In arson cases, evidence such as DNA or fingerprints is often destroyed. One of the most important evidence modalities left is relating fire accelerants to a suspect. When gasoline is used as accelerant, the aim is to find a strong indication that a gasoline sample from a fire scene is related to a sample of a suspect.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe characteristic that discriminates gasoline from other ignitable liquids is that it contains high-octane blending components. This study elaborates on the idea that the presence of gasoline in fire debris samples should be based on the detection of known high-octane blending components. The potential of the high-octane blending component alkylate as a characteristic feature for gasoline detection and identification in fire debris samples is explored.
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