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April 1995
President's Message
Never Say Never
by Joseph Barber
No Witnesses..Think Again
by Ernie Hamm
DrugFire Reads Firearms "FIngerprints"
by Eleanor Schenk
July
1995
President's Message
Cold Hard Evidence
by Gary Kimble
Time Tested Techniques can get those Impossible Prints
by Kevin Mello
October
1995
President's Message
AFIS Identification of Enhanced Latent Fingerprints
by Kelly M. May
Sequential Applications in the Development and Recovery of Latent Fingerprint Evidence from Human Skin
by William C. Sampson
January 1996
President's Message
The Use of Handheld Laser Pointers in the Reconstruction of Events at Crime Scenes
by Max Courtney and Edward Heuske
Developing Latent FIngerprints on Vegetation by using superglue fuming wand
by Harold Ruslander
April 1996
President's Message
Arson Investigation
by Michael Smollen and Nancy Johnson
July
1996
President's Message
DNA and Evidence Collection Principles
by Robert E. Kramer
Use of Bio-Foam in Footwear Comparisons
by John Yustin, Jr.
October
1996
President's Message
Digital Enhancement and Transmission of Latent Prints
by Erik Berg
Forensic Entomology: Insects in Legal Investigations
by Jason Byrd
Vanished into Thin Air
by Deborah Noble
January
1997
President's Message
Evaluation of Gun Blueing Solutions and their Ability to Develop Latent Fingerprints on cartridge casings
by Deborah A. Leben and Robert S. Ramotowski
Hidden Evidence: Latent Prints on Human Skin
by Ivan Ross Futrell
April
1997
President's Message
Crocodile Attack- Eaten Alive
by Inspector Maurie Jurke
Scanner puts Suspects' ID at the Fingertips of Police
by Phil Long
White Plus Black Equals Prints that are Easier to Find and to Read
by Harold Ruslander
July
1997
President's Message
Air Bags: Critical Criminal Evidence
by David C. Folsom
Identification of Hatchet Toolmarks in Human Skull Bone
by Donald D. Marks
October
1997
President's Message
A Case Study
by Bill Williams
January 1998
President's Message
Enhancement of Latent Prints
by William Jungbluth
Liquid Nitrogen for Separating Tapes from Surfaces
by Donald Barker
July
1998
President's Message
Identification of Physical Evidence at the Crime Scene and in the Laboratory
by Deanna Terminsky
Potential for Digital Imaging in Law Enforcement
by Kevin Mello
October
1998
President's Message
January
1999
President's Message
DNA in the Mortuary
by Daniel S. Greenberg
The Forensic Artist and the Statute of Limitations
by Charles E. Holt
FDIAI Conference in Ft. Myers a Huge Success
by Jim Kammerer
Oral Swab Collection for DNA and PCR Analysis
by Stewart Mosher
Fingerprint Scanning and E-mail Attachment
by Herman Mulden
The Last and the First
by Dick Clason
April
1999
President's Message
If It's There, We'll FInd It: Basic Concepts
by Mike Byrd
Miami-Dade's First Automated Palmprint Identification
by Douglas A. Crone
The Killer that Left a Trace
by Elizabeth Gleick
Seattle Police Head Back to Class for a Course in Chair-Sitting 101
by Bill Richards
Unusual Objects Aid Investigators
by Malcolm Ritter
Crime Scene Photography Techniques
by Bill Sampson
The First American Fingerprint Instructor
by Norman R.Smith
Genetics in Forensic Science for Non-Scientist
by N. Alice Yamada
July
1999
President's Message
Acid Bombs
by Frederick J. Fischer
A Brief History of Fingerprinting in the United States
Well Hello Dolly
by Stephen P. Kasper
Crime Scene Cleanup
by Keith W. Strandberg
Arrest Made in Two Homemade Bomb Incidents
by Nathhew Volz
October 1999
President's Message
Fingerprinting goes High Tech in Bay County
by David Angier
Florida Doctors Told to Submit Fingerprints
by Sarah A.Klein
OC Spray and Alternate Light Sources
by Harold Ruslander and Anthony Mead
Photography of Fingerprint Evidence on the Bodies of the Living and the Dead
by Phil Sanfilippo
Mounties Always Get Their Man; Here's Help for Those Elusive Trees
by Solange DeSantis
Study: DNA Tests for All Arrestees Probably Legal
by Richard Willing
January 2000
President's Message
High Tech Network Aids Law Enforcers
by Patrick Barry
A Brief History of Fingerprinting in the United States
Well Hello Dolly
by Stephen P. Kasper
Crime Scene Cleanup
by Keith W. Strandberg
Arrest Made in Two Homemade Bomb Incidents
by Nathhew Volz
April 2000
President's Message
Your Face or Mine? Ask a Computer
by William M. Bulkeley
Human Remains Detection: The Latest Police Canine Detector Specialty
by Allan Lowy and Pat McAlhany
July 2000
President's Message
Continuing Trend, Dade Crime Rate Falls Again
by Arnold Markowitz
October
2000
President's Message
The Measure of Man
by Simson Garfinkel
Crime Scene Sketching
by Bill Hull
Using Gun Blueing to Obtain Fingerprints on Cartridge Casings
by H.W. Ruslander
January 2001
President's Message
Unearthing New Technology in Crime Scene Responses with Forensic Mapping
by Mike Byrd
Photography of Skulls/Crania for Two-Dimensional Facial Reconstruction
by Philip Sanfilippo
April 2001
President's Message
Scotland Yard Stalks Printers' Prints
by Richard L. Hudson
Technology Helps Detectives Resolve Unsolved Cases
by Sarah Myrick
Are You Prepared?
by Gary W. Jones
Fingerprint Work Named No. 2 in State
by Cindy Swirko
AuthenTec Sees Wide Use for Fingerprint
ID by Molly Williams
July 2001
President's Message
Parking Lot Saliva Brings Murder Arrest
by Caren Burmeister
Regarding Recent News Articles on Fingerprint Evidence Credibility in Court
by Ed German
When A Police Dog Loses a Tooth, it's Time for a Titanium Implant
by Robert Johnson
Executing Search Warrants and Seizing Computers
by Sergeant J. McLean
Fingerprinting's Reliability Draws Growing Court Challenges
by Andy Newman
Crime Scenes and Tuberculosis
by Andy Parker
Fingerprint Evidence Faces Hurdles
by Malcolm Ritter
Effects of Fire on Fingerprint Evidence
by Mark A. Spawn
Following the Bug Trail
by Erich Sean-Paul Spivey
April 2002
President's Message
Packaging Firearms
by Mike Byrd
Judge to Allow Fingerprint Testimony
by JoAnn Loviglio
Human Remains Detection: Cadaver Dogs
by Allen Lowy and Pat McAlhany
Courtroom Testimony and Public Speaking
by Ron Smith
Our Forgotten Friend
by Lawrence Stringham
For Crying Out Load- Don't Panic!!!
by Pat. A. Wertheim
July 2002
President's Message
Adhesive Tape Separation with Un-du
by John T. Stimac
AFIS Tip
by Doede Rijpkema
Education, Science and Employment
by Kasey Wertheim
October 2002
President's Message
It's About Time
by Kathleen Saviers
Mumified Fingers Produce
Identifiable Fingerprints by Anthony Mead, M.S.
Product Evaluation
by Daniel Sumner