Forensic Scientist

Forensic Scientist

LIsa Black

Cape Coral, FL

Female, 49

I spent the five happiest years of my life in a morgue. As a forensic scientist in the Cleveland coroner’s office I analyzed gunshot residue on hands and clothing, hairs, fibers, paint, glass, DNA, blood and many other forms of trace evidence, as well as crime scenes. Now I'm a certified latent print examiner and CSI for a police department in Florida. I also write a series of forensic suspense novels, turning the day job into fiction. My books have been translated into six languages.

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Last Answer on July 21, 2022

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can a person erase their fingerprints w/ household cleaning products

Asked by fierce95@yahoo.com about 8 years ago

From an object? Sure, if you clean the surface thoroughly.

So unless the gloves and/or surface had some form of dirt or oil or other sort of substance that would make a print form, if both were completely spotless, there would be no gloveprints?

Asked by R-Mod over 7 years ago

Probably not. Fingerprints are left usually because skin has oils and sweat, which of course gloves wouldn't have.

Can I interview you on this for a school project?

Asked by Samantha about 8 years ago

Sure, email me at lisa-black@live.com.

I am Aminul from India. I got 49% in my HSC board exam can I became a forensic scientist.

Asked by Mohammed Aminul Islam shaikh about 8 years ago

I'm sorry but I wouldn't have any idea what an HSC exam is or what a good score is.Best of luck to you!

When measuring blood splatters, does the type of blood affect the diameter measurement?

Asked by Rylee almost 8 years ago

There's only two kinds of blood, blood and menstrual blood, and as far as I know there's been no studies using menstrual blood.

What is you opinion on the product rule used in DNA match probabilities and is this a reliable statistical method to employ when new DNA profiling multiplexes analyse STR markers within the same chromosome?

Asked by andres11 about 8 years ago

Sorry, but as I'm not a DNA analyst, I wouldn't have any idea.

Did you ever puke or feel funny on a certain case?

Asked by MarieAbend over 7 years ago

I got a little queasy at my very first autopsy, but since then, no.