Have a go at it!
Now is your go to show how good you would be as a Crime Scene Investigator.
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This text will be replacedAn unidentified victim has been stabbed to death. At the crime scene you find a piece of bone, a shard of eyeglass and a bit of fabric. Which of these three items will be more useful in order to identify the victim? Watch forensic anthropologist Greg Berg's explanation and chose an answer:
- piece of bone
- shard of eyeglass
- bit of fabric
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This text will be replacedYour second case is a hanging and you need to establish the time of death. Where is the best place to look for insects to determine how long the victim has been dead? Watch forensic entomologist Lee Goff's explanation and chose an answer:
- inside the stomach
- inside the ear
- on the ground
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This text will be replacedNow you need to collect DNA from a suspect to try and match it to some DNA traces left at the crime scene that don't belong to the victim. Which of these samples is likely to give you a better result? Watch DNA expert Eleanor Graham explanation and chose an answer:
- fingernails
- hair
- cheek cells
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This text will be replacedYou've found three sets of prints at the crime scene that might belong to the murderer. However, you can only send two sets of prints for analysis, which of the three sets is less reliable and can be ruled out? Watch crime Scene technician Ian Pepper's explanation and chose the less useful set:
- fingerprints from the radiator.
- shoeprints from the carpet.
- earprints from the window.
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This text will be replacedNow you have to examine a set of bones belonging to a victim that was murdered long ago but that might be linked to the case you are investigating at the moment. Watch forensic anthropologist Elias Kontanis's explanation and decide when the fracture of the victim's pelvis took place:
- in childhood
- at or around the time of death
- after death
Adapted fromhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/broadband/index.shtml
