TRACE EVIDENCE

TRACE #1

• Key
• A little chromatography and detective work can determine which lock it belongs.
• Can find evidence linking it to a suspect
• Who works at the post office?

SAND

• Found near water sources and/or zoos
• Who spends a lot of time near the water?
• Who works on the beach
• Can perhaps identify potential crime scene

PLASTIC TIE

• Can belong to suspect
• Ties up groceries
• Could find place where murder weapon belongs
• What kind of grocery does it belong to?

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BROKEN CRAYONTIP

• The perp could have kids
• Which store did it come from?
• Is it from a classroom?
• The perp could work at a public school

SPARE STRING OF LACE

• Belongs on a piece of clothing
• What is its pattern and who sold it.
• Whom was it sold to.
• Where is this kind of lace mostly sold?

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PARCHEMENT

• Parchment is commonly used.
• Where would it be?
• Where did it come from?
• Could it be from an artifact?
• Did this person work in banking?

RICE

• Where this rice was sold.
• Who buys this brand of rice this often
• What kind of brand is this rice?
• Was that rice on one of the people involved in this crime.

BUTTON

• Can find if it belongs to a suspects shirt
• Where did it come from?
• Does the perp work in a clothes store?