Sample CSI Clues

 

TEAM ONE – CLUE 2

 

An autopsy is performed on the victim, revealing the following: cyanosis, perimortem bruising, petechial hemorrhaging, cranial discoloration, ecchymosis. 

 

Based on the findings, what was the likely cause of death?

 

  1. Gunshot

 

  1. Strangulation

 

  1. Poisoning

 

  1. Stabbing

 

 

SOURCE:____________________________________________

 

 

TEAM TWO – CLUE 3

 

An autopsy reveals that the victim died of a single gunshot wound.  The aorta has been severed, causing the heart to be compressed and unable to beat.  There appears to be the following material found on the body as well: nitroglycerine, diphenylamine, potassium nitrate, barium, antimony.  What is this material?

 

  1. Cigarette ashes

 

  1. Gunshot residue

 

  1. Charcoal

 

  1. Drugs

 

 

SOURCE:________________________________________________

 

 

TEAM THREE – CLUE 5

 

Which of the following tools would most likely reveal a latent fingerprint on the victim’s skin?

 

  1. Cyanoacrylate fuming

 

  1. Amido black

 

  1. Gentian violet

 

  1. Ninhydrin

 

 

SOURCE:__________________________________________

 

 

TEAM FIVE – CLUE 4

 

The victim has been identified as Dante Mills, white male, d.o.b. 12/15/1983, a Music and Communications double major at DePauw and member of Delta Upsilon.  How do medical examiners determine if a victim was alive when the fire started?

  1. Soot is found in victim’s nose, mouth and throat

 

  1. Victim’s blood contains elevated levels of carbon monoxide.

 

  1. Victim’s body exhibits a “pugilistic attitude.”

 

  1. All of the above

 

SOURCE:______________________________________________

 

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