Serial Killers
Who was known as the "Milwaukee Cannibal"?
Jeffrey Dahmer
Which branch of science studies insects on a body?
Forensic Entomology
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
What is the medical term for the cooling of the body after death?
Algor mortis
What part of a shoe creates the impression?
The tread
This serial killer was known as the "Green River Killer."
Gary Ridgway
What type of scientist studies drugs within the body after an autopsy?
Forensic toxicologist
What blood type is known as the universal donor?
O negative
Which postmortem change usually begins within 2–6 hours after death?
Rigor mortis
What type of impression is made in soft material like mud or snow?
A three-dimensional impression
This serial killer was known as the "Killer Clown."
John Wayne Gacy
What is the study of bones called?
Forensic anthropology
What does the pointed end (tail) of a bloodstain indicate?
The direction the blood was traveling.
What insect is often one of the first to arrive at a decomposing body?
Blowfly
What material is commonly used to cast a shoe print found in mud?
Dental stone (or casting stone).
Who was the serial killer known as the "BTK Killer" (Bind, Torture, Kill)?
Dennis Rader
Which branch compares teeth and bite marks?
Forensic odontology
Cast-off bloodstains are commonly created by what action?
Blood being flung from a moving object, such as a swinging weapon.
If livor mortis has become "fixed," what does that suggest?
The body has been dead for several hours and was likely not moved after lividity became fixed.
Why are accidental cuts and wear on a shoe valuable evidence?
They create individual characteristics that can link a specific shoe to an impression.
This unidentified serial killer terrorized Northern California in the late 1960s and sent coded messages to newspapers.
The Zodiac Killer
What branch matches shoe impressions?
Forensic podiatry
What chemical glows blue when reacting with blood?
Luminol
Besides algor, rigor, and livor mortis, what other evidence helps estimate time of death? (give at least one)
Insect activity, stomach contents, decomposition, witness statements, and digital evidence (e.g., phone or smartwatch activity)
Investigators find footprints that become farther apart as they approach a door. What could this indicate?
The person began running