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1. What did the train robbers leave behind at the scene of the crime?

an old work boot

a pair of stained overalls

fi ngerprints on a doorknob

all of the above

2. What is the exchange principal that Edmond Locard fi rst explained?

That a person telling a lie will usually exchange guilty glances with the investigators.

That objects or surfaces that come into contact will always exchange trace evidence.

That a murderer can exchange blood with a victim.

That if criminal labs exchange evidence they will solve a crime sooner.

3. Which is true of Sherlock Holmes?

He was a made-up character.

He used forensic science in his investigations.

He worked in London, England, in the late 1800s.

all of the above

4. How did a truck axle from the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building help investigators?

It had trace evidence on it from the bombers.

The type of metal lead them to the truck factory.

The vehicle identifi cation number led them to a truck rental offi ce.

They matched the axle to a rental truck they had found.

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5. How did Edward Henry’s system of classifying fi ngerprints help track down more criminals?

There are now 50 million fi ngerprints in databases.

Police are now always able to match fi ngerprints of criminals.

The system made it easier for investigators to fi nd a fi ngerprint match.

Fingerprinting became known to the public, and they learned how to identify criminals.

6. Which of the following is not considered to be trace evidence?

eyewitnesses

threads

hairs

dust

7. Before investigators located Timothy McVeigh they ________.

had a sketch of his face made by a forensic artist

did a search of his name in the national crime database

spoke to a clerk in a truck rental offi ce who remembered him

all of the above

8. Why did the train bandits not actually steal anything?

They were caught in the act by police.

The train conductor and crew shot them.

They used too much dynamite and blew everything up.

There was nothing of value for them to steal on the train.

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9. How did Edward Heinrich know that one of the train bandits was left-handed?

The left pocket on the overalls was more worn than the right pocket.

The bandit left his handprints on a door to the train.

There was a special hammer left behind that was used by a left-handed person.

There was a note left behind by the bandits, and it was written by someone who was left-handed.

10. What does microscopic mean?

It can be seen without the aid of a magnifying glass.

It is so small it can be seen only with a microscope.

It can be viewed easily through binoculars.

It is seen by someone wearing glasses.

11. Why did it take until 2004 for the armed robber who used a nylon stocking mask in 1993 to be identifi ed?

DNA technology by 2004 had advanced enough to identify the trace evidence he had left behind.

The criminal had no DNA profi le in the national database until 2004.

Thy nylon stocking that was used had not been analyzed for skin cells until 2004.

Police had not been able to fi nd the nylon stocking that was used in the crime until 2004.

12. Which word would be an appropriate way to describe Edward Heinrich?

observant

diligent

accurate

all of the above

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13. Extended Response: Which of the four criminal investigations and solutions surprised you the most? Explain why.

14. Extended Response: If an investigator came into your classroom after you had left to go home, what are three types of evidence that would prove you had been there?

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