Handwriting University's WEEKLY STROKES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. FEATURE STORY: Truth is Stranger than Fiction
Written by Guest Author: Bart Baggett
2.
SPOTLIGHTED LEARNING TOOL: Become a
Forensic Document Examiner and make a lot of dough.
3.
UPCOMING EVENTS: Last chance to
win a trip to our Costa Rican Adventure Bootcamp!
4.
CONTACT US: We'd love to hear from
you
FEATURE STORY:
Truth is Stranger than Fiction
by Bart Baggett
Edited by Cindy Little
Of the many words you could use to refer to the profession
of document examination, “boring” is certainly not
one of
them. I never know what to expect when the phone rings.
One recent call was from a woman whom I’ll call “Vicky.”
She suspected that her ex-boyfriend had been deliberately
crashing his car into other cars, then leaving a note on the
windshield of the damaged car – with Vicky’s name
and
phone number. Vicky had so far received calls from five
irate victims, and was facing an insurance and financial
nightmare.
Her request: to examine the notes, and determine if the
handwriting could be identified as that of her ex.
I first eliminated Vicky as the writer of the notes. The
second part of the examination was more detailed: did
the ex write the note?
Fortunately, it isn’t possible to disguise your own
handwriting, particularly when writing several samples.
A tell-tale ink blob on the lower left corner of many
letters proved that the writing was that of the ex, and,
armed with the opinion of a handwriting expert, Vicky
could begin the process of sorting out her legal
complications.
The lengths to which people will go never cease to
amaze. Reed Hayes, a Professor with the School
of Forensic Document Examination, relates a phone
call that took him by surprise. The caller asked, “Do
you do forgeries?”
Reed replied, “Well, I investigate forgeries –
is that what you mean?”
“No,” she said. “I need my son to sign something,
and he won’t do it. I need someone to sign his
name.”
Reed told the caller that he couldn’t help; that it
would be illegal and unethical to do so. And she
immediately replied, “Well, do you know anyone
who would?”
I couldn’t dream up these stories. Fortunately,
in this profession, I don’t have to.
Bwth Chrisman is the Director of
School of Forensic Document Examination. You can
reach her at
1- 877- 297- 4846
SPOTLIGHTED
LEARNING TOOL:
The School of Forensic Document Examination is now
accepting applications for the upcoming school year.
This 2-year training and apprenticeship program is the
only one of its kind. Click here for details:
http://internationalschool.us/
Or contact Beth Chrisman in the Administration Office,
at 1- 877- 297- 4846.
The Questioned Document Examination apprenticeship
is worth every penny of tuition. It is very 'hands-on."
I feel very comfortable with the quality of training and
the preparation it has given me to do document
examination as a profession.
The faculty is the greatest. They are very positive
and encouraging. Our class has really bonded over
the 18 months we have been together. The
annual live conference is a blast. I have never
enjoyed any seminar or symposium that I have
attended more than this one. No longer do I feel
that the faculty are only teachers, they are true
colleagues. My classmates are not strangers;
they are partners.
Joe B. Alexander, M.D.
CONTACT
US TO LEARN MORE:
Bart Baggett, Author and Lead Trainer
HandwritingUniversity.com
1-800-398-2278
[email protected]
https://handwritinguniversity.com
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