Deciphering of Latent Handwritings in a Century-Old Document
Aysegul Sen Yilmaz, Özge Genç Sütlü, Faruk AŞICIOĞLU · Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Sciences · 2023
This case report is presented to reveal the contribution of different disciplines to forensic sciences via a case that required the examination of a questioned historical document with the support of a native Romanian speaker and linguist who contributed to differentiating several specific letters and confirming the deciphered names of the locations to understand the full text of the latent handwritings on the document. In this case, Document Examination Laboratory was asked to decipher the latent handwritten words on a birth certificate belonging to the applicant's ancestor. As a result of the examination made under ultraviolet light using VSC8000, the latent parts were deciphered, and the words were confirmed with the support received. In this case, the fact that the laboratory had successfully deciphered the words in the document, led to the applicant's right to apply for Romanian citizenship through his grandfather.