Case Study: OJ Simpson EDA

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Report 6: OJ Simpson EDTA Janet Boateng Forensic 5400 Analytical Forensic sciences This paper is the original work of Janet Boateng Ethylenediamine¬tetra¬acetic acid is also known as EDTA, a French-Swiss chemist discovered it by the name Alfred Werner. In 1893, he developed the theory of coordination compounds, also known as chelates. The first application of his discovery started in the 1820’s in Germany and later in the USA. When it was first introduce, it was initially applied to industrial and then later introduced for medical uses. EDTA is widely used in the medical field in treating lead poisoning and brain damaged; it is used in treat digoxin toxicity and also has made apperances in criminal cases (WebMD). In 1994, a California murder case of …show more content…

The tampering blood found rear a gate and the socks were all tested and compared to the blood from the test tube containing EDTA. All three methods identified that the blood was not planted by police officer, and that the level of EDTA was not very high, therefore the police had completely nothing to do with the blood found. The method that was used to conclude the result was LC-MS/MS. References: 1) PROVING THE CASE: DNA EVIDENCE IN THE OJ SIMPSON CASE. (n.d.). Retrieved October 9, 2014, from http://phobos.ramapo.edu/~jweiss/laws131/unit3/simpson.htm 2) USDOJ/OIG FBI Labs Report. (n.d.). Retrieved October 11, 2014, from www.justice.gov/oig/special/9704a/07simpso.htm 3) Uses, Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings - WebMD. (n.d.). Retrieved October 9, 2014, from http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-1032-edta.aspx?activeingredientid=1032&activeingredientname=edta 4) Miller, M., Mccord, B., Martz, R., & Budowle, B. (1997). The Analysis of EDTA in Dried Bloodstains by Electrospray LC-MS-MS and Ion Chromatography. Journal of Analytical Toxicology,

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