CSI Follow Up
BlueStar® Forensic Tests Positive!
Preliminary results
confirm the floorboards in the Shriver's attic test positive for blood residue.
Crime Scene Unit Investigator Det. Lt. Nick Paonessa, of
After making the room as dark as possible Det. Lt. Paonessa prepared the BlueStar® Forensic and used a spray bottle to saturate the floorboards. First he tested the boards in an inconspicuous area to be sure it would not damage the original flooring. He then sprayed the areas immediately below the portholes the Confederates used to shoot through in July, 1863. The results were astonishing! Almost 143 years after the battle and the residue of blood was still evident. An area about six feet in diameter produced a bright green luminescence confirmed to be the presence of blood. Numerous bright spots, from ¼” in diameter to the size of a nickel, revealed evidence of blood splatter and the shadow of a wiping motion could be observed obviously produced by the cleaning up of the blood-laden scene. Where the boards came together revealed the brightest luminescence due to blood running through the slight gaps between the floorboards.
Det. Lt. Paonessa took several small samples of the floorboards for further lab testing. He also took samples from the bottle of civil war era medicine and jar of salve that were found hidden under the attic floorboards to be analyzed as well. Plans are underway to take a small sample of the floorboard for DNA testing.
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 Application |
 Blood smears |
 Blood smears |
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 Blood splatter |
 Blood trace |
 Small trace |