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Distinguishing between new and slightly worn underwear: a case study
1Regional Criminalistics Laboratory, Kansas City Missouri Police Department 64108-1535, USA.
Journal of Forensic Sciences
|February 11, 1998
Abstract:
This case study relates to a suspect accused of shop-lifting a pair of underwear briefs from a department store. The report presents a method that was used to distinguish between new and used underwear employing both laser examination for biological staining and microscopical examination for thread wear.