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From the Examiner news article:<\/p>\nFrom the Examiner news article:<\/p>\n
Footprints left at a crime scene can be crucial in gaining a conviction.<\/p>\n
But catching criminals this way has previously been difficult because of different techniques used by different forensic scientists.<\/p>\n
Now a former NHS podiatrist and University of Huddersfield lecturer, Sarah Reel, has devised the best way of tracking crooks by their footwear.<\/p>\n
Dr Reel reviewed various methods, identified the best elements and developed ways of using modern technology to identify a suspect.<\/p>\n
The \u2018Reel method\u2019 is now used by forensic podiatrists.<\/p>\n
In 1986, Dr Reel was asked to helped to identify a body found in a canal which had an medical appliance attached to its foot.<\/p>\n
Shortly after that Dr Reel was burgled.<\/p>\n
She said: \u201cThe perpetrator left a very clear shoe print on the back door where they had gained entry.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot only could you make out the size and make of the trainer that had made the mark on the door, but I could also see that there was a distinct area of wear on the outsole print, which would have coincided with a particular joint of the foot.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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