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Paul L. Kirk

Forensic Science Pioneers

American criminalist who pioneered bloodstain pattern analysis, providing evidence in the Sam Sheppard case that contributed to a reversal of conviction more than a decade after the crime. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1902 1
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1970 1
BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account
Colorado Springs, Colorado 2
Nationality
American 3
Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own account
Built academic criminalistics in the United States, leading the criminalistics program at the University of California, Berkeley. 1
Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own account
Fire Investigation (1969) 2
Connections

Disciplines Pioneered

Source Wikipedia: Paul L. Kirk
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Paul L. Kirk
2. Wikipedia: Paul L. Kirk
Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birthplace
    Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Bibliography section
    Fire Investigation (1969)
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3. Wikidata: Paul L. Kirk
Wikidata Q7151885, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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