How may analysis of an inner layer of clothing affect the scene reconstruction in a shooting incident?

• Published in: Journal of forensic sciences Vol. 67; no. 5; pp. 2089 - 2096
• Main Authors: Levy, Ophir, Weiss, Revital, Silchenko, Alexander, Levi, Aviad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Colorado Springs Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2022
• Subjects: bullet entrance holes; bullet trajectory analysis; Crime; Crime scenes; criminalistics; dithiooxamide test; forensic science; Griess test; Inspection; Reconstruction; scene reconstruction; shooting distance estimation; sodium rhodizonate test; Underwear

Shooting distances are utilized, among other forensic input, to position shooters and victims at the crime scene. Shooting distance estimation is done, mainly under the knowledge or assumption, that no intervening object has been present between the target and the muzzle. In the analysis of clothing...