Fresno library learns how blood patterns solve crimes
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Ever wondered how blood is used to solve crimes?
Local community members gathered at the Betty Rodriguez Library in Fresno on Monday to get a look into the world of forensic science.
Jeffrey Gentry, a certified bloodstain pattern and crime scene analyst, gave the public insight into how much bloodstain patterns can reveal, such as identifying location, injury types, and weapons used.
“I’ve done presentations over the years, career fairs at different periods of time just whenever I have time available. But I would love to come back again I love to educate as many people as I can about forensic science, death investigation, blood pattern analysis it was something I never knew was available when I was younger,” said Gentry.
And while Gentry’s presentation may seem out of the blue, Librarian Mary Yamanaka says it was part of an active effort to get the community involved with the library.
“I knew that true crime is a very big deal to a lot of people and I want to meet the needs of my community members by trying to find the things that they are interested in and the things they want to see here— that’s always my goal,” Yamanaka said.
Gentry is also the author of two books that cover the subject of bloodstain pattern analysis and a kid’s book about death investigation.
Yamanaka encourages the community to give the library suggestions of things to put together as they want more people to be involved in their library.
