Studying smell trails in murder investigations

The purpose of this article is to analyze the features of the study of odor traces in the investigation of murders. The recognized effectiveness of odorological research is emphasized, a brief historical background on the development of this method is provided. Factors have been identified, due to the presence of which, in the case of murders, odor traces remain. The main stages of odorological examination are indicated. The main difficulties that do not allow using the potential of odorological examination to the fullest are also characterized.