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Arizona Identification Council Newsletter President: Dwane Hilderbrand Editor: Mitchell Small July, 1990 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Latent Shoeprint Analysis Submitted by Dwane S Hilderbrand, CLPE Criminalist III Scottsdale Police Department Scottsdale, Arizona For decades, latent impressions have provided investigators, identification technicians and criminalists invaluable clues to establish the identity of individuals. Yet, another type of print impressions that could be just as valuable has been overlooked. Latent shoe impressions exist in almost all interior crime scenes but they are often ignored by investigators or destroyed by initial responders before these impressions may be processed. Latent shoe impressions are the reproduction of the shoe sole or tread through grease, oil or other foreign substance transferred to an object it has touched or come into contact with. While these prints can not be seen by the naked eye, they may be revealed by using standard fingerprint powders. Most casual shoes have rubber soles which are a petroleum product that secretes an oil base and impressions may revealed using an iodine fuming gun. Although crime scene investigators routinely search for visible shoe impressions in exterior crime scenes, they often overlook the existence of latent shoe impressions. Like fingerprints, latent shoe impressions can be used to place an individual at a crime scene. Although each shoe manufacturer produces hundreds of various styles of footwear with the same tread design, these identical prints quickly become unique through the owner's use. Wear will vary depending on individual walking styles and contact with different surfaces. Any scratch, nick, or cut will result in points of comparison, making the shoe "one of a kind". As previously mentioned, most casual shoes have rubberized soles, when exposed to light amounts of moisture, react in a way similar to a finger leaving its impression on a surface. Vinyl, linoleum, glass, smooth tile and doors, and painted floors provide the best surfaces for recovery of latent shoe impressions. Many of the same factors that are involved in lifting latent finger and palm impressions made by friction skin are to be considered in recovering latent shoe impressions i.e, the surface must be smooth enough to reveal the characteristics of the soles and temperature and weather conditions must be conducive to the preservation of the impression. Like latent impressions, latent shoe impressions are fragile and can be damaged if further contact is made after the print is placed. They can be easily altered or destroyed by the first responders and curious bystanders so it is very important to carefully secure the crime scene if recovery of the impression is to be successful. Latent shoe impressions have not been widely used on crime scene investigations. Although recovery of the impressions depends on several unpredictable variables, they may yield valuable information and, therefore, should be considered a viable option for investigators. Information for this column was found in the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin and provided by Dwain A Pierce, Criminalist Specialist, Knoxville Police Department, Knoxville, Tennessee. This author (Mr. Hilderbrand) has verified the finding of Mr. Pierce through tests and experiments using various powders, chemical enhancement and other techniques including lasers. Using these techniques, he has developed and recovered many latent shoe sole impressions. ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ An Alternative Method Of Fixing Iodine Developed Latent Prints Submitted by Mark Hatcher Latent Print Examiner II Crime Laboratory Bureau Phoenix Police Department Iodine fuming is a great tool in the development of latent prints on porous surfaces. One of its biggest drawbacks, however, is that the developed print will fade. There are several commercially available products that will allow fixing the developed print. An alternate method can be accomplished by using a steam iron to fix iodine prints without any of the drawbacks of commercial processes. After completing the Iodine fuming process, apply a steam iron to the fumed print. The print will now be fixed and the color will have changed from a yellowish-brown to a bluish-purple. When a steam iron, and or, electricity is not available at a crime scene, the print can be fixed by immersing the article in water. Steam is the preferred method because dipping the article in the water may be destructive to ridge detail or other trace evidence. There are many advantages in favor of using water (steam) for a fixing agent of Iodine fumed prints. These include cost, safety, and practicality. Water is inexpensive, readily available and posses no threat if inhaled or touched. In addition, fixing an iodine print with water limits an item to as few chemicals as possible. This will reduce the chances of destroying other types of forensic evidence, and fixing the iodine print using a steam iron does not preclude the use of ninhydrin or silver nitrate. ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Do you have an unknown deceased individual in your files? The AIC may be able help you identify the individual. We can print the fingerprints of an unknown deceased along with a physical description of the individual in the Newsletter. Send your information to the editor. ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ THE SOAP BOX The Arizona Identification Newsletter is under new management! After his long term as Editor, Mr. John Jolly has stepped down as editor and I have been appointed the editor until the AIC holds elections. This newsletter also begins one of the new features of the new Newsletter, the Soapbox. As is traditional, everyone is invited to get up on the Soapbox and speak their minds. If you have an evidence processing problem, an unusual case, someone who needs a public pat on the back or any other reason to sound off, this is the place. As Editor, I have the honor of inaugurating the column with an explanation of proposed editorial policies and submission procedures. I hope this will be the last column I need to write: the newsletter should be the product of the members and we need your contributions to make it work. To make submission as painless as possible, your articles may find their way into the newsletter in a variety of ways: °ASCII file on a 5¼" MS-DOS compatible diskette. Preformatted diskettes will be supplied, on request, for the transfer. If your word processor does not save in this format, or you are not sure what an ASCII file is, send a copy of the file anyway! Don't worry about "special effects" like underlining and such; if submitted early enough, you will receive a copy of the edited version for approval. °If you have access to a computer with a modem, I will be maintaining a part time Electronic Bulletin Board System (BBS) for information transfer. Between 2pm and midnight, Tuesday through Friday, the BBS may be reached through 971-4677; baud rates up to 2400 bps are supported and the standard 8 data bits, No Parity and 1 stop bit is used. Through the modem, I can accept any ASCII document for inclusion into the newsletter. The BBS will also provide E-mail between members and other information will be on file for downloading. °Scottsdale PD will accept FAX transmissions of your articles if your agency has FAX capabilities. Send your articles addressed to Dwane Hilderbrand, Technical Investigations, at 391-5097. °Typed submissions will always be welcome. Don't be concerned with line spacing or margins, but please be sure all technical terms are spelled properly. °Hand written articles are acceptable, but please take time to make them legible! °As a rule, photographs do not reproduce well, but line drawings, diagrams and original artwork is welcome. Fingerprint patterns should be enlarged 2-3 times normal size and Polaroid copies are adequate. If a presentation chart is required, submit one Polaroid of the known and a second of the unknown; tray to fill the frame as much as possible. If your photographs show adequate detail, the reproduction should also be adequate. Black and white photographs are preferred in all cases. All of us have a knack for doing something better than anyone else. Here's your chance to pass that talent along and tell everyone what you do best and how well you do it. We all know someone who deserves recognition for doing a terrific job behind the scenes, but who somehow never gets recognized; here's a platform to recognize them. When submitting anything for publication, bear in mind that your article needs to be received by the first of the month that the newsletter will be published. As editor, I don't like to do too much editing: your article may be arranged to fit the space provided, but I will try not to change the words you submit. Provided you submit your article early enough, I will even send you a copy of how the article will appear, prior to publication. We are targeting newsletter to be published two weeks after the quarterly AIC meetings to try and keep the members as up to date as possible. ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Minutes of Previous Meetings April 21, 1990 Submitted by Rudy Zamora Members Attending 1) Mr. Barry Jones Mesa PD 2) Mr. Clyde Tess MCSO 3) Mr. Rodolfo Zamora Mesa PD 4) Mr. James Wallace Tucson PD 5) Mr. Tim O' Sullivan Tucson PD 6) Mr. Brian Rohrman Peoria PD 7) Mr. Leonard Cummings DPS 8) Ms. Glenda Hardy DPS 9) Mrs. Annabell Alvarado-Smith MCSO 10) Mr. Robert Miller MCSO 11) Mr. Fred Carmack DPS 12) Mr. Pat Wertheim DPS The meeting was called to order by Mr. Zamora Sec-Treas at 1:00pm and introduced Mr. Wertheim from Tucson DPS who gave an excellent presentation on Cult Crimes. For copies of hand-out materials, contact Mr. Wertheim at 746-4570. The minutes from the previous meeting held on March 23, 1990 were covered. Agenda 1) A.I.C Conference 2) I.A.I Conference 3) Recognizing individuals in our field 4) Mr. Ed Wollert benefit 5) Northland Pioneer College 1) Effective March 26, 1990, Mr. Wertheim resigned as chairman of the AIC Conference. Mr. Mitch Small volunteered as chairman. Mrs. Ann Quigley and Mr. Zamora will assist to coordinate the conference in October. They will get back to the membership as soon as possible. 