burn | | two prisoners with the same name and nearly the same measurements |
tail | | member of crime scene team who determines method of death |
twill | | tough, clear outside covering of hair shaft |
waynewilliams | | a type of minutiae |
physical | | a type of fiber from sheep hair |
entomology | | convicted for murder of wife; based on all kinds of class evidence found in wood chipper |
continuous | | study of physical evidence |
luminol | | needs a chamber to help develop prints; works well on metal and glass |
leukocytes | | a type of loop that opens towards the thumb |
criminalistics | | doctor that was found innocent due to a left handed killer |
wipe | | found knifed to death under a bridge; didn't find killer due to improper prosecution |
loop | | A forcibly removed hair will appear to be ________ upon examination. |
material | | blue jeans, hair color, and, blood type |
angleofimpact | | crossing of t's and dotting of i's |
kastlemeyer | | a type of evidence that can be traced to one specific source |
polyester | | pattern of print that must have 2 deltas and 1 core |
serology | | red blood cells |
natural | | fibers that occur in nature |
bifurication | | although time consuming this is the most effective search method |
satin | | At an impact of 30 degrees blood drops begin to produce this |
thermaldecomposition | | a study of body fluids |
precipitin | | anything that proves or disproves a fact |
plain | | examination of bite marks and dental identification |
plain | | known sample |
medulla | | created scars on fingers when he tried to burn off his prints |
radial | | impact area of a drop of blood |
daubertruling | | unknown sample |
plain | | considered to be the father of forensics |
individual | | a general way to remember the processing of crime scenes |
imbricate | | test that recognizes blood; reaction producing light when sprayed |
odontology | | dividing a scene into different areas is this search method |
questioned | | way of classifying prints using computers; developed by FBI in 1999. |
amandadavies | | minutiae formed by triangular pattern of ridges |
chainofcustody | | needs heat to work, most common chemical technique to develop |
criminology | | straight haired people would have this cross section |
catagen | | study of crime relating to the mind |
zone | | resting phase of hair growth |
erythrocytes | | responsible for clotting of blood |
chemical | | high profile case involving a military family; convicted for the murders of wife and kids |
wool | | states what evidence is and isn't admissible in the court of law |
iafis | | divide the medulla diameter by the hair's diameter to calculate this |
platelets | | a test: phenolphthalein blood = pink |
mrpierson | | pattern requires all ridges to enter from one side and exit from the other |
class | | dna, fingerprints, and large glass fragments |
adapt | | a type of evidence that can be traced to a group of people or things |
scope | | a type of arch pattern that looks like a "mountain" |
grid | | physical method for developing prints |
individual | | a federal rule of evidence meaning evidence proves something |
samsheppard | | ______ evidence - also called testimonial evidence |
directionality | | a type of minutiae that is located in the center of loop and whorl patterns |
stacked | | spent 11 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit; convicted based on eyewitness |
eye | | weave pattern that looks like a checkerboard |
evidence | | ridges enter one side of finger and exit from same side |
chromatography | | first stage of hair growth; lasts approximately 3 to 5 years |
control | | a medulla pattern common to only animals |
striations | | phase in which hair is ready to fall out |
delta | | cuticle pattern common to humans |
tented | | your favorite forensics teacher :) |
edmondlocard | | looking at the tail to determine where the blood came from |
class | | ________ classification: a scheme that assigns every person a ratio |
direct | | traces of this poison found in Napolean's hair |
cuticle | | ______ evidence - called real evidence because these are tangible items |
johndillinger | | most common type of artificial fiber |
richardcrafts | | found guilty for the murder of girl; likely innocent b/c he was convicted based off of hair |
plasma | | a type of arch pattern that looks like a "hill" |
anagen | | placing fibers in bleach, acid, base, and acetone |
henry | | most common type of natural fiber |
colinross | | fibers that are manmade or adapted from natural fibers |
dusting | | contact stain that shows a recognizable image of where it came from |
ninhydrin | | a type of minutiae |
arsenic | | a log of who has held control of evidence |
medicalexaminer | | fluid part of blood |
arch | | anti human serum mixed with human blood will clump; a test that tells us animal or human |
medullary index | | killer convicted based on fibers found on victims; matched fibers from carpet in house |
cotton | | weave pattern that creates long floats |
pointoforigin | | common type of weave pattern |
ulnar | | _______ prints; prints that are essentially invisible |
jeffreymacdonald | | first use of precipitin test; told us stains where blood and not wood dyes |
latent | | the study of insects |
williamwest | | testing the fibers behavior as it approaches and is heated within a flame |
whorl | | a way of documenting a scene by drawing; showing compass, evidence, scales, etc |
diacritics | | weave pattern that looks like a staircase |
sheathed | | a medulla pattern that can be common to both humans and animals |
superglue | | spongy interior core of hair |
core | | can be used to separate dyes from fibers, pens, and even M |
probative | | if a drops falls at 90 degrees, the stain will appear ______. |
telogen | | first officer protocol when he/she arrives on scene |
ludwigtessnow | | when a non-bloody object alters an existing stain |
cortex | | when a bloody object rubs against a non-bloody object leaving a stain |
swipe | | mass/volume |
blacklight | | a test to see if fiber breaks down to form acid or base when heated |
transfer | | a federal rule of evidence meaning evidence relates to a specific case |
round | | where the air sacs and pigment is located in hair |
synthetic | | use a sin formula to help us determine this |
density | | bullet analysis: study these to see if they line up |
ronaldcotton | | a type of loop pattern that opens towards the pinky |
target | | where the blood came from |
round | | cells that produce antibodies to fight off foriegn substances |
sketch | | _______ Standard - created in 1923 |
frye | | used to see watermarks, florescent powders, location of fibers |