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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
Nicole M Martin
Forensic Significance of Teal Colored Cashmere and Black Acrylic Fibers 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 …