1
|
Liu Z, Li W, Wu Y, Man H, Zhao YB, Li Z. TOF-SIMS study of latent fingerprints on challenging substrates with the aid of transfer films. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2023; 15:5225-5232. [PMID: 37781992 DOI: 10.1039/d3ay01256e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
Abstract
Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) has been applied in forensic science for fingerprint detection. However, due to limitations of the instrument, it is not always possible to directly sample fingerprints on certain substrates. In this report, we indirectly sampled fingerprints using transfer films. First, we optimized the experimental conditions and identified transfer films with better results. We then explored the feasibility of revealing fingerprints after transfer and successfully transferred and revealed the detailed features of fingerprints on several common objects that could not be directly sampled. Fingerprints transferred from smooth surfaces yield clearer feature details in ion images. Additionally, we analyzed the substances in the transferred fingerprints and detected components of morphine and MDMA(3,4-methylenedioxy-n-methylamphetamine). By combining feature details with identified chemical components, the identity of a person can be determined, linking suspects to the crime scene. This work provides a new approach for sample introduction in instrumental analysis, enabling TOF-SIMS to be applied in more scenarios.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Zhaolun Liu
- Department of Forensic Science, People's Security University of China, Beijing, 100038, People's Republic of China
| | - Wenjie Li
- Forensic Science Office of Yandu Branch of Yancheng Public Security Bureau, Yancheng, People's Republic of China
| | - Yin Wu
- Department of Forensic Science, People's Security University of China, Beijing, 100038, People's Republic of China
| | - Hanze Man
- Department of Forensic Science, People's Security University of China, Beijing, 100038, People's Republic of China
| | - Ya-Bin Zhao
- Department of Forensic Science, People's Security University of China, Beijing, 100038, People's Republic of China
| | - Zhanping Li
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Coulston JL, Sears V, Bleay S, Hillman AR. Dynamics and Mechanism of the Physical Developer Process for Visualization of Latent Fingerprints on Paper. Forensic Sci Int 2022; 333:111195. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2022.111195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
|
3
|
de Ronde A, van Aken M, de Poot CJ, de Puit M. A study into evaluating the location of fingermarks on letters given activity level propositions. Forensic Sci Int 2020; 315:110443. [PMID: 32818849 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2020.110443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
A previous paper published in this journal proposed a model for evaluating the location of fingermarks on two-dimensional items (de Ronde, van Aken, de Puit and de Poot (2019)). In this paper, we apply the proposed model to a dataset consisting of letters to test whether the activity of writing a letter can be distinguished from the alternative activity of reading a letter based on the location of the fingermarks on the letters. An experiment was conducted in which participants were asked to read a letter and write a letter as separate activities on A4- and A5-sized papers. The fingermarks on the letters were visualized, and the resulting images were transformed into grid representations. A binary classification model was used to classify the letters into the activities of reading and writing based on the location of the fingermarks in the grid representations. Furthermore, the limitations of the model were studied by testing the influence of the length of the letter, the right- or left-handedness of the donor and the size of the paper with an additional activity of folding the paper. The results show that the model can predict the activities of reading or writing a letter based on the fingermark locations on A4-sized letters of right-handed donors with 98 % accuracy. Additionally, the length of the written letter and the handedness of the donor did not influence the performance of the classification model. Changing the size of the letters and adding an activity of folding the paper after writing on it decreased the model's accuracy. Expanding the training set with part of this new set had a positive influence on the model's accuracy. The results demonstrate that the model proposed by de Ronde, van Aken, de Puit and de Poot (2019) can indeed be applied to other two-dimensional items on which the disputed activities would be expected to lead to different fingermark locations. Moreover, we show that the location of fingermarks on letters provides valuable information about the activity that is carried out.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Anouk de Ronde
- Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Forensic Sciences, P.O. Box 1025, 1000 BA Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Netherlands Forensic Institute, Digital Technology and Biometrics, P.O. Box 24044, 2490 AA The Hague, the Netherlands; VU University Amsterdam, Criminology Department, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
| | - Marja van Aken
- Netherlands Forensic Institute, Digital Technology and Biometrics, P.O. Box 24044, 2490 AA The Hague, the Netherlands
| | - Christianne J de Poot
- Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Forensic Sciences, P.O. Box 1025, 1000 BA Amsterdam, the Netherlands; VU University Amsterdam, Criminology Department, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
| | - Marcel de Puit
- Netherlands Forensic Institute, Digital Technology and Biometrics, P.O. Box 24044, 2490 AA The Hague, the Netherlands; Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, the Netherlands
