DNA & Fingerprints on cigarette butt left out in rain - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T08:32:06Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/dna-fingerprints-on-cigarette-butt-left-out-in-rain?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A387482&feed=yes&xn_auth=noIf I were in control of the s…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-04-25:537324:Comment:3888572014-04-25T07:24:24.428ZJohn Pappanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnPappan
<p>If I were in control of the story, and I didn't care if I angered any forensic pathologists out there, I'd take the DNA evidence where I wanted it to go:</p>
<p>"Through some miracle of science, the butt had the DNA we were looking for..."</p>
<p>Or,</p>
<p>"Try as we may, there simply was no way to retrieve the DNA we knew was once there."</p>
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<p>If I were in control of the story, and I didn't care if I angered any forensic pathologists out there, I'd take the DNA evidence where I wanted it to go:</p>
<p>"Through some miracle of science, the butt had the DNA we were looking for..."</p>
<p>Or,</p>
<p>"Try as we may, there simply was no way to retrieve the DNA we knew was once there."</p>
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<p></p> Thanks Jeanie, I also did not…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-03-25:537324:Comment:3880802014-03-25T19:44:53.740Zdan petrosinihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/danpetrosini
<p>Thanks Jeanie, I also did not find those blogs helpful.</p>
<p>Thanks Jeanie, I also did not find those blogs helpful.</p> I didn't find either The Fore…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-03-25:537324:Comment:3879272014-03-25T17:35:39.650ZJeanie Clemmenshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JeanieClemmens
<p>I didn't find either The Forensic Writers Blog or Forensics for Writers all that helpful. I don't know why I've just spent half an hour researching DNA on wet cigarette butts- just a curious sort of person. All I found was that DNA can last as long as the saliva does. Saliva can last 4-15 days at room temperature or up to 30 days in the cold, but rain could easily wash the saliva off. Rain definitely can wash away finger and shoe prints. </p>
<p>I didn't find either The Forensic Writers Blog or Forensics for Writers all that helpful. I don't know why I've just spent half an hour researching DNA on wet cigarette butts- just a curious sort of person. All I found was that DNA can last as long as the saliva does. Saliva can last 4-15 days at room temperature or up to 30 days in the cold, but rain could easily wash the saliva off. Rain definitely can wash away finger and shoe prints. </p> Try asking your question at t…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-03-10:537324:Comment:3876702014-03-10T17:11:55.781ZMartin Roy Hillhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MartinRoyHill
<p>Try asking your question at these websites:</p>
<p>The Writer's Forensic Blog: <a href="http://www.writersforensicblog.wordpress.com/">www.writersforensicblog.wordpress.com</a></p>
<p>Forensics for Writers: <a href="http://www.forensics4writers.com/">www.forensics4writers.com</a></p>
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<p>Try asking your question at these websites:</p>
<p>The Writer's Forensic Blog: <a href="http://www.writersforensicblog.wordpress.com/">www.writersforensicblog.wordpress.com</a></p>
<p>Forensics for Writers: <a href="http://www.forensics4writers.com/">www.forensics4writers.com</a></p>
<p> </p> Struggling with a bunch of ba…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-03-03:537324:Comment:3872962014-03-03T18:36:05.522Zdan petrosinihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/danpetrosini
<p>Struggling with a bunch of balls in the air, trying to keep reader guessing who did it. Hope I am up to the challenge, its the most involved plot I have attempted.</p>
<p>Struggling with a bunch of balls in the air, trying to keep reader guessing who did it. Hope I am up to the challenge, its the most involved plot I have attempted.</p> Ah!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-03-03:537324:Comment:3875552014-03-03T18:16:46.225ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>Ah!</p>
<p>Ah!</p> Thanks but an iffy situation…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-03-03:537324:Comment:3875512014-03-03T15:57:37.170Zdan petrosinihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/danpetrosini
<p>Thanks but an iffy situation is exactly what I needed!</p>
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<p>Thanks but an iffy situation is exactly what I needed!</p>
<p></p> Yes, well, short of an answer…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-03-03:537324:Comment:3874822014-03-03T15:27:33.852ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>Yes, well, short of an answer from a forensic scientist, the best I can come up with is that this is a long shot. Most probably the evidence (if there was much to begin with, would be lost.</p>
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<p>As a writer, I'd rewrite this to avoid an iffy situation.</p>
<p>Yes, well, short of an answer from a forensic scientist, the best I can come up with is that this is a long shot. Most probably the evidence (if there was much to begin with, would be lost.</p>
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<p>As a writer, I'd rewrite this to avoid an iffy situation.</p> I imagine it'd matter how har…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-03-03:537324:Comment:3875482014-03-03T01:34:56.686ZMC - Tinahttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/TinaC
<p>I imagine it'd matter how hard the rain was, for how long. And if the butt was facing to the ground, it would matter if concrete or soil. </p>
<p>I imagine it'd matter how hard the rain was, for how long. And if the butt was facing to the ground, it would matter if concrete or soil. </p>