All Trace and Physical Evidence Cases

Trace and physical evidence cases are cases decided by physical and trace evidence. In the Lindbergh kidnapping the handmade wooden ladder was linked to Bruno Hauptmann through detailed analysis of wood grain patterns and tool marks on the ladder and on tools in his possession, and handwriting on the ransom notes was compared with his own, although controversies about the evidence and police procedures have persisted. In the Atlanta child murders of 1979 to 1981 the prosecution presented a wide array of blood, fiber and hair evidence tying Wayne Williams to two charged murders and ten others, and the jury found him guilty on February 27, 1982.