This pattern leads to every room in the residence that has obvious disturbance caused by the suspects, i.e., drawers pulled out and dumped, closets rifled, jewelry boxes dumped on the bed, and so on. This footwear evidence will lead you to interpret the direction that the suspect went inside the house. Finding different patterns of footwear impressions inside and out could tell you how many suspects were in the residence. This procedure continues throughout the residence gathering physical evidence that will allow you to make factual interpretations of the crime scene. Unfortunately this information usually is not documented by the crime scene technician in his crime scene report.
Documentation is made by notes, sketches and photographs.
How are you going to convince the judge or jury of your interpretations if you can't prove the facts as you observed them. This is where most mistakes are made by the crime scene technician testifying in court hearings. They know what they saw but failed to properly document their observations. The following is an example of these cases. He then confesses to the investigators after he is told of the interpretation of the evidence found at the scene.