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Trace Evidence

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

#1-KEY

  • Could contact a locksmith to see what type of key it is.
  • Could lead to a suspect

#2-DIRT

  • Could take it to a geologist to identify what type of dirt it is
  • Could lead to a type of area that the suspect could be in

#3-TWIST TOP

  • Could go to local grocery stores
  • Could see who uses that kind of twisty top

#4-CHEWED GUM

  • Could take it to a DNA specialist
  • Could see who was chewing the gum at the scene of the crime

#5-CRAYON TIP

  • Could go to a local school
  • Could find out who the crayon belongs to

#6-FIBERS

  • Could take it to a fiber specialist to see what kind of fiber it is.
  • Could find out what kind of clothes or hair the culprit has

#7-TOENAIL CLIPPING

  • Could take it to a DNA specialist
  • Could find out whose toenail clipping was at the scene

#8-FISHING LINE

  • Could go to a local fishing shop to see who bought a specific fishing line
  • Could narrow down the list of suspects based on ownership of the fishing line

#9-WOOD CHIP

  • Could take it to a wood specialist to identify what kind of wood it is
  • Could find out where the wood chips came from and where they went to

#10-BURNT MATCH

  • Could talk to local shop to see who bought the match and what type it is
  • Could find out who bought these specific types of matches

#11-DRIED CRAMBERRY

  • Could go to a local farmer's market to see who bought cramberries
  • Could find out who bought cramberries

#12-RED SPICES

  • Could go to local shops to identify the spices and to see who bought that type of spice
  • Could find out who bought the spices

#13-USED PAINTER'S TAPE

  • Could go to a DNA lab to see if there is any DNA on the tape
  • Could find out who had the tape

#14-WHITE SEED

  • Could go to a farmer's market to find out what type of seed it is and who could have bougtht it
  • Could find out who could have those seeds

#15-BUTTON

  • Could go to a dry cleaners to see who had that kind of button on his/her shirt
  • Could see what kind of shirt to look for