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BLOOD
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Introduction and History Introduction and History
Blood typing can provide class evidence Using DNA from blood is individual
evidence Blood spatter patterns provide information
about the origin of the blood, the angle and velocity of impact, and type of weapon used
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Composition of Blood Composition of Blood
Whole blood carries cells and plasma—the fluid with hormones, clotting factors, and nutrients.
Red blood cells carry oxygen to the body’s cells and carbon dioxide away.
White blood cells fight disease and foreign invaders and, alone, contain cell nuclei.
Platelets aid in blood clotting and the repair of damaged blood vessels.
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Blood Typing—Proteins
42% 12% 3% 43% of the population in the United States (of which 85% is Rh+)
Blood typing is quicker and less expensive than DNA profiling.
It produces class evidence but can still link a suspect to a crime scene or exclude a suspect.
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Blood Typing—Antibodies; Additional
Proteins and Enzymes
Antibodies are proteins secreted by white blood cells that attach to antigens to destroy them.
Antigens are foreign molecules or cells that react to antibodies.
Enzymes are complex proteins that catalyze different biochemical reactions.
Many enzymes and proteins have been found in the blood that are important for identification purposes.
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Blood Typing—Probability and Blood Types
By identifying the additional proteins in the blood evidence sample, investigators can limit the size of a suspect population and help identify a suspect.
For example: What is the chance of throwing dice and getting two sixes?
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What are the four blood types and their percentages in the population?
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Science of Murder clip
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Use of luminol to find blood stainsthat are no longer visible to thenaked eye.
Luminol reacts with hemoglobin toproduce a blue glow. The brighter and stronger the glow, the fresherthe blood.
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Blood SpatterBlood Spatter
In 1955, blood spatter analysis was first used in a courtroom to free Sam Sheppard (The Fugitive).
When a wound is inflicted, a blood spatter pattern may be created.
A grouping of blood stains is a blood spatter pattern.
The pattern can help to reconstruct the events surrounding a shooting, stabbing, or beating.
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Blood Spatter Analysis
Analysis of a spatter pattern can aid in determining the: direction blood traveled. angle of impact. point of origin of the blood. velocity of the blood. manner of death.
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OJ Simpson crime scene
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Blood Spatter
Blood is a mixture of blood cells and plasma
It is cohesive – meaning it sticks together
Maintains a circular shape
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Blood Drop Characteristics
Although blood drops remain circular, they can have satellites or spikes
Parts of the blood that separate from the main drop are called satellites
Spikes remain attached to the large drop
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spikes
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Blood dropped from different heights
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Blood Spatter Analysis—Six Patterns
Describe each of these: a. passive drops b. arterial gushes c. splashes d. smears e. trails f. pools
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Blood Spatter Analysis—Impact
Patterns can help investigators determine the type of weapon used.The faster the blow, the smaller the
drops
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Types of Injury
High velocity
(gunshot)
Medium velocity
(hammer strike)
Low velocity ( drip)
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Blood Spatter Analysis—Directionality
The shape of an individual drop of blood provides clues to the direction from where the blood originated.
How will the point of impact compare with the rest of a blood pattern?
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Determining direction of travel
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Wave Cast-offWave Cast-off
.Parent drop
wave cast-off
Tail of wave cast-off points back to parent drop
Tail of elongated stain points in direction of travel
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Dexter movie clip
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Location of the Origin of the Blood
Lines of convergence Draw straight lines down the axis of the
blood spatters. Where the lines converge, the blood
originated.
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Lines of Convergence Draw line through the axis of the main droplet
Start at the end of the blood drop and draw toward the source
Do not draw lines through satellite drops
Draw smallest circle around intersection -marks point of convergence
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Points of Convergence
The red circle shoes the point of convergence.
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Point of ConvergencePoint of Convergence
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Angle of ImpactAngle of Impact
length
width
Angle of impact = arc sin W/L
Distance from point of convergence
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Angle of Impact
Take the inverse sin of width/length
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Determine Angle of Impact
Width Length sine arc sine
2 3 .6667 42°
1 4 .25
9.6 9.7
14.5°
.9897 82.2°
Hand-out
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The point where the lines of spatter connect
is called the point of convergence. This
shows where the blood came from, which is where the victim was
at the time of the attack.
In the diagram to the right, strings were used to
determine the point of convergence. Wherever the strings connect is where the spatter came from (where
the victim was).
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Crime Scene Investigation Crime Scene Investigation of Bloodof Blood
Search for blood evidence. If any is discovered, process it determining:
– Whether the evidence is blood. – Whether the blood is human. – The blood type.
Interpret the findings: – See if the blood type matches a suspect. – If it does not, exclude that suspect. – If it does, decide if DNA profiling is needed.
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SummarySummary
Blood consists of cellular components and plasma. The various human blood types are caused by the
presence or absence of A or B or both A and B proteins on the surface of red blood cells.
Blood spatter evidence can be used to recreate a crime scene.
Investigators endeavor to (a) locate, (b) identify, and (c) interpret blood spatter patterns at crime scenes.