BPA analysis as a useful tool to reconstruct crime dynamics. Part II

• Published in: International Congress series Vol. 1288; pp. 538 - 540
• Main Authors: Pizzamiglio, M., Fratini, P., Floris, T., Cappiello, P., Matassa, A., Festuccia, N., Garofano, L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.04.2006
• Subjects: Bloodstain pattern analysis; Crime scene reconstruction; Forensic science; Forensic science; Crime scene reconstruction; Bloodstain pattern analysis
• ISSN: 0531-5131; 1873-6157
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2005.10.050

This paper concerns a case of a gruesome double murder committed by two minors, a girl and her boyfriend, who killed a 40-year-old woman and her son, who was just 12. The victims were the mother and the young brother of the girl, and the murder was committed in their house, as the victims came back from the gym. We refer to technical activities we conducted at the crime scene and the analytical approach we adopted, based on DNA as well as on BPA analyses of bloodstains we recovered, studied and collected during CSI. Following this integrated analytical approach, also supported by fingerprint and footprint exams, it was possible to understand the role of the two young killers and thus reconstruct the dynamics of the event.