Question

A man's body washes up on a Florida beach. Some teen-agers find the body as they are walking along the beach. There doesn't seem to be any footprints other than the teens' and there are no tire tracks near the body. The body is that of a man, seemingly fully clothed. There appears to be a dark red spot on the man's shirt. Some of the man's facial features are difficult to distinguish because they have been eaten away by ocean-dwelling animals. There is a bag strapped over the man's shoulder. The teens immediately call 911 and the police and forensic personnel arrive. What evidence should be collected? Some MUST be collected at the scene; other evidence will be collected back in the laboratory. Can you help them out by picking any evidence that might be relevant at the scene?
1) Photograph the area where the body has washed ashore. 2) Check clothing for signs of identification.
3)Examine contents of bag. Fingerprint evidence.
4) Bagged hands for scrapings later.
5) Facial reconstruction drawings.
6)Check body for signs of anything that is inconsistent or unique.
7) Collection of low-level DNA evidence (swabbing). 8)Conduct a DNA profile.
9) Do a visual examine to discover source of red spot on shirt.
10) Take impressions or photographs of teens' footprints to match with footprints near body.

Answer 1

#1 is the right answer