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Did Ballistics Forensics Ever Come into Play in Solving Crimes in the Old West?

by | Apr 10, 2019 | Ask the Marshall, Departments

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Did ballistics forensics ever come into play in solving crimes in the Old West? David Aufiere Columbia, Louisiana Ballistics science has been around since the 1500s. Prior to the advent of mass production firearms, when each gun was handmade, it was possible to identify the bullet fired by a particular weapon. The first documented case was in 1835 in London; police were able to get a conviction when they matched the bullet found at a murder scene to the mold used by a suspect. The same guy ha


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