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    April 2024

  • 1978 Flood and Body Search

    • Cases
  • Wheelchair Popping Wheelies

    • Cases
  • Crazy DUI going to Throw Oranges at Cops

    • Cases
  • Cynical About Crime Prevention

    • Cases
  • Teenage Boy Found Grandpa’s Gun

    • Cases
  • Carjacked, Raped, & Left for Dead

    • Cases
  • Copper Thieves

    • Cases
  • Teenage Male Babysitter

    • Cases
  • Arson of a Vehicle

    • Cases
  • Car Accident, “Need to talk to my attorney.”

    • Cases
  • Search Warrant, Missed the Narcotics Hiding Place

    • Cases
  • Encounter with a Dragon

    • Cases
  • Rehumidifying Car Body for Fingerprinting in Dry Desert Climate

    • Cases
  • Kidnapped Wooden Indian

    • Cases
  • Dad more worried about Corvette than about dead kid

    • Cases
  • Gypsy Scam in Walmart Superstore

    • Cases
  • Rookie Quits after seeing results of Triple Fatality accident

    • Cases
  • An Embarrassing Moment with Finger Caught in Locked Car Door

    • Cases
  • I Violated a Direct Order and Took the Heat

    • Cases
  • Glanced at Hands to ID Shoplifter

    • Cases
  • Battle Axe of a Wife

    • Cases
  • Deer Hunters at Kerrville State Park

    • Cases
  • Intentional False Arrest

    • Cases
  • A Bowl of Wendy’s Chili

    • Cases
  • A Case of Wrong Address

    • Cases
  • Medical Examiner wouldn’t take the hint

    • Cases
  • DUI dad kills his baby

    • Cases
  • Lieutenant lied on affidavit

    • Cases
  • Baby Huey drunk

    • Cases
  • Illegal search

    • Cases
  • Metal Detectors are priceless at outdoor scenes

    • Cases
  • Officer “forgot” he had been in building.

    • Cases
  • Fingerprint a B-52?

    • Cases
  • Should all Latent Print reports contain disclaimers on age of latent?

    • Cases
  • Dry Ice Bomb and Class 2 Misdemeanor Guilty Plea

    • Cases
  • A lost case of Child Trafficking before it became a hot topic

    • Cases
  • Attending Autopsies Whenever I Could

    • Cases
  • Screaming Defense Attorney

    • Cases
  • Corn Flakes box full of Cash — Experiment first!

    • Cases
  • Testified in the parking lot

    • Cases
  • Patagonia Marshall fakes being shot by drug smugglers

    • Cases
  • How Many “POINTS” Does It Take to Identify a Fingerprint?

    • Cases
  • What is the “Error Rate” of fingerprint identification?

    • Cases
  • Sometimes, ethics demands you go to the opposing attorney

    • Cases
  • Turning the Tables on a Defense Strategy

    • Cases
  • Ten Things I learned as a cop

    • Cases
  • Defense Attorney trick strategy

    • Cases
  • Sheriff’s Department used the evidence!

    • Cases
  • Drug Sting & Skin Magazine

    • Cases
  • “Thorough & Complete,” or “One and Done.”

    • Cases
  • One Trial, Two Defendants & Two Juries

    • Cases
  • Longshot at Finding Burglary Victim

    • Cases
  • Police and Mental Patients

    • Cases
  • Cross Examined by hostile Judge

    • Cases
  • What is it like to be a Forensic Scientist

    • Cases
  • Bob Hazen – Advice from a fingerprint God of the 20th Century

    • Cases
  • Fingerprint EVERYTHING!

    • Cases
  • Evidence Planted by the Police

    • Cases
  • Giving Opinion outside area of Expertise

    • Cases
  • Cop Stages his own Shooting

    • Cases
  • Keep Your Adult Toys Hidden

    • Cases
  • The Story of Jim Singleton

    • Cases

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