All forms of witness testimony are fallible, but scent - based lineups could prove especially useful for identifying perpetrators of crimes that bring them into close quarters with their victims, such as sexual assault, or crimes committed under cover of darkness. (scientificamerican.com)
Circle K partners with an organization called Silent Witness to provide people who can identify the perpetrators in the surveillance tapes with an anonymous and sometimes financially rewarding way to work with authorities. (legalblogwatch.typepad.com)
However, it did not identify the perpetrators by name. (reinventalbany.org)