The Death Row Case of Ray Krone, the Beginning of the End of Bite Mark Evidence in the United States

Forensic odontology has four primary applications. These applications include dental identification, bite mark assessment, age estimation, and standard of care. This article will focus on the history forensic in United States as it relates to analysis. It explore DNA exoneration Ray Krone who was sentenced death for a murder he did not commit because flawed The use marks had turbulent dating back over 300 years. first used during Salem Witch trials 1692, but gain national attention until State Florida prosecuted serial killer Ted Bundy, key element state’s case Bundy seminal evidence American courts. Over next 30 years, numerous convictions based cemented into legal system validated, legitimate, reliable, admissible. Krone’s conviction 1992 one them. evaluate questions surrounding analysis comparison culminating recent National Institute Standards Technology (NIST) report basis NIST’s conclusions well discussing fate an accepted science discipline.