1000 Forensic Things You Have Learnt From CSI

[Guest]

Sorry if this has already been posted, but I think we might be able to reach that number...
I only have one so...
(Don't forget to number your knowledge )

1. Luminol shows dried blood and turns it bright blue.

 

[GGgirl1]

2. You can lift fingerprints and shoeprints with things found in a hardware store.

 

[VManso]

1. I learned that you can lift fingerprints from shell casings using Smith's Solution.
2. I learned that sulfur can be used to make molds of footprints( CSI:Cold Burn)

 

[sandersidle]

4.There are two types of finger prints (csi miami)

 

[pizzapie]

5. A video spectral comparator can be used to see if two different inks were used.

 

[VManso]

1. Always use ALS on a threshold ---you may find a footprint.

 

[Roosey]

6. DNA from an unknow donor in every case shows it's male or female.

 

[horatio_love]

I learnt that a fingerprint can be lift from some lab gloves (CSI:Miami)

 

[FreakyLady]

I learned that there are flashlights which have different colours to make prints and other things visible.

 

[saraXsullivan]

I learned a whole lot of new terms, like post and pari mortem.

 

[sandersidle]

12. you can do a virtopsy on someone (miami)

 

[Silencer]

horatio_love said:
I learnt that a fingerprint can be lift from some lab gloves (CSI:Miami)

Adding to this:
13) That you can fake a fingerprint using a mold & epoxy, and oil. Blood can then be dripped onto it to give the impression of a bloody fingerprint.

 

[iluvEricSzmanda]

14) I Learned that Sperm can survive at least 4 hours in open air before bacteria eats away at the tails. (CSI:LV episode "Boom")

 

[Silencer]

15) Always carry a can of hairspray, for preserving fragile evidence

 

[thegluups]

16) Insects can be a lot of help for determining T.O.D (in real life, it's called forensic entimology, it's fascinating!)