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Azman AR, Mahat NA, Wahab RA, Ahmad WA, Huri MAM, Hamzah HH. Relevant visualization technologies for latent fingerprints on wet objects and its challenges: a review. EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES 2019. [DOI: 10.1186/s41935-019-0129-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
|
5
|
Thandauthapani TD, Reeve AJ, Long AS, Turner IJ, Sharp JS. Exposing latent fingermarks on problematic metal surfaces using time of flight secondary ion mass spectroscopy. Sci Justice 2018; 58:405-414. [DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2018.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Revised: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
|
6
|
Chadwick S, Moret S, Jayashanka N, Lennard C, Spindler X, Roux C. Investigation of some of the factors influencing fingermark detection. Forensic Sci Int 2018; 289:381-389. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Revised: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
|
7
|
Sodhi G, Kaur J. Physical developer method for detection of latent fingerprints: A review. EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejfs.2015.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
|
8
|
Frick AA, Fritz P, Lewis SW. Chemical methods for the detection of latent fingermarks. Forensic Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/9781118897768.ch9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
|
9
|
Rosa R, Veronesi P, Leonelli C. Microwave selective thermal development of latent fingerprints on porous surfaces: potentialities of the method and preliminary experimental results. J Forensic Sci 2013; 58:1314-1321. [PMID: 23865392 DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2012] [Revised: 10/01/2012] [Accepted: 10/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
The thermal development of latent fingerprints on paper surfaces is a simple, safe, and chemicals-free method, based on the faster heating of the substrate underlying the print residue. Microwave heating is proposed for the first time for the development of latent fingerprints on cellulose-based substrate, in order to add to the thermal development mechanism the further characteristic of being able to heat the fingerprint residues to a different extent with respect to the substrate, due to the intrinsic difference in their dielectric properties. Numerical simulation was performed to confirm and highlight the selectivity of microwaves, and preliminary experimental results point out the great potentialities of this technique, which allowed developing both latent sebaceous-rich and latent eccrine-rich fingerprints on different porous surfaces, in less than 30 sec time with an applied output power of 500 W. Microwaves demonstrated more effectiveness in the development of eccrine-rich residues, aged up to 12 weeks.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Roberto Rosa
- Interdepartmental Center for Research on Security and Safety (CRIS), Department of Engineering "Enzo Ferrari", University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Vignolese 905, 41125, Modena, Italy
| | - Paolo Veronesi
- Interdepartmental Center for Research on Security and Safety (CRIS), Department of Engineering "Enzo Ferrari", University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Vignolese 905, 41125, Modena, Italy
| | - Cristina Leonelli
- Interdepartmental Center for Research on Security and Safety (CRIS), Department of Engineering "Enzo Ferrari", University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Vignolese 905, 41125, Modena, Italy
| |
Collapse
|
10
|
Braasch K, de la Hunty M, Deppe J, Spindler X, Cantu AA, Maynard P, Lennard C, Roux C. Nile red: Alternative to physical developer for the detection of latent fingermarks on wet porous surfaces? Forensic Sci Int 2013; 230:74-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2012] [Revised: 03/15/2013] [Accepted: 03/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
|
11
|
Farrugia KJ, Savage KA, Bandey H, Nic Daéid N. Chemical enhancement of footwear impressions in blood on fabric – Part 1: Protein stains. Sci Justice 2011; 51:99-109. [DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2010.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2010] [Revised: 10/29/2010] [Accepted: 11/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
|
12
|
Vanderwee J, Porter G, Renshaw A, Bell M. The investigation of a relative contrast index model for fingerprint quantification. Forensic Sci Int 2011; 204:74-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2009] [Revised: 05/03/2010] [Accepted: 05/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
|
13
|
Abstract
In the process of fingerprint development Physical Developer has been largely the method of choice on porous surfaces after coming into contact with wet environments. It is only recently that a new technique has been identified which could replace this standard technique. This study aims to build on previous research and expand knowledge regarding the technique. The study built on previous research and compared Physical Developer to Oil Red O, testing both on four paper types, while being placed in three different water types and an accelerant for various amounts of time. Marks were placed with both heavily 'loaded' sebaceous fingers and 'normal' un-washed fingers. Results show that Oil Red O consistently produced clearer more detailed marks from the 'loaded' fingers, but neither technique proved to work better on the 'normal' marks. Neither technique developed any prints from the accelerant.
Collapse
|
14
|
Affiliation(s)
- T. A. Brettell
- Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Cedar Crest College, 100 College Drive, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104-6196
| | - J. M. Butler
- Biochemical Science Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8312
| | - J. R. Almirall
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and International Forensic Research Institute, Florida International University, University Park, Miami, Florida 33199
| |
Collapse
|