Ballistic Bonanza
This is a tiny brass casing is the first thing cops bag after a shooting its called a
What is a cartridge case?
Pollen stuck to a suspects shoe? That's your clue- unless it's from his moms garden...
What is pollen transfer?
First cut's a Y shape- Classic move, unless your doing it on pizza....
What is the Y-incision?
These little guys show up within minutes- blowflies are the first responders...
What are blowflies?
This long bone's the strongest in your body- unless someone snapped it like a twig...
What is a femur?
When a bullet spins through the air, it leaves these unique grooves on it's surface.
What is rifling marks?
This plants seeds can survive stomach acid. It's perfect for proving someone ate the evidence...
What is a castor bean?
This organ weighs about 3 pounds and holds the key to- Was it poison?
What is the liver?
Maggots hatch in twelve hours call them the CSI clock...
What is the larva stage?
A spiral fracture? That means twisting- think wrestling gone wrong...
What is torsion fracture?
The angle of this trajectory tells you if the shooter was tall, short or just really bad at math
What is the bullet path?
Forensic botanists love these tiny spores, they're like natures confetti at a crime scene.
What are fungal spores?
Livor mortis shows where blood pooled, unless the body was moved... Then it's a lie detector...
What is postmortem lividity?
Blowfly larvae grow faster in heat- unless the AC was on... Then you're late...
What is temperature dependent development?
Osteons are these tiny rings- count them to age the victim...
What are Haversian systems?
This type of gun leaves rifling marks that match like a finger print unless it's a cheap Saturday nigt special
What is a revolver?
The murder weapon was a yew tree branch? That means toxins were at play...
What is taxine?
Rigor mortis sets in after 2 hours- perfect timing for who had access...
What is stiffness of death?
Pupal case means the bugs are done- time of death: roughly three weeks ago...
What is pupation?
Perimortem- means this break happened right around death- no healing, no callus...
What is fresh fracture?
In ballistics lands and grooves are etched by this part of the barrel... rifling
What is a bore?
Diatom test- if algae's in the lungs this wasn't a drowning... IT WAS A SETUP!!!
What is dry drowning?
Cause of death: exsanguination- translation: they bleed out... from what though?
What is a massive hemorrhage?
Forensic entomology says this beetle arrived last- meaning the body sat outside for months...
What is a dermestid beetle?
This bone got a fovea capitis- if its missing your victim was probably decapitated....
What is a femur?