In general, bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) refers to the collection and subsequent forensic analysis investigation of the size, shape, and distribution patterns of bloodstains found at a crime ...

“FIRE in the hole!,” yells bloodstain pattern analyst Shawn Harkins from inside the family room of an ordinary-looking suburban weatherboard house. The three of us standing outside the front door take ...

Blood spatter analysis will likely play a role in the Idaho murders trial involving suspect Bryan Kohberger, according to a former FBI agent. "#bryanchristopherkohberger's defense team also has ...

Defense attorneys for accused double murderer Alex Murdaugh have filed a motion to compel the state to turn over material that would shed light on why an expert witness changed his opinion on the ...

SPRINGFIELD — An independent analyst called by the defense in the murder trial of Westfield’s Brian Fanion testified Friday that he didn’t dispute the methods used by state forensic investigators to ...

Most significantly, Rossi dismantled the prosecution’s single-most important contention: that the blood-spattered flashlight was present at the crime and held by the killer. Rossi determined that the ...

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (BPA) is an interdisciplinary forensic technique that utilises principles of fluid dynamics and high-resolution imaging to reconstruct the events of a crime. The approach ...