Citation

Stephens BG, Nazareno G, Block M, Hnatow P. Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol. 1999; 20(2): 154-157.

Affiliation

Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, City and County of San Francisco, California 94103-4603, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10414656

Abstract

Removal of duct tape or similar adhesive products from a homicide victim may be facilitated by rapidly chilling the tape surface with liquid nitrogen. Physical separation of tape layers can be performed using the same technique. Cyanoacrylate glue (i.e., "super-glue") may be used to preserve fingerprints on the outer surface of the tape for recovery, or other techniques may be used to recover fingerprints from the outer surface prior to tape removal.

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