Physical match: insole and shoe
Shor, Y
Scientific Officer, Toolmarks and Materials Laboratory, DIFS, Israel Police H.Q. Jerusalem.

Kennedy, RB
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Forensic Identification Research and Review Section, Ottawa, Ont. Canada K1A 0R2.

Tsach, T
Scientific Officer, Toolmarks and Materials Laboratory, DIFS, Israel Police H.Q. Jerusalem.

Volkov, N
Scientific Officer, Toolmarks and Materials Laboratory, DIFS, Israel Police H.Q. Jerusalem.

Novoselsky, Y
Scientific Officer, Toolmarks and Materials Laboratory, DIFS, Israel Police H.Q. Jerusalem.

Vinokurov, A
Scientific Officer, Toolmarks and Materials Laboratory, DIFS, Israel Police H.Q. Jerusalem.


Abstract
In this case report, the authors show an interesting case of a physical match between an insole and a suspect shoe that was connected to the crime scene by a blood drop. Several pairs of shoes were seized and inspected. On the insoles of the main suspect's shoes, two different types of prints were seen, one was clear and the other image was faint. A physical match examination was conducted and the authors could place the right insole inside the right shoe. The insole was apparently glued to the shoe by the sweat, heat and dirt inside the shoe, and not by the manufacturer. In this case, the critical questions were how conclusive can the complexity of the random countours be, and whether the physical match between the two objects could pass the “Daubert challenge.”

Keywords:
bare feet examination, Daubert challenge, forensic science, physical match

Paper ID: JFS2002322_484

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Author Shor Y, Kennedy RB, Tsach T, Volkov N, Novoselsky Y, Vinokurov A Title Physical match: insole and shoe Symposium , Committee on