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Locard's exchange principle

In forensic science, Locard's principle holds that the perpetrator of a crime will bring something into the crime scene and leave with something from it, and that both can be used as forensic evidence. Dr. Edmond Locard (13 December 1877 – 4 May 1966) was a pioneer in forensic science who became known as the Sherlock Holmes of France. He formulated the basic principle of forensic science: "Every contact leaves a trace". This became known as Locard's exchange principle. Paul L. Kirk expressed the principle as follows:

"Wherever he steps, whatever he touches, whatever he leaves, even unconsciously, will serve as a silent witness against him. Not only his fingerprints or his footprints, but his hair, the fibers from his clothes, the glass he breaks, the tool mark he leaves, the paint he scratches, the blood or semen he deposits or collects. All of these and more, bear mute witness against him. This is evidence that does not forget. It is not confused by the excitement of the moment. It is not absent because human witnesses are. It is factual evidence. Physical evidence cannot be wrong, it cannot perjure itself, it cannot be wholly absent. Only human failure to find it, study and understand it, can diminish its value."

Fragmentary or trace evidence is any type of material left at—or taken from—a crime scene, or the result of contact between two surfaces, such as shoes and the floor covering or soil, or fibers from where someone sat on an upholstered chair.

When a crime is committed, fragmentary (or trace) evidence needs to be collected from the scene. A team of specialized police technicians go to the scene of the crime and seal it off. They both record video and take photographs of the crime scene, victim (if there is one) and items of evidence. If necessary, they undertake a firearms and ballistics examination. They check for shoe and tire mark impressions, examine any vehicles and check for fingerprints.

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That the 12 inch long paint stick was 1/2 round. It is known by artist to be a type of brush used to paint the background at the start of a painting. This type of paint brush is importance to the foundation or basement of the work. The crime scene brush was carefully broken at both ends to 3 1/2 inches. Leaving the middle shaft to a size of 5 inches just like the elevator shafe located in the middle of the basement. The broken paint stick and the Sharpie marker used was 5 inches long.
The killer let a clue that the brush end is importance to him, his art connection, he place the broken brush end back safely into the paint tote as he does with his paint sticks.
The artist has a attention to detail, this is common with people of art. The cord was tied just like a rock climber would do high on the edge of a cliff, fearless like comitting a crime in a house with the family asleep. The cord was tied 100% to the center of the paint stick. That is his art skills showing through.
Now......
What do we call this type of paint brush..........It is known as the FAT CAT paint brush. He had many to chose from in the paint tote.

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Boulder police was in charge. They pointed the information to their persons of interest.
The grand jury was given all the information that the people in charge want to.
If you did not support their view, you were taken off the case and lock out of the files.
That said, The grand jury did not have the most importance item of interest, The white unknown male DNA left on three places and on two items. This cleared the family when this was relook at the request of the new DA office. Good work on their part.
So, if the grand jury would have had all of the case information, They to would have done what the DA did, No one at this time could be convicted of this crime by any one that had been investigated.

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From the lab.

NINHYDRIN FORMULA:
FORMULA #1:
Using a magnetic stirring device:

12.0 g Ninhydrin crystals
 dissolved in 1L alcohol solvent.


FORMULA #2:
Using a magnetic stirring device:

5 g ninhydrin crystals
dissolve in 30 ml Methanol
add - 40 ml 2-Propanol
add - 930 ml Petroleum ether.

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Most of the crime scene information has not been made public.

Profile:

The killer took a small tub of green paint that was located in a paint tote in the hall way of the basement next to the wine cellar door. He uncape the tub of green paint and place some geen paint on the stick point end and the brush end.

JonBenet was found with a green paint strip on her chin by Boulder police. The question is, why did the killer place green paint on the pointed stick end, what would this past be used for. What was the pointed end use for in this crime? The tip end was never located at the crime scene by Boulder police. They even drills holes in walls looking for this item.

Remember, most of the case facts have not been made public. Boulder police match the paint on JonBenet to the tub next to the broken end of the paint stick located back in the paint tote.

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Today, If we unseal the door opening to the wine cellar, we could spray a product we use to find blood. Luminol is used by our forensic investigators to detect trace amounts of blood left at crime scenes as it reacts with iron found in hemoglobin. It is all so used by biologists in cellular assays for the detection of copper, iron, and cyanides, in addition to the detection of specific proteins by Western Blot.

