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CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ............ ..,......2

JOI} OPENINGS .3

?POSITIONSWANTED

SPRING 1988 MEETING ......4

Drug Study Group ....,...6

July 1988

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CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS

SOUTHWESTERN ASSOCIATION OF FOREN-SIC SCIENTISTS - lOth ANNIVERSARY MEET-INGAugust2-5,1988The 1Oth anniversary of SWAFS will becelebrated in Austin, Texas, during the meetingfrom August 2 lhrough August 5. The meetingwill be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, and willleature workshops on photomicrography, DNAtyping, the Frye standard and advance interpreta-tion of mass spectra. For lurther inlormation,contact Brian Edmiston, DPS Crime Lab, Austin,Texas 78765. (512) 465-2105.

ACS . DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY AND THELAWSeptember 26 - 27,1988As part of the Fall national meeting of theAmerican Chemical Society, the division ofChemistry adn then Law will hold two symposia:On Monday, September 26, the symposium willbe entitled "The Application of Forensic DNATechnology and the Frye Standard", and onTeusday, Septemebr 27,lhe symposium will beentitled "Forensic Laboratory Accreditation andCertilication ot Technical Pesonnel. For lurtherinformation, contact Mark Farley, Law offices ofPennie and Edmonds, 1155 Avenue of theAmericas, New York NY 10036, (212) 790-9090.

SOCIETY OF FORENSIC TOXICOLOGISTS .1988 MEETINGSeptember 28 - October 1, 1988The 1988 SOFT meeting will be held in Philadel-phia at the Hershey Hotel. For further informa-tion, contact Jane Speaker, 2112 Cherry Street,Philadelphia PA 19103.

NORTHWEST ASSOCIATION OF FORENSICSCIENTISTS - FALL 1988 MEETINGOctober 11 - 14, 1988The FAll NWAFS meeting will be held at thePortland Marriott Hotel. Workshops are plannedin blood spatter interpretation, and blood alcoholabsorption/dissipation. For further information,contact Beth Carpenter, OSP Crime Lab, 111 2ndAvenue, Portland OR 97204. (503) 229-5017.

ANNUAL CONFEBENCECANADIAN SOCIETY OF FORENSIC SCIEN.CES.October 19 -21,1988The annual CSFS Conference will be heldOOtober 19 - 21, 1988, at the Westbury Hotel inToronto, Ontario. The theme ol the meeting is

"Advances in Technology: The lmpact on Foren-sic Science." For further information, contact theCanadian Society of Forensic Science, 2660Southvale Crescent, Suite 215, Ottawa, OntarioCanada KI B 4W5. Telephone (613) 731-2096.

14th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NORTH-EASTERN ASSOCIATION OF FORENSICSCIENTISTSOctober 21-22,1988The 14th annual NEAFS meeting will be held atthe Mystic Hilton in Mystic, Connecticut. For fur-ther information, contact Steve Sottolano, DrugEnforcement Administralion, NortheastLaboratory, 555 West 57th Street, Suite 1886,New York NY 10019. (212) 399- 5137

41ST ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICANACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCESFebruary 20-25, 1989This conference will be held at the Riviera Hotel,Los Vegas, NV. Contact AAFS, 225 SouthAcademy Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO, 80910.(303) se6-6006.

NORTHWEST ASSOCIATION OF FORENSICSCIENTISTS - SPRING MEETING(date to be announced)The Spring, 1989, NWAFS meeting willbe hostedby the Federal Forensic WiHlife Laboratory inAshland Oregon.

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR FORENSICHEMOGENETICSoctober 18 - 20, 1989The 13th lnternational Congress of the lnterna-tional Society lor Forensic Hemogenetics will beheld in New Orleans, LA, from October 1B

through 20, 1989. For lurther informalion, contactDr. Herbert Polesky, Memorial Blood Bank CenterMinneapolis, 2304 Park Avenue South, Min-neapolis MN 55404.

PAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FORENSICSCIENCESNovember 1989The Fourth lnternational Meeting of the PanAmerican Association of Forensic Sciences willbe held in Bogota, Columbia. The theme of therneeting is "The Sciences and Justice." For fur-ther information, contact Dr. Egon Lichtenberge,Carrera 11 A 96-26, Bogota, Columbia.

