Take a bite out of crime
This is the number of teeth the average adult has.
What is 32?
2 or 3-D marks that reflect the tread design and dimensional features of tires
What is tire impressions?
You find a Nike size 12 shoe print on the floor of a crime scene. The shoes appear new without much wear.
Class
every criminal leaves something behind at every crime scene
What is Locard's principle?
The front 4 teeth.
What are incisors?
What are ribs?
A tire impression is found at a crime scene. The tread pattern appears to have several large rocks embedded in it.
Individual
A shoe print that you can't see until it is dusted with something
What is latent?
The back 3 sets of teeth used for crushing
What are molars?
Small horizontal lines in tire treads designed to remove water.
What are sipes?
The victim of a rape has a bite mark on her arm. You can clearly see that the bite shows the person is missing the left top incisor.
class/individual
material commonly used to make a bite impression in so make a comparison
What is Styrofoam?
The last set of molars that are not always present
What are wisdom teeth?
Valleys in a tire tread
What is a groove?
The back door of a house is kicked in during a robbery. You find a shoe print on the door. The print is a Converse size 8.5 with a lot of wear on the toe area of the shoe.
individual
longer pointed teeth most mammals have 4 of
What is canine?
Outer layer of material on teeth
What is enamel?
Tires on a new vehicle.
What are OE tires?
At a crime scene a tire track with both tires is found. You measure the width of the vehicle to be 1.9m.
class
The main type of evidence used to wrongly convict Ray Krone
What is bite mark?