Courtesy Greer Police Department
GreerToday.com editorial assistants Dakota Fitzgerald, left, and Taylor Bowen, wearing glasses, gave Lt. JIm Holcombe of the Greer Police Department a lighter moment at CSI: Camp today.
See below.
Lt. Jim Holcombe had a robust laugh when Dakota and Taylor presented the CSI: Camp organizer with a response he thought entertaining.
Heather Falconer (facing camera) and Shelby Peek learned how an impression on a tool was enough to nail a suspect during a criminal investigation.
Today we analyzed shoe prints and tool markings that may be found on a crime scene. It was intriguing. The thing that stuck out the most was tool markings and how officers get them off what may be the weapon in a crime.
We used two substances, one was just a black color paste and the other was the hardener. After we mixed them together, we rubbed it over different parts of tools. When we went to get it off, it felt like a hard-boiled egg and when you flipped it to see the side, which markings would be on, it was smooth.
When I first saw mine, I didn't see anything until Ms. Childers pointed out the marks on the side. She told me that even the smallest things can be the most important.
If this was a real investigation, they would take that to forensics to have it analyzed under a microscope. It would show every detail that was on the marks, making it easy to figure out if it was used in the crime.
It may look easy on the TV shows, but it takes dedication to get the evidence that the officers find. It is hard work and I thank all the people who help out with crime scenes.