A Life of Crime: My Career in Forensic Science

Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Series Page......Page 3
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 12
Prologue: Flight 621......Page 16
About the Author......Page 24
My Family......Page 26
Education......Page 29
The RCAF......Page 31
Marriage......Page 34
Graduate School......Page 35
Early Married Life......Page 36
Almost Forensic Science......Page 37
Forensic Science in Ontario......Page 40
The Attorney General’s Laboratory/Centre of Forensic Sciences......Page 41
The Breathalyzer......Page 43
Introduction of Breath Test Evidence......Page 47
Early Legislation......Page 50
The Grand Rapids Study......Page 51
A Holiday Message......Page 52
The Search for Truth?......Page 58
The Logistics......Page 59
Hastings County (and Other) Juries......Page 60
Women in the Courtroom......Page 61
Justice for Indigenous People......Page 62
Gore Bay, My Favorite Court......Page 63
Capital Punishment......Page 64
Giving Testimony......Page 65
Gas Chromatography and Arson......Page 68
Fire Investigation......Page 69
The Initial Investigation and Events......Page 74
The Simulations......Page 76
7: Carbon Monoxide: “Death and the Dark-Haired Maiden”......Page 82
Regina v. Dalton Barber......Page 83
Nitroglycerine: A Tool for Midnight Withdrawals......Page 92
Investigating Explosions......Page 94
Metallic Sodium......Page 98
Homemade Explosives......Page 99
An Embarrassing Case......Page 100
High Explosives......Page 102
Hoggs Hollow......Page 104
Rush to Sutton Place......Page 106
Some Movies Are Truly Explosive......Page 107
9: An Explosion in a Dynamite Plant: “Holy Sh--! This Stuff Is Dangerous!”......Page 108
Safety Elements in Building Design and Production Process......Page 109
The Investigation......Page 111
Possible Causes of the Explosion......Page 114
Conclusion......Page 115
A Sequel......Page 116
10: Dealing with IEDs: “There Has to Be a Better Way”......Page 118
Development of New Equipment and Procedures......Page 119
A Louder than Normal Question Period......Page 124
A Rooming House in Toronto......Page 126
Meanwhile, Back in Ottawa......Page 128
12: Mr. Miscellaneous: “Can You Do Something with This?”......Page 134
Criminal Abortions......Page 135
Illegal Gambling......Page 137
13: Missing Person or Homicide?: Regina v. Arthur Kendall......Page 144
14: How to Get a New Lab?: Regina v. Wayne Ford......Page 148
15: The Attorney General’s Lab Gets a New Name and a New Director......Page 154
Directing CFS......Page 155
The International Meeting in 1969......Page 158
The New Laboratory Building......Page 160
Ministry of the Solicitor General......Page 163
Canadian Society of Forensic Science......Page 166
American Academy of Forensic Sciences......Page 167
Committee on Alcohol and Other Drugs, National Safety Council......Page 177
American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors......Page 178
International Association of Forensic Sciences......Page 181
17: Last Word Society Stories No. 1 (1979): “ Was Tom Thomson Murdered?”  or “ Whose Bones Are Buried under That Spruce Tree?......Page 186
July 1917......Page 188
September– October 1956......Page 194
A TV Film and Some Books......Page 197
Conclusion......Page 203
Addendum......Page 204
Further Readings......Page 205
18: Last Word Society Stories No. 2 (1983): The Assassination of Thomas D’arcy McGee, “Look for the Tailor with the Red Whiskers”......Page 208
Addendum......Page 215
Further Readings......Page 217
19: Last Word Society Stories No. 3 (1988): Arsenic and Old Ice, the Death of Charles Francis Hall......Page 218
Further Readings......Page 224
CP Rail Train 54......Page 226
The Evacuation......Page 228
What Caused the Extensive Fires?......Page 232
Which Cars Exploded, Why, and in What Sequence?......Page 233
Why Did Some Propane Cars Not Explode?......Page 236
What Caused the Hole in the Chlorine Tank?......Page 237
How Much Chlorine Was Left in the Tank on Sunday Morning?......Page 238
Conclusion......Page 239
21: The Baby Deaths at Sick Kids Hospital: “George the Moose Was Still Standing”......Page 240
22: Introduction of DNA Profiling: “ If You Are Going to Do It, Do It Right!” ......Page 248
The Bernardo Case......Page 254
The Crime......Page 258
The Investigation......Page 259
The First Trial and Appeals......Page 261
The Second Trial and Appeals......Page 262
The Inquiry......Page 263
The Crime......Page 266
The Investigation......Page 268
The Trial......Page 270
The Supreme Court of Canada Reference......Page 272
The Ontario Court of Appeal Reference......Page 278
Further Reading......Page 280
25: Retirement, Part 1: “So, What Do I Do Now?”......Page 284
Vancouver City Analyst Laboratory......Page 285
San Francisco Police Department Lab......Page 287
FBI Laboratory......Page 288
Forensic Science Center at Chicago......Page 290
Houston Police Department Laboratory......Page 292
NYPD Laboratory......Page 296
Wrongful Conviction Reviews......Page 300
Montana State Forensic Laboratory......Page 301
Oklahoma City Police Department Laboratory......Page 303
Chicago Police Department Laboratory......Page 307
RCMP Laboratory......Page 309
The “Troubles” in Northern Ireland......Page 312
Omagh Bombing......Page 317
Two Incredible Surprises......Page 324
Scientific Evidence or Junk Science?......Page 330
Epilogue:
A Sense of Pride......Page 336
Appendix: Curriculum Vitae of Douglas M. Lucas, DSc (Hon)......Page 340
Index......Page 346