PRESENTATION OUTLINE
FIBERS CANNOT DEFINITIVELY PINPOINT TO A CULPRIT BECAUSE THEY CARRY NO DNA
FIBERS ARE COLLECTED BY USING TWEEZERS, TAPE, OR A VACUUM
FIBERS ARE FIRST DETERMINED WHETHER THEY ARE NATURAL, MANUFACTURED, OR BOTH
A MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETER IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO ANALYSE FIBERS
THE FIRST STEP IN ANALYSIS IS TO COMPARE COLOR AND DIAMETER
THE WAYNE WILLIAMS CASE IS THE FIRST CASE TO HAVE RELIED ON FIBER ANALYSIS FOR THE EVIDENCE
THE SPECTROMETER SEPARATES LIGHT INTO COMPONENT WAVELENGHTS
THE COMPARISON MICROSCOPE IS USED FOR MORE PRECISE IDENTIFICATION
NATURAL FIBERS COME FROM PLANTS OR ANIMALS
MANUFACTURED FIBERS ARE MADE FROM LONG STRANDS OF POLYMERS
