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Forensic Significance Of Teal Colored Cashmere And Black Acrylic Fibers, Nicole M. Martin
Forensic Significance Of Teal Colored Cashmere And Black Acrylic Fibers, Nicole M. Martin
Forensic Science Theses
Textile fibers are a valuable type of trace evidence within forensic cases. They have the ability to connect a perpetrator to a victim and or a crime scene. Some types of fibers are more prevalent than others. The purpose of this research was to conduct a target fiber study in order to determine the significance of the selected fibers in a forensic case. Two fibers were selected from two different garments, black acrylic fiber and a teal colored cashmere fiber. Unknown fibers were collected from three local clothing stores and counted. Using light microscopy, all 20,164 fibers were eliminated as …