WFL BOCES CJ/Forensics Name______________________________ Fiber Evidence: The New Detectives: Shreds of Evidence Directions: ● Pick 10 Questions from each of the 3 cases to answer for a total of 30 Questions/30pts. Wayne Williams 1. How many bodies had been found in the last few months? 2. What was the mechanism of death for the majority of the cases? 3. The police assumed that the deaths were _______________ motivated. 4. What TYPE of evidence was left behind at these scenes? 5. How are the fibers compared? 6. What principle explains how/why fibers are picked up? 7. What type of fibers kept showing up in the investigation? 8. What happened after the news published that CSI was using fibers to catch the killer? 9. Wayne Williams was stopped near a bridge where a body was thought to be dumped, did police think that he matched the profile of the murderer? Why? 10. Did the structure of the fibers match? 11. Did Williams have an alibi for the most recent murder? 12. Did Williams match the idea of what a serial killer should be?Why? 13. Did the fibers found on the victims match the carpet/blanket in Williams’ home? 14. Why weren’t the fibers enough to convict Williams? 15. What were the odds that the fibers didn’t come from Williams? 16. One in ___________ cars in the Atlanta area had matching fibers. 17. Do the odds convince YOU that Williams was the murderer? 18. How many murders was Williams finally convicted of? Lisa Garlin 19. Who is it important to interview to make sure that the scene hasn’t been contaminated? 20. Did Lisa make it back home? How do they know? 21. How was Lisa killed? 22. What was found on the socks that Lisa was wearing? 23. Why did investigators have to wait for DNA testing from Flemming? 24. Did the fibers from Flemming’s car match the fibers found on Lisa’s socks? 25. Would the fiber evidence convince YOU of Flemming’s guilt? 26. What other evidence was used in Flemming’s case? 27. What is Flemming’s alibi for Lisa’s murder? 28. What made it impossible to get an exact time of death? 29. How did investigators prove Flemming could have killed Lisa? 30. What evidence “clinched” the case? Michael Minella 31. What is different in car accidents than in a homicide (in terms of the crime scene)? 32. Davidson told the police that he was the ___________________. 33. Did alcohol play a role in the wreck? 34. What is actually tested in a blood alcohol test? 35. What was Davidson’s blood alcohol level? 36. What was his blood alcohol at the time of the wreck? 37. How was the handprint on the driver’s side door been made? 38. How do the investigators remain objective when looking at evidence (specifically the car in this wreck)? 39. How did investigators tell that the seatbelt was buckled at the time of the crash? 40. How did fibers get into the dashboard? 41. The fibers and hair from the windshield matched ____________________________. 42. CSI was able to prove that Minella was in the ______________ seat. 43. In the airbag, the fibers matched ____________________. 44. How long did it take the jury to convict Davidson?
