Questioned Document Examination - Historical Cases

Historical Cases

  • The National Archives forgeries (aka Martin Allen forgeries or Himmler forged documents) (2005)
  • The Killian memos (2004)
  • The ImClone / Martha Stewart trial (2004)
  • The Yellowcake Forgery (2003)
  • The Nina Wang and the Teddy Wang wills (2002 and 2010)
  • The Anthrax Attack mailings on the US Senate (2001)
  • The JonBenét Ramsey murder (1996)
  • The Paul Jennings Hill murders (1994)
  • The Hitler Diaries (1983)
  • The Mark Hofmann forgeries and murders (1980–84)
  • The Mormon Will (1978)
  • The Clifford Irving and the Howard Hughes biography (1972)
  • The Zodiac Killer (1969)
  • The Lindbergh kidnapping (1934) where comparison of the ransom note and Bruno Hauptmann's handwriting was crucial
  • The Adolf Beck cases (1896 and 1904) where handwriting expert Thomas H. Gurrin repeated an erroneous identification.
  • The Howland will forgery trial (1868)

Although the crimes were committed some time before the discipline of document examination was firmly established, the letters of the Jack the Ripper case have since been examined in great detail.

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