You are a member of a forensic team that just finished
gathering samples from a crime scene for which
someone is being accused of breaking into the house
and possibly attacking a female. The female victim
was home alone when she heard a noise and went to
investigate. A man was found running from the
neighborhood a few blocks away when the police
arrived. They arrested him, pending the outcome of
the forensic investigation. Your forensic team
surveyed the crime scene area and gathered evidence
to take to the lab for investigation. The evidence
consisted of broken glass. stains from carpet,
furniture and clothing, and drinking glasses.
0 Address the following in 4-5 pages:
0 How will the evidence be delivered to the
lab for testing? Explain.
0 How would you test for the following body
fluids on each of the pieces of evidence
(explain in detail):
Blood
0 Semen
Saliva
0 Describe what a positive test for each of
the samples would indicate.
0 How are the tests for the 3 above body
fluids similar? Explain.
o How are the tests for the 3 above body
fluids different? Explain.