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JOB OPENINGS

(Job openings are obtained lrom a variety otsources. Given publication deadlines and delayin receiving announcements from other parts ofthe country, some of the openings announcedhere may be filled by the time this Newsletter isreceived. Job announcements will normally berun only one time. Members actively seekingemployment are encouraged to contact theeditorial secretary for information about openingswhich become available between newsletters. )

CRIMINALISTSENIOR CRIMINALISTThe County of Los Angeles has several openingsat the Criminalist and Senior Criminalist levels.Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree inCriminalistics, Chemistry or a closely related field.The Senior Criminalist position requires two yearsexperience in a forensic science laboratory. Thesalary range in $2286 - $2836/month (Criminalist)or $2913 - $3608/month (Senior Criminalist). Forlurther information, contact Harley M. Sagara,Sheriff's Department, Scientilic Services Bureau,2020 West Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90057.

I DENTI FICATION TECHNIC IANThe County ol Sacramento has openings for ex-perienced fingerprint identification technicians.THe positions require two years experience in thecomparison and identification of latent prints, orexperience in law enforcement identification workwhich included fingerprint classification. Thesalary range is #2069 - $2514lmonth. Four furtherinformalion, contact Sacramento County Employ-ment Office, 710 J Street, Sacramento CA 95814,(916) 440-5s93.

ASSISTANT CRIMINALISTCRIMINALIST

The City of San Diego has an opening at the As-sistant Criminalist or Criminalist level. TheCriminalist position requires a Bachelor ofScience Degree in Criminalistics, ForensicScience, or a biological or physical science andtwo years experience as a criminalist ortoxicologist. The Assistance Criminalist positionrequires a Bachelor's Degree in Criminalists orForensic Science, or a degree in a biological orphysical science with one year experience as acriminalist. The salary range is $2524$3056/month (Assistant Criminalist) and $3056 -

$3692/month. For lurther information, contactCity of San Diego, City Administration Building,Employment lnformation Counter, 202 C Street,San Diego CA 92101 (619) 236-5753.

DOCUMENTS EXAMINERThe City of San Diego is looking for qualilied ap-plicants for the position of Document Examiner.The job requires two years of experience as adocument examiner in criminal investigations andhaving given testimony in court as an expert wit-ness. The salary range is $2917 - $3526/month.For further information, contact Gerald Chiles,,City Administration Building, 220 C Street, SanDiego CA 92101 , (619) 236-6400.

CRIMINALISTThe Oregon State Police Crime Laboratory isseeking applicants with at least three years ex-perience in serology or trace evidence examina-tion. The salary range is $24,000 to $36,000 peryear. For additional information, contact RogerH. Dingeman, Oregon State Police, CrimeLaboratory Bureau, 1111 S.W. 2nd., Portland OR97204. (503) 229-5712.

POSITIONS WANTED

A Criminalist with the Home Office Forensic ScienceLaboratory, Huntingdon, is seeking a position in the U.S.Three years of experience in a forensic laboratory. ContactRay Palmer, 4 Roscrea Terrace, Huntingdon,Cambridgeshire PE1 B 6DE.

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SPRING 1988 MEETING

THE NORTHWEST ASSOCIATION OF FORENSICSCIENTISTS

MISSOULA, MONTANA

MARCH 14.18, 19BB

"Contamination Problems with Polyester Bags(Kapak / Scotchpak)"William R. Dietz, ATF and Dale C. Mann, WSPGrime Lab-Seattle

A contamination problem with polyester bags wasaccidentally discovered during the analysis of firedebris lor the presence of accelerants. The dis-covery came about after debris, stored andanalyzed in metal cans, was translerred intopolyester bags. While the portions ol debris inthe metal cans lailed to reveal the presence ofaccelerants, the portions ol debris in the plasticbags revealed the presence of a mediumpetroleum distillate, similar to Wizard CharcoalLighter fluid. Suspicion was raised lurther whenlire debris, which should not have containedWizard Charcoal Lighter lluid, was store inpolyester bags and analyzed to lind it present.

Various shipments ol bags were analyzed to lindthe medium pelroleum distillate in several oflhem. Contacts with Kapak and 3M companieshave indicated the contamination originated in themanufacturing of the plastic. No assuranceshave come lorth to indicate the problem has beenalleviated.

