Frank Carlson Library

How are fingerprints, hair, and blood alike? Each can be traced to a specific person and can therefore be used as evidence in criminal investigations. Three stories of actual crimes solved using trace evidence are presented here in comic form. Includes overviews of how a crime is investigated and how trace evidence is analyzed.

Describes the types and features of fingerprints and discusses the techniques used to take, develop, save, and compare fingerprints in order to solve crimes.

Fingerprints are completely unique to each individual. Not even identical twins have the same fingerprints. So it's no surprise that law enforcement uses fingerprint evidence to catch criminals. With engaging text and eye-catching visuals, this book examines all aspects of fingerprints and their use in forensic analysis. Real-world cases illustrate how criminals attempt to mask their fingerprints and the potential pitfalls of the fingerprinting system....

Step-by-step illustrations demonstrate how to use fingerprints as the starting point for drawings.

"Charming and intriguing, the award-winning Canadian series returns with new mysteries for Detective William Murdoch and his team to solve in Edwardian Toronto. In Season 12, Murdoch's wife, Dr. Julia Ogden , faces difficult decisions as a surgeon, Inspector Brackenreid safeguards his fragile family life, Constable Crabtree meets a long-lost relative, and former Pinkerton detective Robert Parker joins the team. While contending with ghastly crimes...

Detective William Murdoch uses emerging science such as ballistics and profiling to solve the most dreadful crimes in Victorian-era Toronto.

Following the shocking cliffhanger last season, Station House Number four attempts to clear Murdoch's name after he is arrested for murder. Along the way, they encounter the greatest minds of the time including Alexander Graham Bell and Helen Keller.