Forensic science

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A victim has been killed somewhere in the school and your class must discover the true identity of the killer!

In this investigation the police letters alphabet is used to identify the suspects: Alpha, Charlie, Juliet, Mike, Oscar and Tango. However, you could substitute names for these letters for any story that you construct.

Setting up the crime scene

• An outline of a body in white tape
• A message written on filter paper saying ‘Meet me at ten o’clock’ in ink from pen A (see below)
• Two footprints made by wax rubbing the soles of two different shoes (shoes D and F – see below)
• A soil sample (from soil type B – see below)
• A piece of fabric from an item of clothing (fabric C – see below)
• a large piece of paper with a ‘blood’ spatter (made by dropping an object from 25 cm height – see below)

This table refers to types of each material listed under the separate sections in the article below.