2) The AIC is considering hosting the International Association for Identification's Annual Conference. Mrs. Patty Burkeholter from the Tucson Convention Bureau has given their full support to assist us in making this convention a successful one. It was determined by members present that we need to have commitments from not just a few members, but from most members. Mr. Wallace will ask Patty to give us a presentation on their services. He will try to arrange this for our meeting in June. NOTE: as of this newsletter we have received word from our members in Tucson and they are not able to support this conference. 3) Recognizing individuals- When I was first trained in this field I was told the job has no fame and glory. All we have is the satisfaction that we did the very best we could at the crime scene and when the comparisons are done. I feel that it is time to recognize those in our field that go that extra yard. I propose that we develop and form a committee to recognize those individuals. I'm open for suggestions in this matter and welcome all comments. I will try an put together some type of standards to fit our needs and bring these to the membership for approval. 4) Ed Wollert Benefit- Mr. Zamora is trying to put together a carport sale to benefit the Wollert family. This carport sale was held at Glenda Hardy's home and was supported primarily by Mesa PD members. Mrs. Wollert has sent the AIC a Thank You note in appreciation of our efforts. 5) Northland Pioneer College- Mr. Pat Wertheim has agreed to coordinate, for the next four years, the "Crime Scene School" held at Northland Pioneer College. Mr. Wertheim stated that Mr. Wilson and students were very pleased of how this school was presented. Our sincere thanks to Mr. Wertheim for a job well done and to all those who assisted in this school. Mr. Wertheim is preparing for this years school and we ask all departments to again support us with this years program. Message: Mr. Clyde Tess would like you to notify the nominating committee or Mr. Hilderbrand (391-5278) if you are interested in becoming a board member or know of someone who would like to. We would like to invite all members to our next meeting in June. We encourage anyone who has a topic they would like to present to the members to please contact Mr. Hilderbrand at 391- 5278 Scottsdale Police Department. With all business discussed, Mr. Jim Wallace made a motion to close the meeting and seconded by Mr. Clyde Tess (4:20 pm) ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Minutes of meeting on 6/16/90; held at Glenda Hardy's home. (Editor's note: in an effort to meet the publication deadline, these minutes were telephoned to me and I transcribed them. I apologize for any inaccuracies noted by members. Mitch) Members in attendance: 1) Len Cummings DPS 2) Clyde Tess MCSO 3) Barry Jones Mesa PD 4) Dwane Hilderbrand Scottsdale PD 5) Glenda Hardy DPS 6) Carey Chapman DPS 7) Fred Carmack DPS 8) Robert Tavernaro DPS 9) Brian Rhorman Peoria PD 10) Rudy Zamora Mesa PD The meeting was called to order at 1:00 pm. Rudy Zamora gave a practical demonstration of Crime Scene Processing with Red Wop in conjunction with the Luma Light. Len Cummings offered a variation to using straight Red Wop powder: mix about a tooth pick full of Red Wop with your standard container of Magna Powder. Tests conducted using the metal blade of a garden shovel showed sufficient fluorescence for detection of fingerprints. Mr. Zamora also reported that we have 40 paid members and an approximate balance of $4525 in the treasury. A point of order was raised concerning the need for Election of Officers as provided by our Bylaws. A special meeting of the AIC has been called for Saturday, July 21, at Mesa Police Department, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm for the express purpose of electing new officers. For directions and further information, contact Rudy Zamora at 644-2341 (Mesa) or Dwane Hilderbrand at 391-5278 (Scottsdale). It was reported that a Recognition Program is still in the research stages and it was pointed out that California and Canada have a program of recognizing members of their divisions independent of the IAI's program. It was suggested that as part of the Recognition Program the AIC could send the honoree to the IAI Annual Convention. There was a division of opinion between member on having non- AIC members teaching at AIC sponsored schools. New Business Raised Glenda Hardy proposed publication