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What math discipline do forensic scientists use to find the origin of blood spatter?

The science of crime scenes

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Preserving the frozen moment

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The invisible world of trace evidence

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Decoding the biological blueprint

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Toolmarks, digital trails, and ballistics

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Ch 2 · The invisible world of trace evidence
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Who knew falling blood lands in a perfect circle instead of a teardrop?

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Trace Evidence: Sir Francis Galton calculated the mathematical odds of two people sharing identical fingerprints to be roughly 1 in 64 billion.

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Every single touch will leave a tiny piece behind, A microscopic thread that science is designed to find.

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The physics of blood spatter

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Glossary
trace evidence (noun)
Minute physical material, such as hair or fiber, that is transferred between people or objects. In 1910, Edmond Locard founded the Lyon police laboratory to analyze microscopic hairs, fibers, and dust.
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Which famous 1982 Atlanta court case relied heavily on rare yellowish-green carpet fibers?

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What substance in sweat does superglue vapor react with to reveal fingerprints?

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Most reliable evidence type?

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What household adhesive is heated by forensic scientists to reveal latent fingerprints?

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What shape does a blood drop make when falling straight down at a 90-degree angle?

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What does the acronym AFIS stand for in forensic science?

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Superglue fuming: Heated superglue fumes stick to fingerprint sweat, turning invisible prints into durable, white plastic shapes.

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According to Sir Francis Galton's 1892 calculations, what are the odds of two people sharing identical fingerprints?

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What specific part of a fingerprint do computer systems compare to find a match?

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What math discipline do forensic scientists use to find the origin of blood spatter?

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