Crime Scene Clues
This type of clue can be used to identify a suspect’s location, time of death, or other key details at a crime scene.
What is physical evidence
Scientists who study crime, criminals and criminal behavior.
What is a Criminologist
This is the first step for any first responder when arriving at a crime scene to ensure safety.
What is securing the scene
This famous detective is Enola's older brother.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
In a criminal investigation, this term refers to the person who is suspected of committing the crime but has not been proven guilty yet.
What is a suspect or perpetrator?
This often-overlooked clue might be found on a victim’s body and can lead to an identification or clue about the criminal.
What is hair or fibers?
Evidence such as hair, fibers, dust or soil particles, paint flakes or other microscopic material that can link a suspect to a place where a crime was committed.
What is trace evidence
When collecting evidence, investigators always use this to prevent contamination from their own fingerprints.
What is a tool like tweezers or gloves?
Enola’s mother, who mysteriously disappears at the start of the movie, is a strong advocate for this.
What is female empowerment or women's rights?
This common tool is used by investigators to take detailed measurements of a crime scene, ensuring that no important detail is missed.
What is a measuring tape?
These are usually left behind when a weapon is fired and can help determine if a suspect fired the gun.
What are gunshot residue particles
The person in charge of processing a crime scene. Duties include sealing off the scene, photographing the scene and collecting evidence.
Crime Scene Investigator
This item is commonly used to mark locations of evidence at a crime scene to ensure nothing is disturbed.
What is a evidence marker?
Enola Holmes uses this code as a clue to solve a puzzle left by her mother.
What is a set of scrambled letters (or a cryptic code)?
This famous detective is known for solving mysteries using logic and observation, and is often the inspiration for crime solvers today.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
Footprints, tire tracks, or broken glass are all examples of these.
What is trace evidence?
A method of keeping track of who has handled a piece of evidence, when, and for what purpose. Vital in ensuring evidence is not damaged or altered in any way.
Chain of Custody
This is the recommended procedure for handling evidence at a crime scene to avoid contamination
What is wearing gloves and changing them frequently?
In the movie, this character works as an ally to Enola and is also an aspiring revolutionary.
Who is Viscount Tewksbury?
Humans share how much of their DNA with bananas
What is about 50-60%
This is used to collect small pieces of evidence like hair or fibers without contaminating them
What is tweezers or sticky tape?
The medical study of the chemistry, effects, and treatment of poisonous substances and drug action and detection in the body.
Toxicology
When dealing with firearms at a crime scene, investigators should always do this before handling the weapon to ensure safety.
What is ensuring the weapon is unloaded or checking for safety?
This actor plays Enola Holmes in the Netflix movie.
Who is Millie Bobby Brown?
What does DNA stand for
What is Deoxyribonucleic Acid