of the AIC Newsletter every other month to insure current topics are covered. Anyone interested in running for office at the upcoming elections should contact Dwane as soon as possible. Robert Tavernaro suggested a letter to be sent to the heads of Arizona law enforcement agencies thanking them for supporting the AIC will be drafted. It is hoped that this will encourage more agencies to allow their people to become involved with the AIC. Clyde Tess suggested that instead of the usual weekend conference, this years Annual Conference become a one day symposium. Dwane Hilderbrand asked for the members to put together a questionnaire to determine what people expect from the AIC so the AIC may better meet the needs of its members. It was not recorded what time the meeting was adjourned. ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT There will be a special meeting exclusively for electing new officers to be held July 21, 1990 at Mesa PD, 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm BE THERE TO CAST YOUR VOTE! The next regular AIC Quarterly Meeting will be held in Flagstaff, at the DPS Crime Lab, September 20, 1990, between 1:00 pm and 4:30 pm. Contact Len Cummings or Dick Erffert ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ AIC MEMBERS Dave Adkins Regular Fingerprint Examiner Grand Junction Police Department Grand Junction, Co 81501-7720 Christa Anderson Regular Evidence Technician Phoenix Police Department Phoenix, Az 85003 Work Phone: 261-8102 Steven Anderson Regular Latent Print Examiner Scottsdale Police Dept Scottsdale, Az 85258 Work Phone: 391-5278 Joanne E Archibald Regular Fingerprint Examiner Tempe Police Department Tempe, Az 85281 AIC MEMBERS Ron Bend Regular Identification Technician Pima County Sheriff's Department Tucson, Az 85702 Work Phone: (602) 740-2820 Dr. Walter Birkby Honorary Forensic Pathologist University of Arizona Tucson, Az 85700 Jim Blount Regular Fingerprint Technician Pima County Sheriff's Department Tucson, Az 85702 Work Phone: (602) 740-2820 Alan Bradley Retired Dean Bradley Honorary Mesa, Az 85207 Kathy Bright Honorary Identification Technician Pima County Sheriff's Department Tucson, Az 85702 Work Phone: 740-2820 Herb Bruning Regular Apache Junction Police Department Apahche Juntion, Az 85210 Fred Carmack Regular Fingerprint Examiner Arizona Department of Public Safety Phoenix, Az 85004-6638 Carey Chapman Regular Latent Print Unit Supervisor Arizona Department of Public Safety Phoenix, Az 85004-6638 Nancy Christ Regular Latent Print Examiner I Phoenix Police Department Phoenix, Az 85003 Work Phone: (602) 261-8102 W. Joseph Collier Regular Crime Laboratory Director Phoenix Police Department Phoenix, Az 85003 Work Phone: (602) 261-8102 AIC MEMBERS Herb Collins Regular Fingerprint Examiner Mesa Police Department Mesa, Az 85201 Helen Jean Copeland Regular Evidence Technician Phoenix Police Department Phoenix, Az 85003 Work Phone: (602) 261-8102 Mildred Copeland Regular Evidence Technician Phoenix Police Department Phoenix, Az 85003 Work Phone: (602) 261-8102 Jim Cox Regular Lieutenant San Bernardino County Sheriff's Ofc Redlands, Ca 92415 Leonard Cummings Regular Fingerprint Examiner Arizona Department of Public Safety Flagstaff, Az 86011 Ronald Davis Regular Latent Print Examiner II Phoenix Police Department Phoenix, Az 85003 Work Phone: (602) 261-8102 Linda Doyle Regular Fingerprint Examiner Mesa Police Department Mesa, Az 85201 Greg Eilers Regular Identification Technician Tucson Police Department Tucson, Az 85701 Richard Erfert Regular Fingerprint Examiner Arizona Department of Public Safety Flagstaff, Az 86011 Doug Ferguson Regular Latent Print Examiner III Phoenix Police Department Phoenix, Az 85003 Work Phone: (602) 261-8102 AIC MEMBERS Tom Fiorenza Regular Officer Short Hills Police Department Short Hills, NJ 07078 Charles Ford Regular Latent Print Examiner Goodyear, Az 85338 Paul Freeman Regular Identification Technician Pima County Sheriff's Department Tucson, Az 85702 Work Phone: (602) 740-2820 Joe Garcia Regular Fingerprint Examiner Tempe Police Department Tempe, Az 85281 Dr. Kevin Gilmartin Honorary Psychiatrist Pima County Sheriff's Department Tucson, Az 85702 Glenda K Hardy Regular Fingerprint Examiner Arizona Department of Public Safety Phoenix, Az 85004-6638 Bob Harr Regular Fingerprint Examiner Yuma Police Department Yuma, Az 85364 Mark Hatcher Regular Latent Print Examiner II Phoenix Police Department Phoenix, Az 85003 Work Phone: (602) 261-8102 Dwane Hilderbrand Regular Latent Print Section Supervisor Scottsdale Police Dept Scottsdale, Az 85258 Work Phone: 391-5278 Wendy Hutchison Regular Crime Scene Officer Scottsdale Police Dept Scottsdale, Az 85258 Work Phone: 391-5278 AIC MEMBERS Wes Infiesto Regular Crime Scene Officer Scottsdale Police Dept Scottsdale, Az 85258 Work Phone: 391-5278 John Jolly Regular Fingerprint Examiner Arizona Department of Public Safety Phoenix, Az 85004-6638 Barry Jones Regular Identification