From The Vault: Analyzing Bloodstain Patterns

The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno

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True Crime

4.8 • 708 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Emily revisits her conversation with Vice President at Bevel, Gardner & Associates Ross Gardner for a deep dive into what bloodstain pattern analysis can tell investigators about a crime. Ross lays out the methodology of his profession and discusses the unique perspective that he can provide law enforcement with his line of work. Later, he discusses specific crime scenes he's been involved with throughout his career. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.1	I'm Emily Campanio, and this is the Fox True Crime podcast.
0:34.7	What can blood reveal to us about a crime?
0:40.0	For those with a trained eye, it can help to determine the who, what, where, and how associated with a murder. Today, I'm revisiting
0:47.2	in my conversation with Ross Gardner, Vice President of Beville Gardner and Associates for a look
0:52.9	at the science of bloodstain
0:54.8	pattern analysis and how it's used in modern-day investigations.
1:18.6	Blood. It runs through our veins. But when it's outside of our bodies, it can be used to tell a story. Traces of blood left at the scene of the crime can help investigators piece together answers and conclusions of just how a murder could have occurred.
1:32.7	Whether a splatter, a gush, a large pool, or one simple drop,
1:36.3	bloodstain pattern analysts conduct in-depth evaluations that help define the context in which a crime unfolded.
1:40.5	If you couldn't tell already, this episode will feature a gory conversation that may not be easy to stomach, so listeners beware.
1:48.8	Ross Gardner is vice president of Beville Gardner and Associates, a forensic education and consulting group.
1:55.2	He joins me today to explain what bloodstain pattern analysis is, its methodology, and how it can be used to uncover
2:02.8	the truth behind a scene of a crime.
2:06.5	Bloodsaint pattern analysis is a longstanding discipline that deals with physical aftermath of
2:13.6	bloodshed. We're looking at the physical stains produced. And this is a discipline that has about
2:22.8	a 170-year history in forensic science, and that history is generally consistent. We start with a very
2:32.1	basic foundational theory, and that is that blood as a fluid
2:37.0	responds to forces in a predictable fashion. And under that overarching theory are three sub-theories,
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