The pink night wear had a spot of JonBenet blood on it. This was found to the top right corner of the two white blankets one the cellar floor. It this product was used in the hall way, It would located any not seen blood stains on the carpet. This would tell us some thing more that night about the killer action and location of actions.

This product has been used on old crime scene as old as 137 years and it still found the old not seen blood patterns.

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As the killer moved through the house, he left his marks, At on point he move to the basement and then into the wine cellar. the cellar floor was made of concrete. This room was 10 feet by 12 feet and had a water problem. Damp and cold. The room was used as a storage room. Easy seen from the bottom of the basement steps, this room was known by many.

Down spouts was install that year because of the wine cellar water problems. A wood door was stored in the room located next to the back wall and was place up on wood shims to try to keep the door from having any water damage.

When you have a water problem with the foundation, a salt film come up through the concrete floor because of the water pressure below the grade. this causes a white power that many people will call it mold. But it is not mold. It is salts from the concrete.

The killer step in this room and left his foot impressions on the salts on the floor. All so dust from the floor held his shoe print size as a shoe impression.

If Boulder police had known what to do, then a dust lifter tool could have been used on the floors in the house.

Here is how it works, we have six of these units for testing.

Information:

Electrostatic Dust Print Lifter

As the killer move throughout the Ramsey's crime scene, dust and other particulate matter can be transferred from the killer's footwear (or other objects) to various surfaces that have been walked upon. Electrostatic dust print lifting devices give us the ability to enhance, collect and preserve such impressions.

Electrostatic dust print lifting devices operate by charging a plastic film, placed over the dust print, which creates electrostatic adhesions and draws the film onto the surface bearing the print. The dust particles are attracted to the film because of this charge and adhere to it. The film retains a charge after the unit is turned off, thus retaining the particles of dust. The print must be composed of loose residue, and the residue must be dry for this process to work. Also, a proper ground must be achieved when applying the electrical charge. On some surfaces it is difficult or impossible to achieve a ground and the procedure will not work, necessitating alternative lifting methods.

Note that the lift is a mirror image of the actual impression. Hi-Tec

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In the basement of the Ramsey's house was a small long shap room that had a door the close and lock. This door was the service door to the house old elevator shaft. How it works was the door would be lock into the elevator cart stop at the bottom floor and push a rod that would unlock the door for safty. The Ramseys had this three story shaft remove when they got the house because it was located in the center of the house and this was a poor place.

The moring on the crime, John a went down to the finish basement that had been freshly painted that year. As he look around, he open the door to this space and seen new fresh damage to the door frams at the lock location. He woulder if the killer went to the back of thsi long space and the door would spring close, locking him in. He then would have to pry him self out. This would leave the fresh damage he seen.

He told the local police but this information did not support their persons of interest so it was not check out.

Now, that said, what would we do.

We would use a product that would made a copy of the tool marks.
Tools can be used in the commission of crimes. They can aid criminals in gaining entry or damaging property. When the tools are used, they can leave behind unique marks on the surfaces they contact. These marks could have ID the killer of JonBenet if look at and found.
Silicone-based casting materials are useful for capturing marks on items that are too large to transport to the lab or to fit under a microscope. Our examiner will also cast the test toolmark for comparison.

We use this product.

Mikrosil is a specially formulated casting material designed to give excellent rendering of small details, the highest contrast for microscopic observations, good releasing ability for the cast and a short setting time. These properties are important in cases of shallow marks and those with small details requiring large magnification. Available in multiple colors for superior contrast in any situation. Each Mikrosil kit includes a tube of Mikrosil, catalyst, one book of mixing pads, ten wooden spatulas and a set of instructions. Available in gray, brown, white and black.

Mikrosil™ should be used to record marks on shiny, reflective surfaces such as doorknobs, aluminum objects, and marks on translucent materials such as plastic and fracture patterns. It is also used for recording bite marks at autopsies, examination of firing pin impressions, breech face marks, and marks on cartridge casings. White and Black Mikrosil™ were developed to lift powder-developed latent prints from curved or textured surfaces and make castings from the fingers of deceased persons.

Curved Surfaces:

What could be more difficult than lifting prints from a golf ball? Mikrosil™ can lift clear, latent prints developed with black fingerprint power on curved surfaces. Use Mikrosil™to lift prints from doorknobs, light bulbs, and other curved surfaces.