Section Supervisor Mesa Police Department Mesa, Az 85201 Karen Jones Regular Latent Print Examiner III Phoenix Police Department Phoenix, Az 85003 Work Phone: (602) 261-8102 Roy Keller Regular Identification Section Supervisor Pima County Sheriff's Department Tucson, Az 85702 Work Phone: (602) 740-2820 Stan Kimball Regular Retired Phoenix, Az 85013 Julie Larson Regular Identification Technician Tucson Police Department Tucson, Az 85701 Don Levy Regular Identification Technician Mesa Police Department Mesa, Az 85201 Rudy Martinez Regular Fingerprint Examiner Tempe Police Department Tempe, Az 85281 Kim McCall Regular Fingerprint Examiner Tucson Police Department Tucson, Az 85701 Sherrill Meisner Regular Identification Technician Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Phoenix, Az 85003 AIC MEMBERS John Neely Regular Fingerprint Examiner Tucson Police Department Tucson, Az 85701 Glenn H Nichols Regular Pinetop-Lakeside Police Department Pinetop-Lakeside, Az 85929 Tim O'Sullivan Regular Fingerprint Examiner Tucson Police Department Tucson, Az 85701 Geraldine Ortiz Regular Identification Technician Tucson Police Department Tucson, Az 85701 Liz Patze Regular Property Technician Pima County Sheriff's Department Tucson, Az 85702 Work Phone: (602) 740-2822 Lou Ann Quigley Regular Latent Print Examiner III Phoenix Police Department Phoenix, Az 85003 Work Phone: (602) 261-8102 LeRoy Rath Regular Latent Print Examiner II Phoenix Police Department Phoenix, Az 85003 Work Phone: (602) 261-8102 Fritz Renter Regular Arizona Department of Public Safety Phoenix, Az 85004-6638 Frank Rodgers Regular Latent Print Section Supervisor Phoenix Police Department Phoenix, Az 85003 Work Phone: (602) 261-8102 Art Rogers Regular Latent Print Examiner Phoenix, Az 85003 Brian Rohrman Regular Peoria Police Department Peoria, Az 85380 AIC MEMBERS Rubie L Ross Regular Latent Print Examiner Plano Police Department Plano, Tx Chuck Roth Regular Fingerprint Examiner Pima County Sheriff's Department Tucson, Az 85702 Work Phone: (602) 740-2820 P. Glenn Rudd Regular Intake Assistant Yavapai County Sheriff's Office Prescott, Az 86301 Ronald Rydman Associate Western States Marketing Prescott, Az 86301 Gene Scott Regular Identification Technician Tucson Police Department Tucson, Az 85701 Eva Skelton Regular Arizona Department of Public Safety Phoenix, Az 85004-6638 Steve Skowron Regular Identification Technician Tucson Police Department Tucson, Az 85701 Mitchell Small Regular Latent Print Examiner II Phoenix Police Department Phoenix, Az 85003 Work Phone: 261-8102 Annabelle Alvarado - Smith Regular Fingerprint Examiner Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Phoenix, Az 85003 Michael Smith Regular Police Officer Phoenix Police Department Phoenix, Az 85003 Cole Sorensen Regular Crime Scene Officer Scottsdale Police Dept Scottsdale, Az 85258 Work Phone: 391-5278 AIC MEMBERS Vicki Standley Regular Latent Print Examiner Garland Police Department Garland, Tx 75040 Work Phone: (214) 205-2095 Roberta Stegen Regular Fingerprint Examiner Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Phoenix, Az 85003 Gary Stone Regular Latent Print Examiner II Phoenix Police Department Phoenix, Az 85003 Work Phone: (602) 261-8102 Rick Sutton Regular Fingerprint Examiner Mesa Police Department Mesa, Az 85201 Mike Sweedo Regular Fingerprint Examiner Tucson Police Department Tucson, Az 85701 Robert Tavernaro Regular Fingerprint Examiner Arizona Department of Public Safety Phoenix, Az 85004-6638 Clyde Tess Regular Identification Section Supervisor Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Phoenix, Az 85003 John Wagner Associate Universal Procurement, Inc Tempe, Az 85281 Jim Wallace Regular Fingerprint Examiner Tucson Police Department Tucson, Az 85701 Doyle Walters Regular Fingerprint Examiner Bill Watling Regular IRS/CID Forensic Lab Chicago, Il 60606 AIC MEMBERS Pat A Wertheim Regular Fingerprint Examiner Arizona Department of Public Safety Tucson, Az 85701 Kathy Wright Regular Fingerprint Examiner Tempe Police Department Tempe, Az 85281 Eloy Yassi Regular Phoenix, Az 85040 Rudy Zamora Regular Fingerprint Examiner Mesa Police Department Mesa, Az 85201 In response to many requests, we are printing an AIC Membership Roster showing your fellow members and where they work. Please contact either Rudy Zamora or Mitch Small with any corrections to this list. We are also compiling a specialties list for use in future teaching seminars, etc. If you would like to be an instructor for an AIC sponsored seminar, let us know what you are willing to teach. In the next issue: AIC Officer Election Results; Poroscopy; Shoe Impressions and the Electrostatic Dust Lifting Technique; AIC Seminar Update and more! Deadline for submissions to the next issue of the Newsletter will be September 30. All articles and corrections must reach me before then to be included; scheduled publication for the next issue will be the first week of October. Mitch Small