Digital enhancement of sub-quality bitemark photographs

Digital enhancement software was used to enhance bitemark photographs. This enhancement technique improved the resolution of the bitemark images. Luci s was the software program utilized in this study and case applications. Fi rst, this technique was applied on known bitemark images to evaluate the po tential effectiveness of this digital enhancement method. Subsequently, Luc is was utilized on two separate unsolved cases involving enhancement of bit emark evidence. One case involved a severely beaten infant with a bitemark on the upper thigh. The second case involves a bitemark observed on the bre ast of a female sexual assault strangulation victim. In both casts, bitemar k images were significantly improved after digital enhancement.