Identification Standards- The Quest For Excellence", Calif. Ident. Digest, Dec`95. Open

March/April 1996
Vol. 12 Issue 2 

pp 1 - 2
Jones, Thomas W. - C.L.P.E., SCSA, FFS
"Enhancement", original article. Open

pg 2
Jones, Thomas W. - C.L.P.E., SCSA, FFS
"Helpful Hints for LI's (Zoning out the core)", original article. Open

pg 3
Wright, Linda
"Who's Who At The Border - The IDENT System, Operation Gatekeeper", original article. Open

pg 4
Shipman, James G.
"Ring Light: What is it Good for!", The Silent Witness*, Jan/Mar`96. Open

pg 5
Cushman, Barry
"Evidence Packaging", 4N6, Jan`96. Open

pg 6
Bratton, Robin
"A Black Powder Method To Process Adhesive Tapes", handout information distributed at FBI Technical Course. Open

pg 7
Burnett, Richard
"Lockheed Martin Corp. Awarded FBI Contract", The Orlando Sentinel, Jan 20`96.

May / June 1996
Vol. 12 Issue 3

pp 1 - 2
Maberry, Joe
"Ardrox Dye Stain Of A Cyanoacrylate Esther Fume Developed Latent Print Presents Specific Photographic Problems", Texas Div. I.A.I. Newsletter, Oct/Dec`95. Open

pg 3
"FBI Sponsors New Technical Working Group", J.F.I, May/June 1996. Open

pp 4 - 5
Jackson, Robert L.
"Mystery Deepens Over Prints on Whitewater Files", Los Angeles Times, June 5`96.

pp 6 - 8
Simon, Stephanie
"Boom in Expert Witness Field Unfazed by Cynicism - Courts: Simpson, Menedez cases raise credibility issue. But profession's value at trials keeps it busy, and lucrative", Los Angeles Times, Apr 15`96.

pg 8
Reuter
"Untitled", A Story off the Internet- An eight-fingered Sydney man reunited with two wayward digits, Internet, May 24`96.

July/August 1996
Vol. 12 Issue 4

pp 1 - 3
Jones, Thomas W. C.L.P.E., SCSA, FFS
"Poor Policy, Ignored....Justice Delayed", original article. Open

pp 4 - 5
Koehler, Tamara
"Death, Life Terms Urged in 2 Killings", Bakersfield California, June 15, 1996.

pg 5
Jones, Thomas W. - C.L.P.E., SCSA, FFS
"Helpful Hint for LI's -- Ridge Ending v. Bifurcation ", original article. Open

pp 6 - 9
Berg, Erik
"Digital Enhancement and Transmission of Latent Prints -- Who Will Set The Standards?", this article was simultaneously submitted and printed in The Print and many other publications. Open

pg 10
Jumper, A.J.
"Fluorescent Gentian Violet", Texas Div. I.A.I. newsletter, Oct/Dec`95. Open

pg 11
Miller, Robert A. Jr.
"Lueco Crystal Violet: A Simple, Effective Blood Enhancement Reagent", Arizona Identification Council, Oct/Dec`95. Open

September/October 1996
Vol. 12 Issue 5

pp 1 - 3
McRoberts, Alan
"Nature Never Repeats Itself", original article. Open

pg 4
Associated Press
"Young man's prints not enough to uphold burglary conviction", Antelope Valley Press, July 10`96.

pp 5 - 9
Bentsen, RK, JK Brown, A Harvey, KK Harvey and TG Kee
"Post Firing Visualization of Fingerprints on Spent Cartridge Cases", Science & Justice, 36 (1), 1996, pp 3-8.

pg 10
Barnard, Jeff
"Banks Try Thumb Prints To Cut Fraud", San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug 23`96.

pg 11
Jones, Thomas W. - C.L.P.E., SCSA, FFS
"Helpful Hints for LI's (Tracing on Thermal Printouts)", original article. Open

November/December 1996
Vol. 12 Issue 6

pp 1- 2
Monsoor, Doug
"Do The `Facts' Tell The Whole Story?", Identification Canada, Vol 18 (3), 1995. Open

pp 3 - 7
Scerra, Joe
"An Eye For An Eye, A Tooth For A Tooth -- A State Witness To An Execution", Chesapeake Examiner, Jan`96. Open

pp 8 - 9
"Clandestine Drug Laboratories - Recognition and Hazards", Crime Lab Service Bulletin-Los Angeles Co. Sheriff's Department, Aug `96 Open.

