Question

Soils from different areas have unique characteristics based on the minerals, plant and animal matter they contain. A body has been discovered on the beach at Tybee Island. Upon microscopic examination, a large amount of pine pollen is found imbedded in the victim's clothes and red clay is caked on his boots. What does this evidence suggest?
A) The victim has only been dead for 6-8 hours so the pollen hasn't been dispersed.
B) The victim was probably murdered at another location.
C) The victim died of natural causes while hiking.
D) The suspect disposed of the body in the ocean.

In which scenario below would electrostatic lifting be utilized to collect an impression?
A) bite mark on skin
B) shoeprint in the snow
C) bloodstains on carpet
D) footprint on tile floor

Answer 1

Answer: 1. B) The victim was probably murdered at another location.

Explanation:

A soil is an aggregate of organic and inorganic matter. The composition of the soil varies from location to location.

According to the given situation, the pollen found embedded in the victim's clothes and red clay caked on the boots are the two evidences which suggests that the crime was not occurred on the beach instead it occurred somewhere else. As the beech is likely to have sandy shore with no vegetation. Also the beech is occupied mainly with sandy soil not with red clay soil.

Answer: 2. D) footprint on tile floor

Explanation:

The electrostatic lifting techniques is the technique which is used to lift the dusty footprints on the tile floor or from the mat. The dust prints are lifted by the placing the charged plastic film over the prints. The electrostatic adhesion causes the lifting of the dust along with the print.

Answer 2

B ...................