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Introduction to Forensic Document Examination

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Picture this scenario: the patrolman notices an abandoned automobile in the parking lot of a Las Vegas store. It matches the description of a missing person’s vehicle. The detectives respond and question the store manager about the missing victim. Checking the previous week’s videotape of the in-store camera covering the slot machines, they notice the missing female is on camera during the early morning hours. On the next sweep of the slot machines, the woman has disappeared. The store manager wonders if the message scrawled on the women’s restroom wall may have something to do with the case. The message, thought at first to be a rude joke, had been scrubbed off the metal stall wall. He recalled the message said something about murdering women.

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  1. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Scientific Services Bureau, Downey, CA

    William L. Leaver BS, D-ABFDE (Forensic Document Examiner)

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  1. William L. Leaver BS, D-ABFDE
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office, Houston, TX

    Ashraf Mozayani PharmD, PhD, D-ABFT

  2. Coral Springs, FL

    Carla Noziglia MS (Forensic Scientist, Senior Forensic Advisor) (Forensic Scientist, Senior Forensic Advisor)

  3. Tanzania, Africa

    Carla Noziglia MS (Forensic Scientist, Senior Forensic Advisor) (Forensic Scientist, Senior Forensic Advisor)

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Leaver, W.L. (2006). Introduction to Forensic Document Examination. In: Mozayani, A., Noziglia, C. (eds) The Forensic Laboratory Handbook. Forensic Science and Medicine. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-946-X:223

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