Murder or Suicide?
Detective’s Casebook
• Identify the victim• Results from toxicology test: Was the victim poisoned?• Results from chromatography test: Was the victim’s pen,
recovered at the scene, used to write the suicide note?• Results from fingerprinting: analysis Whose fingerprints
have been recovered on the bottle of poison linking them to the scene?
• Results from handwriting analysis: Did the victim write the suicide note ? If not, who did?
• Who was the person who left blood at the scene?• Who are the primary suspect(s)?• Was the death a suicide or murder?
You should include the following in your final presentation (one per group of 2-3)
Materials • In a group of 3, you will need:
– 1 forceps 1 piece of filter paper
– 1 vial 1 blood typing plate– 1 ruler 1 container of litmus
paper– 1 scissors Handwriting
samples– Urine sample from victim– Fingerprint samples– Copy of the Suicide note
Goal for Today• Make rough sketch of crime scene
– Be sure to label all of the evidence
• Complete the following forensic tests:– Handwriting Analysis– Fingerprint Analysis– Toxicology– Chromatography– Blood Analysis
Stating your results
• Format: Photostory, VoiceThread or Movie Maker
• One presentation per group (2-3)
• Include pictures as well as a verbal explanation
• Include answers to all of the questions on the first slide…you ultimately want to determine whether this was murder or suicide
Format of Presentation
• VoiceThread – VoiceThread.com
• Movie Maker – Program File on your computer
• Photo Story – Program File on your computer