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From ashes to evidence: A study on the alterations in bloodstain patterns in high heat environments and post-fire scenes (2024)
Journal Article
Kowalske, Z., Oleiwi, A., & Williams, G. (2025). From ashes to evidence: A study on the alterations in bloodstain patterns in high heat environments and post-fire scenes. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 70(2), 742-750. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.15689

Fire is often used to conceal or destroy evidence of violent crimes, making it essential to understand how fire environments affect forensic evidence, particularly bloodstain patterns. This study investigates the impact of high heat environments and... Read More about From ashes to evidence: A study on the alterations in bloodstain patterns in high heat environments and post-fire scenes.

Bloodstain classification methods: A critical review and a look to the future (2024)
Journal Article
Hook, E., Fieldhouse, S., Flatman-Fairs, D., & Williams, G. (2024). Bloodstain classification methods: A critical review and a look to the future. Science & justice : journal of the Forensic Science Society, 64(4), 408-420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2024.06.004

Classifying bloodstains is an essential part of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis. Various experts have developed methods. Each method considers the same basic bloodstain pattern types. These use either terminology based on the observable characteristics o... Read More about Bloodstain classification methods: A critical review and a look to the future.

Bloodstain Pattern Dynamics in Microgravity: Observations of a Pilot Study in the Next Frontier of Forensic Science (2024)
Journal Article
Kowalske, Z., Pantalos, G., Oleiwi, A., & Williams, G. (2024). Bloodstain Pattern Dynamics in Microgravity: Observations of a Pilot Study in the Next Frontier of Forensic Science. Forensic Science International, 9, Article 100358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsir.2024.100358

As humanity advances into a space-faring species, the risk of injury by multiple means and intentions will follow. Expanding understanding of how forensic science adapts to extraterrestrial environments is a novel and inevitable expansion into the ne... Read More about Bloodstain Pattern Dynamics in Microgravity: Observations of a Pilot Study in the Next Frontier of Forensic Science.