Other Resources
University of Michigan: School of Dentistry: The Jonathan Taft Honorary Service Society
http://www.dent.umich.edu/study/admissions.html
Founded in the 1960s by a group of then students at the School of Dentistry. The initial group included Dr. John Gobetti, now a faculty member of the school.
Taft Archives (Bentley Library)
http://www.si.umich.edu/HCHS/HCHS-GUIDE/hchs.source1326.html
The Use of Bite Marks in The Early U.S. Legal System / by Larry J. Pierce, D.D.S.
http://www.ccsn.nevada.edu/academics/departments/DenSci/Old%20history%20of%20Bite%20MArk.htm
The Use of Bite Marks in Modern Legal Proceedings / by Larry J. Pierce, D.D.S.
http://www.ccsn.nevada.edu/academics/departments/DenSci/Nw%20Bie%20Marks98.htm
NOTE: The bite mark sites above have disappeared from the web. We have been unable to locate new sites for this information. If users of this site locate the replacement, please notify us. Thank you!
Original Comment: The last two web sites above include information relating to Dr. Taft's innovative use of bite marks in forensics to present persuasive evidence regarding the killer in a crime of passion. The case is known alternatively as the Robinson case (for the killer), or the Lunsford case (for the victim). Unfortunately, the evidence did not persuade the jury, and the accused was set free.
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