evidence
this type of evidence relies on technology (metadata, text messages, phone calls, camera rolls, etc)
digital forensics
the term for the person who saw a crime happen and tells the police what they observed
eyewitness
what popular TV show features characters named reid, garcia, rossi, prentiss, & more?
criminal minds
this is the term for a case that was never solved (ex: jonbenet ramsey)
cold case
this digital evidence metric refers to the hidden data inside a computer file, such as the exact time, date, and GPS location a photo was taken
metadata
these two types of evidence will point to the exact suspect
fingerprint and DNA
true or false: identical twins have the same fingerprints
false! Same dna, different fingerprints
this actor plays as lyle menendez in the netflix tv show adaptation of the menendez brothers' life story
nicholas chavez
this is what john wayne gacy was known for
clown parties
this type of forensic specialist analyzes the effects of drugs, alcohol, and poisons in body fluids
forensic toxicologist
this type of evidence includes things like glass shards, clothing fibers, paint chips, etc
trace evidence
this principle states that 'every contact leaves a trace'
locard's exchange principle
In the BBC series Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes frequently uses this tool right at a crime scene to look closely at microscopic fibers and dust
magnifying glass
this is how ted bundy escaped from custody
jumped out the window of the library window
this is the nickname of the unidentified serial killer who murdered at least five women in the whitechapel district of london in 1888
jack the ripper
in this field, you study shape and direction of blood spatter in order to solve crimes
bloodstain pattern analysis
the forensic term for blood pooling in the lower parts of the body after death
livor mortis
this is the name of the host of the popular TV show 'to catch a predator'
chris hansen
this is how jeffrey dahmer died
was fatally beat in prison by an inmate
this is the name of the cipher-heavy, self-proclaimed serial killer who terrorized Northern California in the late 1960s and was never caught
the zodiac killer
this type of evidence can only exclude or include suspects, not point to one person specifically
blood typing
forensic entomologists study the life cycle of blowflys for this reason
to find the post-mortem interval
this movie features zach efron (who plays ted bundy).
extremely wicked, shockingly evil, & vile
this is the disease that gypsy rose's mother suffered from
munchausen syndrome by proxy
this common household adhesive can be heated in a closed chamber to reveal hidden fingerprints on non-porous surfaces
super glue