The Microscopic Slide.(DNA in criminal investigations) From: The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin | Date: November 1, 2000| Author: SMIALEK, JOHN E.; WESTVEER, ARTHUR E.; WORD, CHARLOTTE | COPYRIGHT 2000 Federal Bureau of Investigation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

A Potential DNA Reservoir

Detectives of the Baltimore County, Maryland, Police Department began pursuing a lead in a sexual-assault homicide case, which had remained unsolved for 19 years. In an effort to identify DNA evidence from the victim, officers requested the microscopic slides, made during the autopsy, from the chief medical examiner's office. Because the process of extracting DNA results in the loss of cellular material on the slide, the medical examiner photogr...

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