Abstract
Foot impressions, both 2D and 3D are valuable physical evidence found in crime scenes for person identification. Footprints are used to estimate stature, living body weight and gender. Some investigators underestimated the value of footprint evidence and ignored during evidence collection process.
Highlights
The use of foot impression evidence in criminal investigations dates back to 1862 when Jessie McLachlan’s footprint placed her at the scene of a woman’s murder for which McLachlan was subsequently convicted [1]
Foot impressions are still found at crime scenes, since offenders often tend to remove their footwear either to avoid noise or to gain better grip in climbing walls, etc., while entering or exiting the crime scene [4]
A scene of crime case study was reported wherein 2D crime scene footprint solved a disputed suspicious death of a woman who found partially hanged in her residence [12]
Summary
The use of foot impression evidence in criminal investigations dates back to 1862 when Jessie McLachlan’s footprint placed her at the scene of a woman’s murder for which McLachlan was subsequently convicted [1]. Footprint analysis is considered as a biometric technique used to obtain multiple information in crime scenes [3]. The footprint provides the size dimensions of the foot’s plantar surface touching the floor or hard surface, which produces a two-dimensional footprint impression. The foot outline provides the size parameters of the fleshed bare foot and represents the boundaries of the foot’s impression in soft soil, mud, or any other substance that produces a three-dimensional footprint impression [5]. Foot impressions can provide more information to the investigators than finger prints during crime scene investigation [6]. A scene of crime case study was reported wherein 2D crime scene footprint solved a disputed suspicious death of a woman who found partially hanged in her residence [12]. The present case report shows the identification of an offender who maliciously destroyed the grapevine plantation in a village and the fact was brought to light through 3D footprint found in the grapevine yard
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