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Al Lyter is the founder and chief scientific officer of Raleigh-based Federal Forensic Associates, Inc. The company is a private ink-analysis business and is one of only four in the nation. Using high-tech equipment, Lyter analyzes inks to determine their molecular composition. Such work is useful in determining authenticity when wills of medical records are suspected of being altered. Clients include law firms, corporations, and police departments.
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NC State anthropology professor Ann Ross helped solve the murder of Laura Ackerson by Grant Hayes. Ross was asked for help by the NC chief medical examiner and provided evidence that Hayes murdered Ackerson after examining Ackerson’s bones and those of juvenile pigs who had both been cut using a mechanical saw. Specific details of the investigation and Ross’ contribution through her knowledge of anthropology and forensic science are detailed.