BLOOD SPLATTER ANALYSIS

THE MURDER AT MY APARTMENT

Crime Scene Investigation

Work with your group to analyze the blood splatter on these pages and answer the

questions on the worksheet.

The Situation

• As a bloodstain pattern analyst you have been called to the following scene by the police investigator.

• The police were called to the following scene when the apartment caretaker found the the following blood patterns in the building and within suite 203. The resident in suite 203 cannot be located and it is not known who the victim is or what the person's injuries might be.

PICTURE #1The first photograph is going up to the second floor from the apartment entrance foyer. You then turn right and pass the next photo.

Picture 2 - Stairwell

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PICTURE #3 You continue up the stairs and enter into the second floor hallway at the door marked "Exit". You then turn to the right and walk towards suite 203, passing bloodstains on

the door and frame to suite 201

PICTURE #4

PICTURE #5

You then make a left turn to suite 203.

PICTURE #6

There are bloodstains on the wall across from the entrance door to suite 203.

PICTURE #7 You then enter suite 203 and observe bloodstains on the back of the door, on the wall to the left of the door,

above the stove and on the upper bedroom door frame.

PICTURE #8

PICTURE #9 These are the bloodstains above the stove around the bedroom door entrance.

Questions

• What happened ?• Where was the victim originally attacked ?• What was the victims position during the

attack?• What type of force caused the blood stains?• Where / what type of injuries do you think the

victim has ?– HOW DO YOU KNOW ?– CITE SPECIFIC EVIDENCE FROM PICTURES !!!