Science & Justice
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 187-191 , December 2010

“Flashburning” — Interpreting the presence of heat damage to a suspect's clothing and footwear in the investigation of fires

Received 22 February 2010 ,Revised 1 June 2010 ,Accepted 2 June 2010.

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PII: S1355-0306(10)00069-9

doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2010.06.002

Science & Justice
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 187-191 , December 2010