Intro and History of Forensics & Fingerprint Evidence
What is the oldest forensic lab in the United States?
LAPD Crime Laboratory
Which search pattern should you use if you are alone?
Spiral
Which type of cuticle pattern does human hair have?
Imbricate cuticle scale pattern
What is the most common insect to arrive within 24 hours of death?
A Blowfly (Calliphoridae)
American cult leader, preacher, and mass murderer who founded and led the Peoples Temple. This person ordered his followers to drink cyanide-laced Flavor-Aid (often misidentified as Kool-Aid). Who is this person?
Jim Jones
What are the 4 major Crime Laboratories?
FBI, DEA, ATF, and USPS (USPIS)
What type of velocity is it if someone aspirated (coughing up blood)?
High Velocity
What can be suggested if the hyoid bone is broken?
A possibility of neck trauma, specifically strangulation
Where do insects usually colonize on the body?
In orifices and wounds
A convicted serial arsonist who set hundreds of fires in the metro Washington, DC area. Often tossed incendiary devices into police cars and then watched them burn. This person would fill a milk jug with gasoline and plug the opening with a piece of clothing that served as a wick. Who is this person?
Thomas Sweatt
Prints impressed on something soft, like a bar of soap, are referred to as ____?
Plastic Fingerpints
What is the monomer of DNA and what are its components?
Nucleotide - Sugar, Phosphate, Nitrogenous Bases
In what part of the hair shaft are pigment granules found in?
The cortex
What is the job of the forensic anthropologist?
Analyzes human remains (specifically bones) to provide information for law enforcement and criminal justice investigations
A former medical doctor and United States Army captain who was convicted of murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters. This person claims the murders were committed by four intruders—three male and one female—who had entered the unlocked rear door of his apartment and attacked him, his wife, and his children with instruments such as knives, clubs, and ice picks. Who is this person?
Jeffery Macdonald
When are Fingerprints Formed (in weeks)?
10 Weeks
Eye witness, a video of the crime being committed, or a confession are all examples of what type of evidence?
Direct evidence
What is the purpose of the body farm and where is it located?
To study human decomposition in various conditions, and University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee
What is ground penetrating radar used for?
Determining incositancies in the ground such as finding buried evidence like a body or a weapon
American convicted murderer and serial killer who is in life imprisonment for the 1981 killings of two men in Atlanta, Georgia. Although never tried for the additional murders, this person is also believed to be responsible for at least 24 of the 30 Atlanta murders of 1979–1981, also known as the Atlanta Child Murders. Who is this person?
Wayne Williams
What are the 7 steps of crime scene investigation?
1) Secure the Scene, 2) Separate the Witnesses, 3) Scan the Scene, 4) See the Scene, 5) Sketch the Scene, 6) Search for Evidence, 7) Secure and Collect Evidence
If Anti-B antibodies cause agglutination, what is the blood type?
Type B
What are the 6 stages of decomposition?
1) living, 2) Inital Decay, 3) Puretification, 4) Black Puretification, 5) Butyric Fermentation, 6) Dry Decay
Why is it sometimes difficult to identify race by skulls?
Human populations are genetically diverse, and there's more variation within racial groups than between them
This case is where a person was charged with the murder of her daughter, but was acquitted of all charges except for four counts of lying to law enforcement. Who is this person?
Casey Anthony