Mortis What?
Stiffening of the body
The primary job of the first person at the scene of the crime is to do this
Secure the scene
The first bug that generally arrives on a dead body is this
A Blow fly
When a person dies an autopsy is performed only when...
The cause of death is unknown or suspicious
Evidence must be collected, sealed, and sent in a secure way to avoid what (name at least two reasons)?
To Prevent Tampering
To Prevent Loss of Evidence
To Prevent Contaminating Evidence
The settling of the blood in the lowest point of ones body after death is called this
Livor Mortis
Blood that is left behind at the scene is categorized as this kind of evidence
Biological
A forensic scientist who studies and handles bugs at a crime scene is called this
A forensic entomologist
Mummification refers to this happening to the body after death
When the body dries out
Any evidence found at a crime scene that is man-made is called this
Manufactured Evidence
The cooling of the body after death is called this
Algor Mortis
This type of information should be recorded at the crime scene because it would impact how quickly a body might decompose (name at least 4)
Rainfall, location, access to bug, access to animals, humidity, temperature, surface the body is on, indoor/outdoor, and much more.
A forensic scientists who studies the bones or skeletal remains of victims is called this
A forensic anthropologist
Putrefaction refers to this happening to the body after death.
When bacteria begins to breakdown the body producing smelly gasses
This organization links all crime labs together
FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
The three mortis stages, Algor, Livor, and Rigor, happen in what order?
(these are listed in alphabetical order this may or may not be the actual order)
Algor, Rigor, Livor
Once evidence leaves the scene of a crime, everyone who handles the evidence goes on this list called a
Chain of custody
Any objects that can establish that a crime has been committed (even bugs) are called this
Physical Evidence
Autolysis refers to this happening to the body after death
The body beginning to break itself down
Evidence that leaves behind some kind of identifiable mark is called this
Impression Evidence
Mortis means this
Death or of death
What search pattern (grid, spiral, or zone) is used is determined by what factors (name two of the three).
Size of the scene
Amount of people searching
Type of location being searched
Name at least 3 things that can be determined by examining the bugs at a crime scene
If the body was moved a large distance
The approximate time of death
If there were any drugs in the victim's system
Locations of wounds made before death
The three stages of decay that occur after algor, rigor, and livor mortis occur in this order
autolysis, putrefaction, mummification
Samples of evidence that are known (we know how they were collected and where they came from) are called what?
Standard Samples or Reference Samples