The History of Crime Scene Photography

Press Release: L-Tron to Sponsor International Forensic Photography Symposium

The L-Tron team will be sponsoring and presenting at the third annual International Forensic Photography Symposium, which will take place virtually from January 22-25, 2024. The symposium will cover the latest and most advanced forensic photography solutions and techniques in the industry today. L-Tron’s Andrew McNeill, an experienced forensics photographer of over 20 years, is scheduled to present his talk, “Spherical Photography for Crime Scene Documentation,” at 1:30 PM on January 24.

NC TN GA Joint Conference state line

Press Release: L-Tron to Attend the NC, TN, GA IAI Joint Conference in Cherokee, North Carolina

The L-Tron team will be attending the NC, TN, GA IAI Joint Conference at Harrah’s Cherokee Resort and Conference Center from October 2-5, 2023. This educational forensic conference, which will be co-hosted by the International Association for Identification (IAI) Divisions of Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, is geared toward detectives, crime scene investigators, forensic scientists and other public safety professionals. The L-Tron team will be featuring OSCR360 for crime scene investigation and prosecution at the booth and providing product demos to attendees.

TX IAI Conference vendor hall

Press Release: L-Tron & the OSCR360 Team Return from Annual Texas IAI Conference

The L-Tron team has returned from a successful visit to the Texas Division of the International Association for Identification’s (IAI) Conference. The event took place from June 7-8, 2023 at the Holiday Inn Austin Town Lake. L-Tron’s John Dobies and Julianne Pangal attended the Texas IAI conference alongside dozens of law enforcement officers, crime scene investigators, and detectives from around the country.

2022 IAI Conference in Omaha NE

Press Release: L-Tron to Share Crime Scene Technology & Educational Workshop at the 2022 IAI Conference

The L-Tron team will be attending the 2022 IAI Educational Conference in Omaha, Nebraska from August 1-4, 2022. This year’s conference will be held at the CHI Health Convention Center, and will feature lectures, workshops, and networking opportunities for forensic evidence examiners and crime scene investigators. The latest research, techniques, and technology will be shared throughout the duration of the conference.

Welcome to North Dakota

How is OSCR360 helping the Ward County Sheriff’s Department (ND) revisit the crime scene?

Blog / By / April 14, 2023 / 4 minutes of reading

Captain Kraft of the Ward County Sheriff’s Office has found OSCR360 to be an invaluable resource. As a supervisor, Kraft isn’t always able to make it out to crime scenes in person. Anytime there is a suspicious death or other scene that needs quick overall images, his investigators photograph the scene using OSCR360 and present the case to Captain Kraft back at the office. They have also integrated their close-up photos from criminal cases into the OSCR360 software.

Using Video to Record a Crime Scene

Why Spherical Photography Offers a Powerful Alternative to Using Video to Record a Crime Scene

Blog / By / September 15, 2021 / 6 minutes of reading

When you are processing a crime scene, it’s important to document how the scene was originally found. While overall photographs, crime scene video and spherical photography can all accomplish this, there are pros and cons to each. At the end of the day, you as an investigator or crime scene technician must have an all-encompassing visual depiction of the scene, and you must be able to speak to where pieces of evidence were discovered.

What three types of photographs are taken at crime scenes?

Forensic Photography: What types of photographs are taken at crime scenes?

Blog / By / January 12, 2023 / 5 minutes of reading

Photography is the primary tool for crime scene documentation. Proper crime scene photography is a deliberate and systematic process. Its main purpose is to visually convey all aspects of the scene to someone who wasn’t there. To accomplish this, all crime scene photography consists of three basic types of photographs: overall, mid-range, and close-up.

Chat