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Topic ID: 1942
#0, Hi-tec and other prints
Posted by jameson on Dec-09-03 at 11:43 AM
There were two prints inthe basement with the body. The boots that made the Hi-Tec print have never been found. If someone thinks they could find those boots.... the crime could be solved.

The second print - as far as I know, they don't know who made that print either - - don't know the brand.


#1, RE: Hi-tec and other prints
Posted by jameson on Dec-09-03 at 12:32 PM
In response to message #0
The gossip about LE matching the print to Burke is just that - gossip - untrue. Burke did not own Hi-Tec boots - none were found in the house. The story that the prints actually MATCHED boots owned by Burke is simply false.

#2, RE: Hi-tec and other prints
Posted by one_eyed Jack on Dec-13-03 at 03:49 PM
In response to message #1
I don't understand why a ruler for size comparison wasn't placed beside these prints before photographing.

#3, RE: Hi-tec and other prints
Posted by jameson on Dec-14-03 at 11:46 AM
In response to message #2
These are closeups - there are rulers in other photos, as I recall.

#4, RE: Hi-tec and other prints
Posted by jameson on Feb-10-04 at 05:02 PM
In response to message #3
The source of the prints remains a secret. The authorities do NOT have the boots that match these prints. If anyone thinks they know where the boots are - they need to contact the Boulder DA's office.

If someone thinks they have the boots but is afraid to go directly to the DA's office, please email me - I will try to help.


#5, RE: OEJ
Posted by Rainsong on Feb-10-04 at 09:51 PM
In response to message #4
Typically, two sets of photographs are taken at a crime scene: one with a scale; the other without.

This is so the no one can say any evidence was hidden by the ruler.

Rainsong


#6, RE: OEJ
Posted by DonBradley on Feb-11-04 at 12:03 PM
In response to message #5
>Typically, two sets of photographs are taken at a crime
>scene: one with a scale; the other without.
>
>This is so the no one can say any evidence was hidden by the
>ruler.
The ruler, or celluoid scale, that is often used has a technical name that escapes me at the moment. It is more than just a metric scale used to indicate size. The shaded circles at each end with their crosshairs allow precise determination of camera angle and so precise measurement of the object, since an oblique angle of the camera would give a distored view of the ruler and therefore a possibility of a distorted measurement of the object being photographed. It is really a forensic tool to not only allow measurement of the object but to provide proof that the object was indeed photographed in a correct manner. The second photo is usually taken first, so that there is proof that nothing was obscured or altered by placing the metric scale down. If you are photographing a blood spot. You take the photgraph first, then you place the celluloid scale device and take the photgraph again. Often those yellow plastic with black numerals are placed close together and photos are sometimes taken first to make sure nothing was missed or obliterated by placing the yellow evidence signs.