Forensic Files: Beaten By a Hair (science video sheet/distance learning) At first, what was one suspicious detail about the victim’s home?

2) What evidence was found by police in their search? How did they match this evidence to the victim?

3) What animal species did police use in their search of the surrounding area?

4) What chemical was used on the victim’s mattress? Why?


5) What did forensic experts discover when they searched the victim’s brush?

6) What was used to lift a fingerprint on the victim’s pillowcase?

7) Who was connected to the victim’s family becoming a prime suspect? What added to the evidence against this person?





8) Why was the attire of the victim an important detail for police to know about in this case?



9) What two pieces of evidence were used by police to match their prime suspect to the crime?

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10) Why did a trial never take place? What was the agreement?


11) What did the autopsy list as a possible cause of death?

12) What weapon was matched the marks on the mattress?

13) What were two mistakes that the killer made in the crime?

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VIDEO FOLLOW-UP WRITING

DESCRIPTION
Explain three important pieces of evidence in this case.
Which do you feel was most important?

PROBLEM / SOLUTION
Explain a problem police faced in this case and how forensics helped them solve it.