Paul L. Kirk

Chemist, Author

1902 – 1970

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Who was Paul L. Kirk?

Paul Leland Kirk was a chemist, forensic scientist and participant in the Manhattan Project who was specialized in microscopy. He also investigated the bedroom in which Sam Sheppard supposedly murdered his wife and provided the key blood spatter evidence that led to his acquittal in a retrial over 12 years after the murder. The highest honor one can receive in the criminalistics section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences carries Kirk's name.

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Born
May 9, 1902
Colorado Springs
Also known as
  • Paul Leland Kirk
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Ohio State University
  • University of California, Berkeley
Lived in
  • Colorado Springs
Died
Jun 5, 1970
Alameda

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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