Forgery
Counterfeit
Handwriting Analysis
Famous Cases
100

Written with no knowledge of appearance

Freehand

100

This paper is the most common counterfeit used to buy items

Currency

100

The things document examiners check first 

Type of paper and ink

100

20 month old baby was kidnapped from its home in new jersey. Search was done and a ransom note for 50,000 dollars was found in the nursery. The suspect was convicted based on a handwriting analysis of thirteen notes he had left.

Lindbergh Baby Case

200

Attempt to copy a signature or handwriting sample from the original

simulation 

200

This item is found on letters being sent

stamps 

200

What is unique to each individual person

Handwriting

200

6 year old girl was kidnapped from her bed in the middle of the night. She was later found in her basement diseased. There was a very long and detailed ransom note left.

JonBenet Ramsey Case

300

placing a new document over the orginal

Tracing

300

This item can be found in museums and or other places that display these items

Counterfeit paintings

300

The database that help find anonymous notes

FISH

300

Documents found and analyzed to find hijackers from what attack

9/11 attacks 

400

attempting to alter writing so it wont be traced back to you

Disguised writing 

400

This item is given to someone when they are born and can be counterfeited

Birth certificate

400

THe things pen and ink manufactures are supposed to send to the international ink library

New ink formulas

400

Placed letter in the public library requesting to be the "BTK Strangler"

Kansas serial killer