Famous Cases
This famous serial killer left notes signed with a crosshair symbol.
Who is the Zodiac Killer?
This substance is used to reveal latent fingerprints on non-porous surfaces.
What is cyanoacrylate (superglue) fuming?
This type of evidence includes hair, fibers, and soil.
What is trace evidence?
DNA results are available in less than an hour. True or false?
What is false?
This process ensures evidence is not tampered with and remains admissible in court.
What is the chain of custody?
This forensic technique helped catch the Golden State Killer in 2018.
What is genetic genealogy?
This forensic technique is used to match bullets to firearms.
What is ballistics analysis?
This is the most common type of biological evidence found at crime scenes.
What is blood?
This chemical can detect blood even after it has been cleaned.
What is luminol?
This type of forensic analysis uses dental impressions.
What is bite mark analysis?
This case introduced the use of forensic entomology in solving crimes.
What is the murder of Mary Ashford?
This type of forensic analysis examines insect activity on a body to determine the time of death.
What is forensic entomology?
This type of evidence requires inference, as opposed to proving a fact directly.
What is circumstantial evidence?
This is why you can’t always identify a person from their fingerprints.
What is partial or smudged fingerprints?
When sprayed with luminol in the dark, blood turns this color.
What is blue?
This Hollywood murder case remains one of the most famous unsolved mysteries, known as the Black Dahlia case.
What is the Black Dahlia case?
This term refers to the identification of individuals based on dental records.
What is forensic odontology?
This type of evidence is based on witness testimony.
What is testimonial evidence?
Forensic scientists do not carry these items or perform these duties, which are reserved for law enforcement.
What are guns and arrests?
This branch of forensics deals with handwriting and document authentication.
What is questioned document examination?
This 1995 trial popularized the use of DNA evidence in court.
What is the O.J. Simpson trial?
This method is used to analyze bloodstain patterns at a crime scene.
What is bloodstain pattern analysis?
This term refers to evidence like fingerprints, DNA, or tool marks that link a person to a crime.
What is physical evidence?
Contrary to TV, most crime scenes are investigated by this size of a team.
What is a small team or individual?
This process is used to recreate a suspect’s face based on their skull.
What is forensic facial reconstruction?