King Von 👑
What was King Von real name?
Dayvon Daquan Bennett
What was Aaliyah's Full Name?
Aaliyah Dana Haughton
What NBA team did Kobe Bryant spend his entire 20-year career with?
Los Angeles Lakers
What term describes the injury, disease, or event that directly results in death?
Cause of death
What branch of forensic science examines drugs, alcohol, poisons, and other substances in biological samples?
Forensic toxicology
What city was King Von born in?
Chicago, Illinois
What was the title of Aaliyah's debut studio album?
Age Ain't Nothing but a Number
How many NBA championships did Kobe Bryant win?
5 NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010).
What term describes the physiological process by which the cause of death produces death?
Mechanism of death
Name one biological specimen that can be tested for toxicology.
Blood, urine, tissue, or vitreous humor.
What was the name of King Von's Debut album?
Welcome to O'Block
DOUBLE POINTS
What 2000 film did Aaliyah star in alongside Jet Li?
Romeo Must Die
How many points did Kobe score in his famous game against the Toronto Raptors?
81 points
What term describes the classification of how a death occurred, such as accident, homicide, suicide, natural, or undetermined?
Manner of death
What is the purpose of toxicology testing during a death investigation?
To determine whether drugs, alcohol, poisons, or other substances were present and potentially contributed to the death.
Before becoming a nationally recognized rapper, King Von was closely associated with this Chicago drill music scene and neighborhood. What neighborhood was it?
Parkway Gardens, known as O'Block
In what country did the plane carrying Aaliyah crash?
The Bahamas
What type of aircraft was Kobe traveling in when the fatal crash occurred?
Helicopter
A person dies from a drug overdose. The medical examiner determines the overdose was unintentional. What is the cause and what is the manner?
Cause: drug toxicity/overdose. Manner: accident.
Why might blood be collected during a forensic toxicology examination?
To measure and identify substances circulating in the body.
What was King Von's cause of death according to the medical examiner?
Homicide (Gunshot wounds)
What music video was Aaliyah filming in the Bahamas shortly before her death?
Rock the Boat
In what California city did the helicopter crash occur?
Calabasas
A person is found deceased with multiple injuries. What examination would help determine which injuries contributed to the death?
A forensic autopsy.
Why might vitreous humor, the fluid inside the eye, be useful in postmortem (after death) toxicology?
It can provide relatively protected biological material that may help with certain toxicological or biochemical analyses.
King Von was fatally shot during an altercation outside this Atlanta-area venue in November 2020. What was the venue?
Monaco Hookah Lounge
What type of aircraft was Aaliyah traveling in when it crashed?
A Cessna 402B light aircraft.
According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, what was the cause of Kobe Bryant's death?
Blunt Trauma
A medical examiner determines that a person died from a gunshot wound but cannot determine whether the shooting was accidental, intentional, or otherwise based on the available evidence. What manner may be assigned?
Undetermined.
This singer's autopsy found several drugs in their system, including propofol and benzodiazepines.
Michael Jackson
What type of forensic evidence could investigators examine to help determine whether a recovered firearm was involved in a fatal shooting?
Firearm/ballistic evidence, including examination of bullets and cartridge casings.
According to the Bahamian coroner's report, what injuries were listed as causes of Aaliyah's death?
Severe burns and a blow to the head, along with severe shock and a weak heart.
In a mass-fatality incident such as a catastrophic aircraft crash, what forensic identification method can be particularly useful when visual identification is unreliable?
DNA identification.
Whitney Houston's death was officially classified as a drowning, but her autopsy also identified two significant contributing conditions. What were those conditions?
Atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use.
This singer's 2011 toxicology report found alcohol and several prescription medications in her system; her death was ultimately ruled accidental drowning, with drug effects and alcohol contributing to the circumstances.
Amy Winehouse