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