"Applications ol Forensic Science in the US andUSSR'llya Zeldes, South Dakota Crime Lab

"Trace Evidence Analysis by FTIR Microscopy"John Reff ner, Spectra-Tech

"Clandestine Methamphetamine Synthesis andSafety"Margaret Stevenson, Charles Hall and Roger Ely- DEA San Francisco Laboratory

The reaction mechanisms for the synthesis usingphenylacetic acid, sodium acetale and acetic an-hydride; and for phenylacetic acid and leaddiacetate are presented. Several major reactionby-products are discussed, and the conditions

which will give rise to the conlaminants arepresented.

The reaction mechanism lor the classical reduc-tive amination of Phenyl-2-propanone to metham-phetamine is presented along with several reac-tion by-products. The reaction mechanisms forthe synthesis of methamphetamine via ephedrineis also presented, along with the stereochemistryof producing optically pure methamphetamine.

A discussion of the DEA Clandestine LaboratorySafety Class is presented.

"Forensic Applications ol Plasma Spectrometry"Robert Koons, FBI Research Facility, Quantico,VA

Reported applications of atomic emissionspectrometry using a variety of plasma sourceshave increased dramatically in the past lewyears. Among the attributes of plasma emissionspetrometry which have contributed to its wideacceptance are its multielement capability, rela-tive lreedom lrom chemical interferences, widelinear dynamic ranges, ability to dtermine a widerange of elements including refactories, and goodprecision and accuracy even at relatively low con-centrations. General legal acceptance, particular-ly in the environmental area, and widespreadavailability of commercial instruments make itlikely that plasma spectrometric methods areabout to move f rom being a research technique toa bench-level tool in the forensic laboratory. Thistalk presents an introduction to the methods,using inductively coupled plasma-atomic emis-sion spectrometry as an example, and an over-view of the instrument considerations specilic toforensic samples. The need for precise multi-elemental analysis of small samples or dilutesolutions in lorensic situations places limitationson the instrument which must be considered inselecting among the available instrument con-figurations. The ability to make background andinter-element corrections in a wide variety ofgenerally unknown sample matrices requires

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llexibility and high resolution in spectrometerdesign. Sample introduction should allow forsmall solid samples, hydride generation, and llowinjection techniques. Applications which havebeen reported in the literature will be discussed,including multi-element analysis of glass, metals,single-layer paint fragments, precious metal ores,detection of gunshot residues and toxic metalscreens.

"ldentification of Skeleton Missing Skull andHands"Dr. Charline Smith, University of MontanaAnthropology Department

"New TLC Verilication Procedure EmployingReverse Phase TLC"Peggy Eide, Marion Laboratories

"Handling the Media"John Camper, Montana Dept. of Administration,Professional Developme nt Center

"lso-Eleclric Focusing Technique Applied toElectrophoresis in Forensic Serology'Dale Dykes, War Mernorial Blood Bank

"Poppies Wll Make Them Sleep - Dorothy NeverKnew What Hit Hef'Gary Knowles, OSP Crime Lab - Medford

The wicked witch of the West planted a narcoticbarrier across the path of Dorothy and her friendson their way to Oz. As this presentation sug-gests, there are more than one species of poppywhich could have been used to render lhe animaland human members ol the band doped. Thereare approximately 110, academically argued,species of Papaver and over 600, even more ar-gued, varieties. ln 19BO the Southern Oregonarea 'blossomed'with the blooms ol opium pop-pies. Submissions to the Medford Crime Lab rep-resented over 5000 plants. This paper showstrends of abuse and the occurrence of controlledsubstances ol several poppy species.

"survey Proposal for Combing Evidence lnSexual Assault Cases: Probative or UnwarrantedUse of Time"Rex Riis, South Dakola Crime Lab

This survey is to be submitted to the NWAFS labsinvolved with sexual assault combing evidenceand il willbe used to obtain methods, procedures,policies and techniques dealing with combingevidence. The purpose ol the survey is an at-tempt to maximize efiorts and efliciencies whenmanaging combing evidence cases. The surveylormat will sample ten sexual assauh cases andthe lab resufts from each of the NWAFS labs whochoose to participate.

