...Y Shor, MSc; T Tsach, MSc; S Wiesner, MSc; G Meir Gelatin lifter is widely used for recovering shoeprints from crime scenes. Dusty shoeprints removed from paper with loose fibers, cloth or plasterboard, might be concealed by the detached fibers. A novel technique to clean the gelatin lifter from...

... by the press usually improves the quality of the results. When the shoeprints were on rough or soft surfaces, the prints transferred to the gelatin lifters were better than those obtained by the conventional method. In other cases, using the press did not improve the results but was much simpler to apply...

...Y Shor, M.Sc.; S Weisner, B.Sc. A survey was conducted with two sets of shoeprints from actual crime scenes and the corresponding suspect's shoes. Experts from seven countries were asked to give their opinion on the probability that the suspect's shoe made the shoeprint impression at the crime...

...M Horrocks, Ph.D.; SA Coulson, Ph.D.; KAJ Walsh, M.Sc. Soil samples taken from and between consecutive shoeprints within a localized area were analyzed for pollen and compared with each other and with soil samples from the shoes that made the prints. The purpose was to establish the forensic value...

...E Giles, Ph.D.; PH Vallandigham, J.D. Foot length displays a biological correlation with height that suggests the latter might be estimated from foot- or shoeprints when such evidence provides an investigator the best or only opportunity to gauge that aspect of a suspect's physical description...

...H VanHoven, B.S. Any correlation of shoeprint to sneaker size must first begin with an examination of sneaker measurements and their relationship to sneaker size. Once this has been established, the relationship between sneaker size and shoeprint measurements in various receiving surfaces can...