by James A. Green | Sep 4, 2011 | Forgeries
The marketing of autographed sports items with ‘forged’ signatures is an unfortunate reality. It is not uncommon for document examiners to receive requests to examine sports memorabilia to determine if an autograph is genuine or not. The methodology for...
by James A. Green | Apr 14, 2011 | Specialized Services
A common request made to forensic document examiners is to ‘date’ a signature or handwritten entries in a medical file, diary, etc. The ink dating process is a specialized area requiring the expertise and laboratory instruments of an ink chemist. Ink...
by James A. Green | May 7, 2010 | Advances in Instruments
A properly equipped laboratory will have a a variety of instruments to use during examinations. One that is particularly useful, is the Video Spectral Comparator (VSC), that allows an examiner to compare inks. The VSC relies mainly upon the use of the infrared light...
by James A. Green | Oct 21, 2009 | Handwriting
A high percentage of cases submitted to a signature expert is related to contested wills or other estate related documents. Although the signature is the usual focus of the examination, other aspects of the documents may be in question. For example, a client may ask...