pp 10 - 11
Westerfield, Roberta
"Analyst Tom Jones Examines The Things So Many Suspects Leave Behind -- Their Prints", Bakersfield California, Oct 22 `96.

pg 12
Wright, Aliah
"Doctor Arrested for Altering Drug Lord's Fingerprints", Internet -- Associated Press, Sept 19 `96.

pp 13 - 14
Updegraff, Howard M.D.
"Changing of Fingerprints", Amer. Jour of Surgery (Forensic Medicine Section), Vol XXVI, Oct/Dec 1934, pp 533-534. Open

pg 15
Todd, Steve
"Vacuum Metal Deposition Puts Pressure On Unsolved Homicide Cases", original article. Open

pg 16
"Fingerprints on Beer Can Helps Solve Murder", San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Sept 14 `96.

pg 16
"A Man Chews Off His Fingerprints", Associated Press (Internet), Sept 27 `96.

January/February 1995
Vol. 11 Issue 1

pp 1 - 3
Townsend, Debbie
"Fingerprints Match 4 Accused in Trial, Two Get 95 Years For Rape, Robbery", Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, 5 part series concluded Nov 22 ` 94.

pg 4
Kirst, Don
"The Latent That Couldn't Be Lifted...And Was!", Pacific Northwest Examiner, 3rd Quarter `94. Open

pg 5
"On Lifting Latent Prints", FP.I. Mag., Vol 53(10), Apr `72. Open

pg 6
"Defense Counsel Tries to Discredit Finger-Print Evidence -- Two Famous Experts Testify in Sensational Louisiana Trial", FP.I. Mag. Aug 1925. Open

pg 7
Leo, William F
"War Stories", original story. Open

pp 8 - 10
Olsen, Robert D. Sr. "A Fingerprint Fable: The Will and William West Case", Ident. News, Vol 37(11), Nov`87. Open

pg 11
Reis, George
"The Cost of Electronic Imaging", original article. Open

March/April 1995
Vol. 11 Issue 2

pp 1 - 2
Spawn, Mark
"Effects of Fire on Fingerprint Evidence", New York State Identifier, Fall `93. Open

pg 3
Cheeseman, Rob
"Fluorescein As A Suitable Replacement for Luminol As A Latent Blood Detection System", speaker presentation at Feb 1995 SCAFO meeting. Open

pg 4
"Study Links Fingerprints to Male Homosexuality", Bakersfield California (Health & Medicine Section), Dec 26 `94.

pp 5 - 7
McBride, Donald F.
"Disease Inheritance and Race Determination By Fingerprints", Ident News, Aug `87. Open

pg 8
Green, Josh
"Alhambra Software Firm Wins Big Bid - Developed in fingerprint technology will install system for Scotland Yard", San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Jan 25 `95.

pg 9
Aggelopoulos, Katrina
"Handiprint In Post Mortem Fingerprinting", Texas Div. I.A.I., Oct/Dec `94. Open

pp 10 - 12
Goleman, Daniel
"In Lineups Of Suspects", New York Times, Jan 17 `95 (referenced by New York State Identifier, Winter `95).

pg 13
"Arkansas Mulls Fingerprinting Plan", Associated Press (Internet), Feb 20 `95.

May/June 1995
Vol. 11 Issue 3

pp 1 - 3
Henry, E.R. Sir
"Fingerprints Found At The Scenes Of Crime-How To Photograph and Prepare Exhibits For Production In Court", Classification and Uses of Fingerprints, His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, England, 1913, pp 105-109. Open

pg 4
"The Importance Of The Lack of Fingerprints-A Challenge To The Prosecution", Scientific Sleuthing, Fall `94 (reprinted in Forensic Digest, Spring `95). Open

pg 5
Burke, Anne
"Burglar To Stand Trial For Murder - Officials Say Woman Was Literally Scared To Death During Crime", San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Apr 8 `95.

pg 6
"Tedious Process Getting Harder", Associated Press (Internet).

pg 7
Vartabedian, Ralph and Ronald J. Ostrow
"Arches, Loops and Whorls Determine Your Print Category", Los Angeles Times, April 15 `95.

