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    Reconstructing The Crime Scene

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    This document discusses various techniques used in crime scene investigation and reconstruction. It outlines methods for analyzing physical evidence like blood spatter patterns, documents, functional objects, glass, impressions, ligatures, pathology, physical matches, and trace evidence. This analysis can help reconstruct events, identify victims and offenders, determine weapons and injuries, and place people and vehicles at a crime scene. The process involves recognizing, documenting, collecting, evaluating the evidence to form hypotheses and test theories to reconstruct specific incidents.

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    This document discusses various techniques used in crime scene investigation and reconstruction. It outlines methods for analyzing physical evidence like blood spatter patterns, documents, functional objects, glass, impressions, ligatures, pathology, physical matches, and trace evidence. This analysis can help reconstruct events, identify victims and offenders, determine weapons and injuries, and place people and vehicles at a crime scene. The process involves recognizing, documenting, collecting, evaluating the evidence to form hypotheses and test theories to reconstruct specific incidents.

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    This document discusses various techniques used in crime scene investigation and reconstruction. It outlines methods for analyzing physical evidence like blood spatter patterns, documents, functional objects, glass, impressions, ligatures, pathology, physical matches, and trace evidence. This analysis can help reconstruct events, identify victims and offenders, determine weapons and injuries, and place people and vehicles at a crime scene. The process involves recognizing, documenting, collecting, evaluating the evidence to form hypotheses and test theories to reconstruct specific incidents.

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    Reconstructing The Crime Scene

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    Jefferson Quirona Orijuela
    This document discusses various techniques used in crime scene investigation and reconstruction. It outlines methods for analyzing physical evidence like blood spatter patterns, documents, functional objects, glass, impressions, ligatures, pathology, physical matches, and trace evidence. This analysis can help reconstruct events, identify victims and offenders, determine weapons and injuries, and place people and vehicles at a crime scene. The process involves recognizing, documenting, collecting, evaluating the evidence to form hypotheses and test theories to reconstruct specific incidents.

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    Crime Scene Investigation

    Reconstructing The Crime Scene

    Physical Reconstruction

    Mental Reconstruction

    Specific Incident Reconstruction (Traffic Accident, Homicide, Bombing, etc.). Specific Event Reconstruction (Sequence, Direction, Condition, Relation, Identity). Specific Physical Evidence Reconstruction (Firearms, Blood, Glass etc.).

    Blood and Blood Stain Pattern Analysis


    Identity of victim/offender. Position and location of the victim Position and location of the offender. Movement by the victim/offender in the scene. May identify the location of the scene (if the victim is removed and left elsewhere). May indicate a staged or secondary scene. Minimum number of blows struck Type of weapon used.

    Documents Reassemble torn/shredded papers. Recovery of obliterated writing.

    Functional Evidence Does the weapon or vehicle function properly? Semi-automatic with slide locked back may indicate last round was fired. TV or coffee pot on at scene. Do door/window locks properly secure?

    Glass Direction of break (from which side of the glass). Sequence of shots (it should be noted that current research indicates that sequencing of shots through laminated automotive glass is not reliable).

    Impression Evidence (Fingerprints, shoe prints, tire tracks). Identity of victim/offender Place victim/offender at the scene and at specific sites in the scene. Fingerprints may indicate where the offender/victim was in the scene or how an object was held. Shoe prints may show location in and movement through the scene. Tire tracks may show vehicle position and direction of travel and may indicate the type of vehicle driven.

    Ligature Type of ligature used (if missing). Use of same/similar ligature can be used to link serial cases. Type of ligature used may indicate offender's occupation or interests (i.e. rope tied with knots commonly used by dock workers or climbers).

    Pathology
    Manner of death (Homicide, Suicide, Natural, Accidental). Time of death (approximate). Cause of death/weapon used. Time before incapacitation from wounds (approximate). Whether injuries were sustained pre- or post-mortem. Identity and/or age of victim. Was victim sexually assaulted, and in what manner. Possibility that the wound(s) could have been selfinflicted.

    Physical Match (Reassembly of broken objects). Bombs. Vehicle lamps, mirrors and windows. Aircraft which have crashed and/or exploded.

    Relational/Positional Evidence Blood drops on the threshold of a door indicates that the door was open when the blood was shed. Location of other objects and their condition may also indicate a variety of things depending on the specifics of the crime.

    Trace Evidence
    Trajectory of projectiles based on retention of material through which they have passed. Place offender/victim at the scene, and at specific sites in the scene. Describe the environment of an unknown crime scene. May indicate offender occupation. Vehicle positions, speeds, sequence of accident events.

    Steps in Reconstruction 1. Recognition of evidence. 2. Documentation of evidence. 3. Collection of evidence. 4. Evaluation of evidence. 5. Hypothesis. 6. Testing. 7. Reconstruction.

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