FSI Subscriptions

Individual subscriptions to Forensic Science International are available at thediscount rate of $90.00 per year ttrough the CAC. If you are interested in asubscription to Forensic Science International, send a check for CAC TreasurerDan Gregonis, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office, P.O. Box 1557, SanBernardino CA 924A2., Current subscribers through the CAC should be con-tacted about their renewal in September. If you do not receive a renewal noticefrom the CAC, contactDan.

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Drug Study Group

Northern Section

Ken Fugll

Contra Costa Sheriff's Office Laboratory

A Drug Study Group meeting was hosted by theContra Costa County Sheriff's CriminalisticsLaboratory on April 14, 1988, in Martinez.

J.J. Nunez and Kevin Wood were invited to dis-cuss the newly formed BNE/DEA Bay Area DrugLab Task Force. The Task Force processes druglab scenes, lollowing the DOJ/DEA ClandestineLaboratory Manual of lnstruction and Procedure,including disposal of hazardous chemicals.

The Task Force must participate in the case in-vestigation or they will not respond to the drug labscene. Their locus in the safe processing of thedrug lab. Other aspects ol the case are theresponsibility of the local agency.

Their response area includes the counties of SanFrancisco, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa,Solano, Napa, Marin, Sonoma and Mendocino.They may also respond to Humboldt and DelNorte Counties if it is a DEA case.

The Task Force has a new van litted to accom-modate all their equipment. The van was dis-played at the meeting.

A slide presentation demonslrated lheir protocolin action at recent drug lab scenes.

The Task Force can be contacted through:

DEA .. (415) 556-7345 or (213) 894-4800 (24hour)BNE .. (415) 557-2955 or (415) 557-3121 (24hour)

Ken Fugii and Lansing Lee reported on theFBI/DEA lnternational Symposium on the Foren-sic Aspects of Controlled Substances. Abstractswere distributed.

Recent Casework

DEA-SF- A recent Fentanyl Lab- Heroin via Boron trifluoride c,onversion

- 4 methyl-amenorex (EuPhoria)phenylpropanolamine, Sodium AcetateCyanogenbromide.- PZP via Benzene, Aluminum ChlorideChloroacetone- Chubaka Dark- Heroin smuggled inside KoicarP- A Fentanyl Synthesis involving plexiglas as astarting material.

Alameda County:- 30 to 40 grams of Methaqualone as a tan pow-der.- mixture of MDA and MDMA

Oakland P.D.:- Ketamine- lncrease in tar heroin submissions, also bal-loons ol brown powder heroin.

DOJ - Eureka:- Rocks of cocaine hydrochlodde- 4 Bromo - 2,5 - dimethoxY - N - Ben-zenethanamine in a mason jar and in capsules.Marquis, Mecke and Froehde give a gleen-browh. ldentified against Georgia State CrimeLaboratory lR Library.- MDMA, light blue with brown specks, com-pressed tablets, thought to originate lrom the BayArea.

A joint meeting of the Northern and SouthernDrug Study Groups was held at the CAC Spring1988 Seminar in Berkeley on May 20, 1988.

Professor Walter Jennings, co-founder of andconsultant to J&W Scientific, lectured on capillarygas chromatography and its applications to druganalysis. He presented a wealth ol informationabout chromatographic techniques and selectionof instrument parameters.

Mr. Dean Rood, Technical Support chemist atJ&W Scientific was also present. Together theyanswered questions lollowing the presentationand later at Hs. Lorships here they joined the

viaand

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banquet as guests of the Drug Study Groups. Mr.Rood invited calls to their technical support groupat (916)985-7888.

The 1988 Unilorm Controlled Subslances Act isavailable lrom BNE in Sacramento. Contact Spe-cial Agent in Charge Warren H. Morgan(916)739-3283 or if you can wait until the nextNorthern Drug Study Group meeting copies willbe available lhen.

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BFS-CAC-UNISYS Forensic Serology SymposiumReport Now Available

The report of the 1987 Symposium on the Practice ofForensic Serology, co-sponsored by the

California Department of Justice- Bureau of Forensic Services, the California Association ofCriminalists, and the Unisys Corporation is now available. This report contains the documentsproduced by the five working groups:

. Quallty Assurance

Standards of Tralning

Record lng, Collection, and Preservation ot Physiologlcal Stain Evldence

Method Evaluatlon

lnterpretatlon and Reporting ol Results

This report is available for $15.00. If you would like a copy of the report" send a check pay-

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