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Hairs, Fibers, Crime, and Evidence
Article from 2000 about "the identification and comparison of trace evidence" in investigating and prosecuting violent crimes. Topics include hair (anatomy and growth, animal hair, determination of the body area from which a hair originated and the racial group associated with the hair), fiber (natural, man-made, and transfer), and how this type of evidence is collected and handled. From the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Trace Evidence Unit.
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/july2000/deedrick.htm

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