The use of microscopic postmortem changes in anagen hair roots to associate questioned hairs with known hairs and reconstruct events in two murder cases.

摘要: In two cases investigated by the New Orleans Police Department Crime Lab, hairs recovered from crime scenes were found to exhibit microscopic postmortem changes in anagen hair roots. These characteristics used associate these with various victims cases. addition associating questioned known hairs, fact that dead when pulled helped investigators reconstruct events both crimes and corroborate statements made arrested subjects each case.