What are the issues that fire investigators have to deal with both in the field and in Court? What can be learned from hair evidence other than DNA? Discuss the trace evidence in the investigation in the death of DEA agent Enrique Camarena. Watch the You tube video in this module and describe the different types of trace evidence found.
What evidence can you get from a gun found at a crime scene? Why do you think one of the last tests to become a firearms examiner is to match casing fired from 10 guns that were manufactured one after the other back to the weapon? What is the point of using weapons coming off the assembly line one after the other? Discuss the history of the NIBIN/IBIS program. Discuss the role of NIBIN in the murder of Gianni Versace.