Forensics

Physical forensics assesses the crime scene to identify possible evidence and provide advice on how to solve the crime.

Physical forensics gathers and documents evidence from DNA sources (hair, skin, feces, urine, blood, saliva, and ejaculate), fingerprints, tools, fibers, ballistics (bullets, cartridge cases, gunshot residue), narcotics, footprints, and tire tracks. Initial gathering may include DNA and fingerprints from discarded bottles, utensils, and drug paraphernalia. Initial handling includes documenting the source and condition of gathered items and preserving available original material. We provide secure storage for physical evidence gathered during investigations, with documented chain-of-custody tracking.

If our initial physical inspection indicates that we have identified and/or gathered evidence that requires advanced examination or testing, we will hire and manage the work of a third-party specialist. The specialist performs the required physical evidence identification, collection, preservation, documentation, testing, and analysis. Specialist fees require separate approval as described in the Specialists section.

Our initial forensic work may not identify every item of physical evidence.

Digital forensics reviews available devices and records for evidence of cybercrime, including signs of unauthorized network access. Digital forensics provides an initial assessment of phones, computers, smartwatches, routers, modems, relevant accounts and records, available cloud exports, camera-system logs, smart-home device records, photographs, videos, messages, logs, files, and metadata. We provide secure storage for digital evidence gathered during investigations, with documented chain-of-custody tracking.

If our initial digital assessment indicates that we have identified and/or gathered evidence that requires advanced examination or testing, we will hire and manage the work of a third-party specialist. The specialist performs the required digital evidence identification, collection, preservation, documentation, testing, and analysis. Specialist fees require separate approval as described in the Specialists section.

Our initial forensic work may not identify every item of digital evidence.