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.
No, just attention to detail and patience.
I use it the way you use your computer without writing code. I have chemicals that I use to process for prints, but we just purchase them. There are a few reagents we mix ourselves. At the coroners office we mixed almost all ourselves. A toxicologist, on the other hand, would use it every day.
Yes. I've never heard it mentioned that certain things don't show up until later.
That's an excellent question but you need an anthropologist to answer it. I'm afraid I don't know. Sorry!
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I wouldn't have any idea about that.
Gunshot is the most common, then bludgeoning, then stabbing.
This may vary by county or state, but I am not because I'm a civilian employee and not a sworn officer.
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