43rd Annual Public Defender Education

Joey Stidham, Owner of Stidham Reconstruction and Investigation, and Shelly Rice, Crime Scene/Incident Scene Reconstructionist, conducted training Monday at the 43rd annual Public Defender Education conference at the HYATT Regency Downton Lexington, KY regarding the scientific analysis of forensic evidence from a shooting incident to determine the most probable sequence of events. The session included…

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

To some, this is an ordinary crime scene photograph.  But, to an expert with and Interpretation training, knowledge and experience, these photographs reveal much more. Although highly recognized, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis and Interpretation (BPAI) is NOT generally utilized in the investigation of most crime scenes.  SRI, however, realizes that BPAI is essential to the reconstruction of…

SRI Mobile Forensic Unit

When a major accident or crime occurs, of utmost importance is quick response to properly document scene evidence. That’s why SRI has a mobile forensic unit, outfitted to respond at a moment’s notice to major accident or crime scenes.  Available around the clock for urgent requests, SRI’s experts stand ready and able to get to…

Evidence Presented

SRI completed an accident reconstruction case where a car ran off the edge of the road and impacted the end of the guard-rail. The guradrail traveled through the passengers compartment of the vehicle injuring our client.  We concluded that the guardrail was installed too high and the end treatment of the guardrail was installed improperly.…

KASPER Directions

During our recent medical investigation, we learned that doctors can run a KASPER report on themselves to check for potential mistakes and problems.  We reached out to KASPER and requested directions on how physicians can obtain this information. Here is the email we received: Mr. Stidham, Physicians in Kentucky are able to obtain copies of…

Vehicle Collision Reconstruction Model

Traffic Accident Reconstruction

Did you know that your car or truck may have a computer on board that can tell a trained analyst what your actions are during a traffic collision? Braking, acceleration, seat belt usage, turn signals speed, whether you steered to avoid the collision and much more may be documented by this system. SRI provides crash,…