pg 8
Harrell, Ken
"Cowlings' Prints Found In O.J.'s Bloody Bronco", The Globe, Apr. 25 `95.

pg 9
Christian, John
"Hit for Covina P.D. on Dangerous Suspect", Minutiae Muse, Oct `94. Open

July/August 1995
Vol. 11 Issue 4

pp 1 -3
Czarnecki, Eugene
"Poroscopy: An Overview", Texas Div. I.A.I., Apr/Jun `95. Open

pg 4
Barber, Phil
"Tracing Fingerprints-Led To Arrest In Killing Last August", Reno/Sparks Gazette, May 13 `95.

pg 5
Coppock, Craig
"Photographic Sharpness", Pacific Northwest Div. I.A.I., Jan/Mar `95. Open

pp 6 - 9
Kilgore, John C.L.P.E.
"International Association for Identification - Certified Latent Print Examiner (C.L.P.E.) Program", 4N6, Mar `95. Open

pp 10 -11
Parker, Charles
"Digit Abnormalities", Texas Div. I.A.I., Oct/Dec `94. Open

pg 13
Norris, Robert "Bubba"
"Latent Print Rap" original lyrics. Open

September/October 1995
Vol. 11 Issue 5

pp 1 - 4
Olsen, Robert D. Sr.
"Chemical Dating Techniques for Latent Fingerprints: A Preliminary Report", Ident News, Feb `87. Open

pg 5
Todd, Steve
"Vacuum Metal Deposition", original article. Open

pp 6 - 13
Hilderbrand, Dwane S. C.L.P.E.
"Footwear, The Missed Evidence", Chesapeake Examiner, Jan `95. Open

pg 13
Chastang, Nadine
"Success Story - Automation", Internet Newsletter, Aug `95.

November/December 1995
Vol. 11 Issue 6

pp 1 - 7
Ashbaugh, David R.
"Poroscopy", Identification News, November 1982. Open

pp 9 - 10
Smollen, Michael and Nancy Johnson (Beverly Hills Fire Department)
"Arson Investigation", synopsis of speaker presentation at April 1995 SCAFO meeting. Open

pg 11
Perez, Yolanda
"CAL-ID `Hits' for Arizona, Riverside CAL-ID Newsletter, April 1995. Open

pg 11
"Latent Prints Identify Suspects Within Hours", Quarterly Newsletter for the NEC AFIS User Group, Aug `95. Open

pg 11
Horton, John Lt.
"Funding Lost for Upgrade", Riverside CAL-ID Newsletter, Oct `95. Open

pg 13
Leo, William
"What's Your Price", original article. Open

January 1994
Vol. 10 Issue 1

pp 1 - 4
Corwin, Miles
"30 Years Later, Fingerprints Bring Murder Case To Trial", Los Angeles Times, May 31 `93.

pg 5
Ford, Andrea
"Judge Sentences Executive to Life for 1963 Murder", Los Angeles Times, Dec 18 `93.

pp 6 - 7
Warren, Jenifer and Richard Paddock
"Suspect's Palm Print Found in Klass Home", Los Angeles Times, Dec 4 `93.

pp 8 - 9
Faulds, Henry
"On The Skin-Furrows Of The Hand", Nature, Oct 28, 1880. Open

February 1994
Vol. 10 Issue 2

pp 1 - 2
"Conviction Through Enhanced Fingerprint Identification", FBI Law Enf. Bulletin, Dec `92. Open

pp 3 - 6
Plumtree, Wayne
"Expert Opinion -- Fact or Fiction? Responsibilities Of The Expert Witness", original article, presented at Feb 12 `94 SCAFO Meeting. Open

pp 7 - 8
Hubler, Shawn
"Prints Help Finger Suspect In 18-Year-Old Slaying", Los Angeles Times, Jan 12 `94.

