12/14/2023    

RESPONSES/COMMENTS (FORENSIC PODIATRISTS IN THE NEWS)

RE: Prosecutors Call on IN Podiatrist To Identify Bloody Footprint in Murder Trial

From: Ivar E. Roth, DPM, MPH

 

Michael Steven Nirenberg, DPM focused on the footprints discovered at Neptune’s apartment, using prints and images of the defendant’s feet taken by law enforcement. After study, he claimed the prints at the scene bear a resemblance to Kailie Brackett’s, in the width of the foot.

 

I was wondering if Dr. Nirenberg’s opinion meant that his findings supported the theory it was the defendant's feet. From his statement it appears to be a pretty weak correlation.

 

Ivar E. Roth, DPM, MPH, Newport Beach, CA