Crimes
Famous Criminals
Forensics
Crime Films
Crime scene investigation
100

This crime involves taking someone else’s property without permission.

Theft

100

This gangster was nicknamed “Scarface.”

Scarface

100

This unique pattern on your fingers can identify you.

What are fingerprints

100

This 1972 film, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, follows the rise and fall of the Corleone crime family.

The god father

100

This is the first thing investigators do when they arrive at a crime scene to ensure no evidence is tampered with.

securing the scene

200

Entering a building illegally to commit a crime is called this.

burglary

200

This outlaw couple robbed banks during the Great Depression.

Bonnie and Clyde

200

This three-letter acronym refers to genetic material used to solve crimes.

What is DNA

200

This 1990 film, also directed by Martin Scorsese, is based on the real-life rise and fall of mobster Henry Hill.

Goodfellas

200

This type of evidence, often found in blood, hair, or saliva, can be used to match a suspect's DNA.

BIological evidence

300

Setting property on fire on purpose is this crime.

arson

300

This serial killer was known as the “Milwaukee Cannibal.”

Jeffrey Dahmer

300

This chemical can reveal hidden blood at a crime scene.

What is luminol

300

This 1983 film, starring Al Pacino, tells the story of Tony Montana, a Cuban immigrant who becomes a powerful drug lord in Miami.

 Scarface

300

This term refers to the careful process of analyzing a crime scene to collect physical evidence, such as fingerprints and fibers.

forensic analysis

400

Taking someone by force and demanding money for their return is this.

kidnapping

400

this drug lord led the Medellín Cartel.

Pablo Escobar

400

This forensic field studies insects to estimate time of death.

What is forensic entomology?

400

This 1993 film, set in New York City, focuses on the life of a low-level mobster trying to make it big in the Mafia.

A Bronx Tale 

400

These tiny particles, which can include dirt, pollen, and hair, can be crucial in linking a suspect to a crime scene.

trace evidence

500

Lying under oath in court is known as this.

perjury

500

This infamous inmate escaped Alcatraz in 1962 and was never officially found.

Frank Morris

500

This national FBI database stores DNA profiles.

CODIS

500

This fictional mob gang based in NEW JERSEY for the early 2000's

The Sopranos

500

This technique, often used to analyze blood splatter, can reveal information about the position of a victim or suspect during the crime.

bloodstain pattern analysis