March 1994
Vol. 10 Issue 3

pp 1 - 3
Leo, William F. C.L.P.E.
"Friction Skin Identification, A Scientific Approach", original article. Open

pg 4
DiMeo, Lisa
"Vacuum Metal Deposition `It's Value In Developing Archival Prints", abridgement of text presented at March 5 `94 SCAFO meeting. Open

pp 5 - 6
Allen, Sharon
"Separating Fingerprint Fact From Fiction", Law Enforcement Technology, Jan `92. Open

pg 8
Staff & Wire Reports
"Ex-JDL Activist Gets Life Term In Bomb Death", Los Angeles, Feb 8 `94.

pg 9
"Report of Special Investigation by Executive Board", report of SCAFO Executive Board. Open

April 1994
Vol. 10 Issue 4

pp 1 - 2
Spjut, Scott
"An Alternative Method of Photographing Cyanoacrylate Developed Latent Prints On Clear Plastic Material", J.F.I, Mar/Apr `94. Open

pp 3 - 7
Mairs, G. Tyler
"Can Two Identical Ridge Patterns Actually Occur--Either On Different Persons Or On The Same Person?", FP.I. Mag, Nov 1945. Open

pp 8-9
Conley, Jim
"Stalking", Anaheim Police Dept. Trng. Bulletin, speaker presentation at April 9 `94 SCAFO meeting. Open

pg 10
Levinson, Ariene
"Fingerprints May Help Officials Get A Grip On Stopping Welfare Fraud", San Gabriel Tribune, Jan 20 `94

May 1994
Vol. 10 Issue 5

pp 1 - 2
Leo, William F. C.L.P.E.
"Dissimilarities and Distortion In Friction Skin Identification", paper presented at `93 Forensic Symposium on Latent Prints, FBI-Quantico, VA. Open

pp 3 - 4
"Fingerprints Do Not Lie", FBI Law Enforce Bulletin, Sept `69. Open

pg 5
Fandry, Donald J.
"Retirement & What To Expect When Entering Private Practice", abridgement of text presented at May 7 `94 SCAFO meeting. Open

pg 6
Sampson, William C.
"Effective and Cost Efficient Catalyst (Sawdust)", J.F.I, Mar/Apr `94. Open

pg 7
Locke, Michelle
"Trio Arrested In Triple Murder of Armored Car Guards In 1991", San Gabriel Valley News, Dec 22 `93.

pp 8 - 9
Rivera, Carla
"Fingerprint Program Will Target Aid Fraud", Los Angeles Times, Apr 17 `94.

June 1994
Vol. 10 Issue 6

pp 1 - 7
McRoberts, Alan L.
"Fingerprints-What They Can & Cannot Do!", original article. Open

pg 8
Jones, David
"Gangs", synopsis of speaker's presentation at the June`94 SCAFO Meeting. Open

pg 8
"CAL-ID Assists in Solving A Homicide", Minutiae Muse, Apr`94. Open

pg 9
Leeds, Jeff
"Criminals May Slip Through INS Loophole on Fingerprints", Los Angeles Times, June 2 `94.

August 1994
Vol. 10 Issue 7

pp 1 - 3
Kuhn, Kurt
"The Fingerprint Science and Ridgeology", original article, presented at the August 6 `94 SCAFO Meeting. Open

pp 4 - 5
Greenless, Dean
"Age Determination-Case Report", FW, Apr`94. Open

pg 6
Clements, Wendell W.
"Latent Fingerprints-One Year Later", FW, Oct`86. Open

pg 7
Hoover, John Edgar
"Letter re: Points of Identity in Latent Prints", letter dated March 12, 1958. Open

pg 8
Reis, George
"Photographic Corner", original article. Open

September 1994
Vol. 10 Issue 8

pp 1 - 4
Galton, Francis FRS..
"Personal Identification and Description", Nature, June 28, 1888, pp 201-202. Open

pg 5
Saviers, Kathy
"What Are You Doing To Help?", The Print, Jun`86. Open

pp 6 - 7
Barnes, David Ph.D.
"Computer Viruses", Forensic Newsletter 2(9), Sept`94. Open

pg 8
"The Ghost of Death's Gap", Blue Book of Crime 11th ed., 1936. Open

pg 9
"Friday, The Thirteenth", Blue Book of Crime 11th edit., 1936. Open

October 1994
Vol. 10 Issue 9

pp 1 - 12
Bonino, Joseph
"AFIS, It's Future", text of Oct 1 `94 SCAFO meeting. Open

November 1994
Vol. 10 Issue 10

pp 1 - 3
Datig, Cregor
"Courtroom Demeanor", text of one lecture at SCAFO's 4th Annual Trng. Seminar, Sept 10 `94. Open