What is the first thing an investigator must do when they enter the crime scene?
Help any injured persons or handle any emergencies
100
What did Mathieu Orfila do?
He created the idea of forensic toxicology by publishing a treatise on detection of poisons
100
Who developed a microscope to determine what gun fired a bullet?
Calvin Goddard
200
How can you tell identical twins apart?
Fingerprints
200
What is the most effective crime scene search method?
Grid method
200
What did Alphonse Bertillion do?
Created a way to identify a person through body measurements and devised the first crime scene kit
200
Who created a way to tell if a letter is forged?
Albert Osborne
300
What is chain of custody?
Everyone who handles the evidence
300
What is physical evidence?
Objects that establish that a crime has been commited
300
What did Francis Galton do?
Proved the uniqueness of fingerprints
300
Who published the first treatise on applying science to criminal investigation?
Hans Gross
400
What substance was found in the Alanta child murder case that led scientist to the killer?
Red fibers from a vintage carpet
400
How many sketches are necessary when drawing a crime scene?
Two
400
What did Karl Landsteiner do?
Discovered the different categories of blood (A, B, AB, and O)
400
Who set up the first forensics lab and formulated the principle that the criminal always takes something from the crime scene or leave something behind?
Edmond Locard
500
What is forensics science?
Applying science to the legal system
500
What are the three ways of documenting a crime scene?
Sketches, Pictures and a written description/notes
500
What did Leone Lattes do?
Determined how to identify a person with dried blood
500
Who first applied bio chemistry to forensic science?