Forensic TV Show Characters
On “Dexter,” this Miami Metro forensic expert moonlights as a vigilante serial killer targeting other criminals.
Who is Dexter Morgan?
What is: the application of science to criminal and civil laws that are enforced by police agencies in a criminal justice system
Forensic Science
Known as the “Milwaukee Cannibal,” this serial killer was convicted of murdering 17 men and boys, and engaging in acts of cannibalism.
Who is Jeffrey Dahmer?
Who is the FSS Faculty Advisor?
Kristi Johnson
Which well-known book, created by Sir Arthur Conan, character played a role in popularizing Forensic Science?
Sherlock Holmes
In “Bones,” this brilliant forensic anthropologist works with the FBI to solve murders using skeletal remains.
Who is Dr. Temperance Brennan?
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
This Chicago man, known as the “Killer Clown,” murdered 33 young men and buried many of his victims under his house.
Answer: Who is John Wayne Gacy?
Who might you see walking around with Inked Fingerprints?
Richard Swearengin
What are the 3 categories of Fingerprints patterns?
Arch, Loop, Whorl
This Las Vegas team leader from “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” is known for his fascination with bugs and science.
Who is Gil Grissom?
What does CODIS stand for?
Combined DNA Index System
This unidentified serial killer terrorized 19th century London, murdering and mutilating at least five women in the Whitechapel district.
Who is Jack the Ripper?
Sean Daly
What is the name of the group who has helped exonerate many wrongfully convicted individuals using DNA testing?
The Innocence Project
On “NCIS,” this eccentric British medical examiner often talks to the corpses he examines.
Who is Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard?
When detectives explain that contact with another person, place, or object results in an exchange of physical materials, what principle are they describing?
Locard's Exchange Principle
This infamous “Son of Sam” terrorized New York City in the 1970s, claiming his neighbor’s dog told him to kill.
Who is David Berkowitz?
What is the title of people who only teach one class?
Adjunct Faculty
This involves the scientific study of insects.
Entomology
This lead forensic detective from the series “Silent Witness” is a professor of forensic pathology and frequently clashes with authority figures?
Who is Dr. Sam Ryan?
What type of characteristic consists of evidence that is used to make a direct identification?
Individual Characteristics
Nicknamed the “Butcher of Rostov,” this Soviet serial killer was convicted of killing and mutilating at least 52 people in the 1980s and 90s.
Who is Andrei Chikatilo?
Who has been at USM the longest?
Dr. Balamurugan
When was DNA evidence for the first time ever in the world used in a criminal trial?
Late 1980s
(1986)