Half of all female victims in recent years were killed by husbands or boyfriends
Around one-third of murder victims are females, and two-third are males
Ninety percent of all murders are committed with firearms
Whites are most likely to be killed by other whites
Random stranger homicides are on the rise
Approximately 35,000 people are murdered each year
Urban murder rates are almost three times as great as are rural murder rates
Murder rates tend to increase in winter and decrease as spring approaches
A spree
A mass murder
A serial murder
A crime of passion
Determining the cause of death
Preserving the crime scene
Locating reliable witnesses
Apprehending the perpetrator
The wound was caused by a very thin, sharp knife
The body was moved from the place of death
The victim died very quickly, thus reducing the blood flow
The perpetrator cleaned the body to remove evidence
Small amount of blood
Ragged appearance
Smudging ring
Tattooing
A recent FBI study of serial murderers
A program designed to prevent autoerotic deaths
A computer information clearing house for murders
A suicide hotline in major urban areas
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
15,500
25,500
32,500
22,500
Three
Four
Five
Ten
Two
Three
Four
Five
Murder
Manslaughter
Accidental
Natural
Suicide
First degree
Second degree
Scene-conscious
Evidetiary-aware
Action-oriented
Evidence-preventative
True
False
True
False
True
False
Autolysis
Chemotosis
Degenisis
Antrochemolysis
Algor mortis
Rigor mortis
Lividity
Dipertia
Entomologist
Anthropologist
Arachologist
Secmologist
Forensic pathology
Forensic entomology
Forensic anthropology
Forensic medicine
Forensic pathology
Forensic entomology
Forensic anthropology
Forensic evidence
Casper's
Jeffries
Jones's
Thompson's
True
False
2 to 4
8 to 10
3 to 6
10 to 12
8 to 12
4 to 6
6 to 10
2 to 4
1 to 2
2 to 4
3 to 6
2 to 3
30 minutes to 4 hours
1 to 3 hours
30 minutes to 2 hours
1 to 2 hours
1.5
2
2.5
.5
3
Smudging
Tattooing
Gun shot residue
Entrance wounds
Smudging
Tattooing
Gun shot residue
Entrance wounds
True
False
Antimony
Sulphur
Zinc
Parrafin
Double base
Nitro-cell
Nitro-combo
Double concentrated
Atomic absorption
Gunshot residue tests
Paraffin tests
Barrium testing
2
4
6
12
24
Shotgun
Knife
Assault rifle
Blunt object
9
12
20
18
10
6
12
20
25
Sensational murder
Spree murder
Serial murder
Mass murder
Lust murders
Spree murders
Sensational murders
Violent murders
Lack of a cooling-off period
Number of victims
Selection of victims
Motive
Signature
Markings
Evidence
Motive
Autoerotic death
Suicide
Murder
Cover up murder
33,000
22,000
12,500
26,500
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