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And there were those stains on the bedspread, which criminalist Charles Merritt pointed to at trial and described as Bob's blood.
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Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2024
Portillo is scheduled to call on Webb’s friend, girlfriend, doctors, criminalists, Placer County sheriff’s deputies and Schewe’s mother to testify.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2024
Additionally, traces of Valium were found in her system, two criminalists testified.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Following the fatal accident, Grossman tested at or slightly below California’s legal alcohol limit, but investigators and criminalists have testified that she was impaired by a combination of alcohol and Valium.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Valium was also found in her system, two criminalists have testified.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
Under cross-examination, a state criminalist admitted the pliers found on the boat had no blood or tissue on them but were rusty, suggesting they hadn't been used recently.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2024
Among other things, defense lawyers uncovered crime lab records that showed troubling work history of criminalists who worked on the case, and that evidence had been mishandled.
—Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2023
Singh remained across the street, pacing and on the phone as detectives arrived and police forensic criminalists photographed the victims and bullet casings scattered in the parking lot.
—oregonlive, 3 May 2023
Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2024
Portillo is scheduled to call on Webb’s friend, girlfriend, doctors, criminalists, Placer County sheriff’s deputies and Schewe’s mother to testify.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2024
Additionally, traces of Valium were found in her system, two criminalists testified.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Following the fatal accident, Grossman tested at or slightly below California’s legal alcohol limit, but investigators and criminalists have testified that she was impaired by a combination of alcohol and Valium.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Valium was also found in her system, two criminalists have testified.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
Under cross-examination, a state criminalist admitted the pliers found on the boat had no blood or tissue on them but were rusty, suggesting they hadn't been used recently.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2024
Among other things, defense lawyers uncovered crime lab records that showed troubling work history of criminalists who worked on the case, and that evidence had been mishandled.
—Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2023
Singh remained across the street, pacing and on the phone as detectives arrived and police forensic criminalists photographed the victims and bullet casings scattered in the parking lot.
—oregonlive, 3 May 2023
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“Criminalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminalist. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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criminalist
noun
crim·i·nal·ist
ˈkri-mə-nə-list 
: one who practices criminalistics as a profession
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