Fingerprints
The three main fingerprint patterns are loop, whorl and this
What is arch?
Blood drops that fall straight down form this shape.
What is a circle?
Evidence that can be seen without a microscope
What is physical evidence?
What is the OJ Simpson Case?
This principle states that every contact leaves a trace.
What is Locard's Exchange Principle?
Invisible fingerprints left by sweat or oil are called this
What are latent prints?
Blood splatter analysis can help determine this about a crime
Hint: 3 things--must have all 3 to get correct response
What are direction, force, and angle of impact?
Hair, fibers, and glass are examples of this type of evidence
What is trace evidence?
This woman was convicted in the first case to use fingerprint evidence.
Who is Francisca Rojas?
This forensic scientist opened the first crime lab in France in 1910.
Who is Edmond Locard?
This science involves the study of fingerprints
What is dactyloscopy?
Blood splatter caused by a gunshot is considered this type.
What is high-velocity splatter?
This type of evidence includes fingerprints and DNA.
What is biological evidence?
This serial killer was convicted using bite mark evidence.
Who is Ted Bundy?
This type of evidence became widely used in the 1980s and revolutionize forensic science.
What is DNA evidence?
This system is used to compare fingerprints using computers
What is AFIS?
As the angle of impact decreases, blood drops become this shape
What is elongated?
Evidence that shows something happened but does not directly prove it.
What is circumstantial evidence?
This killer was identified years later using DNA from a letter or floppy disk.
Who is the BTK killer?
This was one of the earliest forensic techniques used to identify suspects.
What are fingerprints?
These tiny ridge details make fingerprints unique.
What is minutiae points?
The location where the blood originated is called this.
What is point of origin?
This process documents who collected, handled, and stored evidence.
What is chain of custody?
This case helped courts understand the importance of blood evidence and crime scene reconstruction.
What is the Sam Sheppard case?
This database was created to store DNA profiles for criminal investigators.
What is CODIS?