Section 8.1 Flashcards
Who are they? Why are they dead? A lot harder than you think to?
identify the victim
Almost never are you going to get the exact time unless you get a video with a time stamp. What does this refer to?
Time of death
Sometime between 2 am and midnight. The range will be narrower or wider depending on the information you have. True or False
True
Ultimate authority is the ME or the corner
Establish a cause and method of death
who did it?
identify a suspect
Example, if they have been shot once in the chest and they still have their ID it can be a pretty positive ID. Loved ones still come in and identify assuming we have a guess who the body is. This refers to what?
Identification is harder than you think
If we have no clue who the person is we can look for other personal affects. True or False
True
Unidentified bodies DNA and is still used sometimes today if the body is decomposed or burned beyond recognition.
Dental
The ______ outside of some traumas are going to stay the same and you can have an idea of who the person is.
Teeth
You compare dental x-rays from the body with x-rays that were taken prior to their death and that can be matched up. True or False
True
Big deal but sometimes you do not have DNA. We get DNA but it does not match any databases. Great tool but not be all end all. True or False
True
Only have so many people’s ________ on file.
fingerprints
Maybe their hands have been decomposed, burned, acid, in the water for a long time and their _______ have not been maintained.
fingerprints
Surgery scar, tattoos and pictures where you are showing them, birthmarks.
okay
If you find a body you could quickly tell that it was not Kevin or is Kevin. Hight is used to narrow it down. What does this refer to?
Bones can provide class
Example, height, gender can be told by what?
bones
You can tell in the bones of people if their have been more growth from a repeated act. True or False
True
Dead body that was fresh found it was 5,000 years old because the bones there was an arrow in one of the ribs. True or False
True
Important and you need to know about every victim. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
- name
- age
- sex
- nationality
- type and place of work
Know who they spend time with and enemies who might have a motive to kill them. This refers to what?
Family members, friends, and enemies
Example, manager and just fired someone you might need to look into that. True or False
True
Everything from work schedule, when they eat dinner, do they watch baseball all the time. This refers to what?
Habits
Can be important for establishing the time of death.
Habits
If you find a body and it has been weeks or months and you are not sure when the body was killed you can look at what they missed and if the TV was on a certain channel. This refers to what?
Habits