Black Mikrosil™:

Can be used when white, silver or fluorescent fingerprint powders are used. The black Mikrosil™ background does not fluoresce. It can also be used on curved and other difficult surfaces.
The kitchen service door to the side yard had the lock plate not install. This would let any one open that door to the house with out a key or cause any damage to the door or frame.
Just open it with a card. Fast and easy. What was Boulder police thinking.
You may see many tools that we use to solve crimes at our Facebook page. JonBenet Investigation.

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The ransom note was printed witha out of production Sharpie black marker.
Page one and page two used this old but in a like new condition. Page three of the ransom note, the killer change markers to a flaten tip marker. If you zoom page three to 400% you will see a 50% wider letter size.

The ink was made before 1991 and this was before the Ransey's move to Boulder CO.
The marker was found in a orange can located under the kitchen wall phone. Many pens were in this cantainer. I ask Johnn if the Shriper mark found was Patsy marker and he said NO. These were used by the family and friends. How did Boulder police name this pen as Patsy Marker?
Water base ink are used by arties because the ink are safe for paper, it will not hurt the paper over time. The killer brang the marker to the house and after printing the ransom note, left it with out pen in the kitchen.

Now ask your self a question, Would you want the black marker in your pocket as you walk down the street, It would be match to the crime scene if you were stop.

Now, the question is, the killer printed he knows how police work.

He may know about this lab tool that has been known for many years.

His choice to use a Sharpie mark has two good reasons. This one has not been take about so I will post some of our lab information so you can under stand how it works.

The DocuStat DS220 is used to identify indented writing on paper (grooves) on different kinds of paper. For example, you find a used pad of paper in a terrorist suspect's home and use the DocuStat to visualize the indented writing to confirm that he wrote a threatening letter to a politician. This technique often works on the second and third page down from the original depending on how hard the writer pressed down his pen.

The securing of the traces is made by charging the plastic film, type IW, with the corona unit. Then, the developing powder is used and the traces are secured with the adhesive film.
Features include: more senstive than oblique lighting; produces permanent 1 to 1 transparencies; responds only to indented writing and ignores visible script; non-destructive - leaves documents uncontaminated; easy document preparation with document humidifier to increase sensitivity of documents prior to electrostatic imaging process; timer for corona exposure; and ventilation for airborne toner particles.

DocuStat DS220 Technical Specs:

Basic unit: 450 x 440 x 210 mm with cascade developer and integrated ON/OFF fan including filter to prevent powder scattering, ON/OFF pump, with connection to corona unit
Vacuum plate: 424 x 424 mm (A3 - replaceable)
Corona unit ON/OFF
Plastic film for indented writing, type IW, 1 roll, size 0.4 x 500m
Adhesive film, 2 packs with 24 sheets each, size 25 x 35 cm
Cascade developer, 1 kg
Toner set, approx. 300 g
Empty can for toner/cascade mixture
Mains connection cable

Sharpie marker printing does not allow this type of lab tool to be used to catch a killer.

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An special ice carving 2014



This is a 2014 Ice Carving I did to remember JonBenet Ramsey. I sent a photo to her farther John Ramsey and he said it is nice for people to remember JonBenet this way. He said he would show his family at Christmas this picture.

This is the second year I carve her a Ice carving in Michigan. The ice block start out at 300 lbs and the side of the block is 30 inches high by 20 inches wide and 10 inches thick. This is special ice, Cristal clear ice block.

I will carve her an ice carving each year in till we solve this case.

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Crime scene photos from the JonBenet Ramsey case file.

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John Ramsey's Bible found open on this bedroom office desk. This item has not be tester for fingerprints.
Our lab will test it and update this board. Will we solve this case.

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This is the back yard view of the white pine tree that had odd cut marks in the trunk, it looks as some one climb the tree to the second level to the unlock playroom door next to Jonbenet bedroom. This tree died that summer and was quickly cut down and taken away.

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Here is a special video asking for help on the JonBenet Ramsey case.

The new phone number to call is Crime Stoppers or Boulder police.

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Our profile predict that the killer has a art background. So we produce a sketchbook on this case using some never before seen crime scene photo. We know that killers like to relive the crime with drawings, photos and news stories and are some of the ways they need to relive the crime. These sketchbooks are traveling all across the USA and Canads to be view free of charge.

This is the Ramsey's house Christmas day just before the killer enter the house.