5thEuropeanIABPAconferenceFinal programm

The 5 th European
Internaonal Associaon
of Bloodstain Paern Analysts
(IABPA) Conference
Rome 2015
The Italian experience: BPA as a useful
approach to reconstruct crime dynamics
Paolo Frani ‐ Carabinieri RIS Roma
Abstract
In order to reconstruct the alleged dynamics
of the various phases of a criminal
event you need to consider all the
objective elements inferable from the
crime scene as a whole. Usually these
data are acquired:
- By forensic evidence relating to the
injuries suffered;
- From site survey and evidence collection
of traces and / or physical evidences
of interest
reconstructive;
- The laboratory tests on the various
findings acquired during the crime scene
investigation.
In fact particularly serious crime, such
as the facts of blood, more significant
elements for the crime reconstruction
may emerge from the study of traces of
blood with particular reference to their
morphology and their location on the
theater criminal.
This branch of forensic science is known
as "Bloodstain Pattern Analysis" (BPA)
and studied the various physical mechanisms,
used to produce the bloodstains
(trajectories, projections, drips, swipes,
washing, etc ...).
The following presentation will illustrate
some applications of BPA in criminal
cases handled by our department who
have also had a significant impact in the
media nationwide.
Biography
Paolo FRATINI is a physicist and after the University’s
studies he worked at Military Geographical Institute
in Florence as Army Lieutenant. He studied at
Carabinieri’s Corp Academy in Rome as Lieutenant of
Technical Role – Scientific Investigation. In 1999 he
went to the rank of Captain assuming the head of the
Fingerprint and Ballistic Section of the Carabinieri
Scientific Investigations Parma’s Department (RIS
CC). Since 2002 he is member delegate for Carabinieri
Corp’s in the European Network of Forensic
Sciences Institutes (ENFSI)-Firearms Working Group.
He worked in many criminal cases including ballistic
trajectories and dynamics reconstructions also using
the Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (BPA). Coauthor of
some forensic articles about Gun Shots Residues
(GSR) and Firearms, he taught ballistic at Postgraduate
Forensic Sciences Master in Parma’s University
and also in Brandenburgische Technische Universität
Cottbus (EUROFOS Programme). He attended basic
and advanced BPA courses in both the USA and in
Italy. In 2006 and 2008 he presented some BPA
caseworks respectively the 1st and 2nd European
Conferences IABPA in Middelburg and in Zurich. In
the most important criminal cases he participated to
CSI activities and to discussions front of the Justice
Courts. In 2009 he taught BPA and CSI at the Center
of Excellence for Stability Police Units in Vicenza
within the program European Union Police Forces
Training (EUPFT2009). In 2007 he ranked to Major
and since 2010 he works in Rome’s RIS CC playing
the same role of head Ballistic’s Section with competence
over the Centre and South Italy. Since 2011 he
taught BPA, CSI and ballistic at the Advanced Institute
for Investigative Techniques of the Carabinieri’s
Corp and within the CEPOL programs too. Last year
he went to the rank of Lt. Colonel and actually he
continues to work at Rome’s RIS CC.
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