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In the News

  • D.C. Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Admission of Handwriting Evidence
  • The Guy Who Says He Owns Half Of Facebook Hires Nasty New Law Firm And Unleashes Forensic Experts
  • Expert: Bogus tix may not have been cops'
  • Jack the Ripper's Identity Discovered via Forensic Evidence. Killer H.H. Holmes.
  • Matthew Fullbright denies killing couple
  • DUI Case Delves Into Circumstances of Santa Barbara Police Department’s Destroyed Evidence
  • Vote worker tied to fake petitions
  • Maine student born without hands honored for penmanship
  • Judge Limits Testimony on Handwriting in Christopher Coleman Triple Murder
  • Jail imposed in embezzlement case
  • Woman claims to have new evidence in Ramsey murder
  • Boston-Based Judge Questions The Evidence
  • Suspect in 1996 murder provides writing samples
  • In a galaxy not so far, far away
  • Digital Pens to Write on Any Paper (250 kb pdf)
  • Fingerprint 'developer' used to lift text from letter-containing envelopes (41 kb pdf)
  • ‘Fakeproof’ e-passport is cloned in minutes (16 kb pdf)
  • Most Value Good Penmanship (64 kb pdf)
  • Product Info: xyzmo Seal (72 kb pdf)
  • Second Walden trial, second mistrial
  • Pinnacle Armor accuses U.S. Air Force, Army of fraudulent activity in testing of "Dragon Skin"
  • Letter linked to Matt
  • Dead patient's medical records 'altered': expert
  • Juror now living overseas because of threat
  • The Smoking Gun's story on the fabricated Tupac Shakur documents
  • Crawley woman cleared of faking mother's will
  • Playing Tricks with the Fort Dix Six?
  • Autographs via LongPen
  • State asks for samples of Cortez’s handwriting
  • Expert queries Guzzo documents at Cornwall sex inquiry
  • Handwriting expert testifies in murder case
  • The Writing On The Wall
  • Expert testifies burned bone could be from Meyer
  • Govt buys forgery detecting machines
  • Handwriting expert debunks Habib evidence
  • Davy Crockett Letter Purchased by Texas Could Be Fake
  • Alaska finally begins offering e-prescriptions
  • Felony perjury trial set for Ed Jew
  • Tamper-resistant drug pads may spell trouble
  • Authority investigates police scientists
  • Dummar files new suit over Hughes estate
  • U.S. Attorney calls bid for Cochonour probe ‘troublesome’
  • Your new ID-theft worry? Photocopiers
  • Zodiac's written clues fascinate document expert
  • Students learn to connect the letters in a world of cursive
  • Moscow’s Assault on the Vatican: The KGB made corrupting the Church a priority
  • Amateur Sleuthing Lands Grisham in Real-Life Court
  • Jail for woman who used DIY kit to forge dying mother's will
  • Court: Man threatened judge
  • Who Killed the Lindbergh Baby?
  • Correction fluid covered victim's name, court told
  • Judging By His Handwriting: Holier-than-thou jurist scrawls an illegible signature order (from The Smoking Gun)
  • Oric Handwriting Testimony Questioned
  • Forensics scientists reconstruct diary of Israeli astronaut
  • Government Uses Color Laser Printer Technology to Track Documents
  • The CBS Whitewash
  • Printer Forensics to Aid Homeland Security, Tracing Counterfeiters
  • CBS Can't Vouch for Bush Guard Memos
    Reports of Marcel Matley and James J. Pierce
  • A Safer America: The Document Problem
  • Daubert successes:
    • U.S. v. Rutland
    • U.S. v. LeCroy:
      defense motion to exclude the expert's testimony
      transcripts part1
      part2
      part3
      Saks' deposition
      judge's decision
  • "Picking Up the Pieces"
    New York Times article about reconstruction of shredded documents.
  • Mel submitted this interesting article about using DNA to tag inks.
  • Read a copy of an Order of the Court from a Daubert hearing in Wichita, Kansas January 14th.
  • HK's richest woman loses will battle
  • Archer's secretary "created bogus diary."
  • "A harder day in court for fingerprint, writing experts"
  • "Writing's on the wall for Shakespeare"
  • "University at Buffalo software identifies handwriting"
  • "In the center ring, now and forever: JonBenet Ramsey"
    Document examiner does the right thing
  • "Author Unknown" by Don Foster
    Read a review of a new book in which the author claims he can identify writers using stylistics.
  • Baseball memorabilia case
  • U.S. vs Van Wyk
    This court opinion considers forensic stylistics expertise.
  • U.S. vs Hines (6-99)
  • U.S. vs Paul (5-99)
  • U.S. vs Velasquez (8-95)
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