title: Moves of murder.
abstract: A missing person report was filed with the local Police Department. In the ensuing days it became apparent this was not just a missing person case when a bloody pillow and pillowcase were recovered from a wooded area not far from the missing woman's home. Careful examination of the pillowcase revealed fragments of a bloody fingerprint and bloody patterns that seemed to indicate the type of weapon used. A thorough search of the woman's bedroom resulted in the recovery of three small blood stains, a wig fiber and a head hair. Although the body of the victim was not recovered during the investigation, the evidence collected and techniques used by the forensic investigators resulted in a guilty plea to second degree murder.
authors.affiliation: Forensic Science Division, Montgomery County Police Headquarters, Rockville, Md, USA.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ballou
mesh_terms: D000580:Amido Black; D001801:Blood Stains; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods; D006197:Hair; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008165:Luminol; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
chemical_list: D008165:Luminol; D000580:Amido Black