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Handwriting Analysis
What clues are used to compare writing
samples?
Charles Lindbergh
• First person to fly a
plane _____ across
the Atlantic Ocean
(1927)
• Became famous and
rich
– Also a target
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March 1, 1932
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• Bruno Hauptmann kidnapped Lindbergh’s
______________________
• Left ransom note for $50,000
• Trial had 45 writing samples
– ____ ransom notes
– __ auto registration forms filled out by Bruno
– Ransom note samples
• Hauptman was convicted, sentenced to death
and executed.
Handwriting Styles
• What kind of documents require a signature?
___________________________________
• Why is a cursive signature preferred to a
printed name on these documents?
___________________________________
• Six volunteers?
Handwriting Identification
Experts look at three things:
1. Handwriting _______
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How are the words ___________
2. Content _______
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What do the words ___________
3. _________ Documents
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Has the writing been ________ in some way
Handwriting Style
• General ______
– Print each letter separately, join letters within
words
– 3 s’s: ______, ______, and ______ of letters
– Lines: Thick? Thin?
– Personal touches
• How ‘i’ is ________
• Other ideas? ________________________________
Handwriting Style
Continued
• Compare Writing Samples
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___________ (grocery, to-do, etc.)
Calendars
Cards
Legal ___________
Checks
________________; credit cards
Ideally sample has same words as evidence
Content Clues
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Word _________
Spelling
_________________
Note: Expert use content clues for
_______________________ too!
– What letters does a writer leave out???
Altered Documents
• Changed __________ on a check?
• Forged a _____________?
• Lighting
– Can reveal a ______________ where
writing has been erased (done from the
back)
– Can reveal a ______________ in the
paper (done from the side)