Vocabulary
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100

This acronym stands for "Cause of Death".

What is COD?

100

DNA is an example of this type of evidence.

What is biological evidence?

100

This Washington serial killer became known as the Green River Killer. 

Who is Gary Ridgeway?

100

This is what the BTK stands for in BTK Killer. 

What is Bind, Torture, Kill?

100

This is the worlds longest river.

What is the Nile?

200

The reason someone commits a crime. 

What is motive?

200

These are the three fingerprint patterns.

What are Loops, Whorls, and Arches? 

200

This famous Seattle-area serial killer escaped custody twice. 

Who is Ted Bundy?

200

This criminal is considered the most famous cannibal.

Who is Jeffrey Dahmer?

200

This gas makes up the majority of Earth's atmosphere. 

What is Nitrogen?

300

This police phrase can be shortened to "BOLO" 

What is "Be On the Look Out"?

300

True or false: you can share the exact DNA with another person. 

What is TRUE?

300

This serial killer murdered several women in the Spokane area during the 1970s and 1980s.

Who is Robert Yates? 
300

This killer built the infamous "Murder Castle".

Who is H.H Holmes?

300

This is the proper term for the fear of spiders. 

What is arachnophobia?

400
This is the latin phrase associated with M.O., AND it's English translation. 

Latin: Modus Operandi

English: Mode of Operation

400

This is the name of the process where police have to make sure evidence is collected properly, and never leaves the sight or hands of authorized peoples. 

What is the chain of custody?

400

This is the name of the massacre that occurred in Seattle in 1983. 

What is the Wah Mee Massacre? 

400

This female killer was supposedly acting in self defense.

Who is Aileen Wuornos?

400

This is the language primarily spoken in Brazil. 

What is Portuguese? 

500

This is the study of the victims of particular crimes. 

What is victimology?

500

These are the 5 main types of forensic evidence.

What are biological, fingerprint, ballistics, trace, and digital evidence?

500

This unidentified hijacker that flew out of Washington state was never caught. 

Who is D.B Cooper?

500

This "non-killer" was famous for not putting on a glove.

Who is OJ Simpson?

500

This president is featured on the discontinued $2 bill. 

Who is Thomas Jefferson?