Famous Cases
Which forensic discipline was used to catch notorious serial killer Ted Bundy?
What is Odontology (aka bite marks)
Which forensic science discipline was the most recent addition to this laboratory?
What is NIBIN
What organization was founded to exonerate falsely accused people using sound forensic evidence?
What is the Innocence Project
DAILY DOUBLE
What is the definition of forensic science?
What is the application of scientific methods to criminal cases
What key piece of evidence allowed police to find, capture & convict the Night Stalker?
What is a fingerprint
How many state cars are currently stationed at this laboratory?
What is 5
What scientist who worked for the Hinton State Laboratory Institute was caught falsifying laboratory reports and forging records in 2012?
Who is Annie Dookhan
Which U.S. Supreme Court case established a gatekeeping function of judges with respect to admitting scientific evidence?
What is Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals
What is the CSI effect?
What is the assumption that forensic science is exactly how it is portrayed in the media
Which forensic discipline was primarily used to convict Wayne Williams, who was reported to be the Atlanta Child Murderer?
What is Trace Evidence
What forensic disciplines/techniques are no longer used at this laboratory?
What are Forensic Biology, Hair & Fiber Analysis, Paint Analysis, Physical Break Matching, etc.
In which case did the FBI come under fire for incorrectly matching a fingerprint to a person?
What is the Madrid Train Bombing (aka Brandon Mayfield)
Who popularized a method for classifying fingerprints that is still used today?
Who is Sir Francis Galton
What is a squib?
Which forensic discipline helped to eventually convict the Green River Killer of over 48 murders?
What is DNA
In what year was our laboratory (the northwest lab) first opened?
What is 1971
What discipline/technique faced controversy after the FBI discovered that 96% of 268 cases contained erroneous statements and exaggerated matches?
What is hair microscopy (aka microscopic hair comparison analysis)
In what year was the comparison microscope invented?
What is 1911-1913 (used in casework ~mid-1920s)
What are the four postmortem stages?
What are pallor mortis, algor mortis, rigor mortis and livor mortis
DAILY DOUBLE
What is forensic anthropology
When did this laboratory switch from ASCLAD to ANAB?
What is 2016
What scientist who worked for the Houston Regional Crime Laboratory was accused of dry-labbing and poor testing practices in 2012?
Who is Jonathan Salvador
What was the first major forensic science case that was solved using DNA evidence?
What is the "Pitchfork Case" (Colin Pitchfork)
What are the five layers of paint that can be examined during a Trace Evidence examination of a hit & run (or other car accident)?
What are the substrate, E-coat, primer, basecoat and clearcoat (any order is acceptable)