Copy of Blood Spatter Lab Week Packet
Copy of Blood Spatter Lab Week Packet
Copy of Blood Spatter Lab Week Packet
You will use this packet throughout the course of our Blood Spatter Analysis Lab Week
to answer the questions at each station. Questions and scenarios will be related to
vocabulary, concepts, and mathematics related to the topic of Blood Spatter
Analysis/Serology.
Station 1: Directionality
L Ri
1.) After looking at the bloodstains in the figure, answer the following questions:
a.) Which three drops struck the surface closest to a 90-degree angle?
Explain your answer.
4 cause
b.) Which three drops struck the surface farthest from the 90-degree angle?
682
c.) In what direction were drops 2 and 7 traveling when they struck the
surface? Explain your answer. (Use the compass to explain your
orientation).
Well 2 was east and 7 was south
Station 2
1.)
What control
blood type does Greg have?
Anti b
Anti a
Station 3
Please fill in the missing boxes with either the appropriate vocabulary term or the
definition for the vocabulary word. You will use the definitions from the slides located in
the module resources section.
Satellite Stain
A smaller bloodstain that originated
during the formation of the parent stain as
a result of blood impacting a surface.
Station 4
In this section you will read through the following case of Jordan Miller and answer the
questions related to the case.
Jordan Miller was found in his apartment early one morning. HIs friends had been trying
to contact him the night before but received no response. When the police arrived at the
scene, Jordan was lying on the floor next to his bed. There were no visible signs of
struggle, no wounds, and nothing appeared to be out of place in the apartment. The
police called in a forensic team to investigate.
Evidence:
● Jordan’s body was cold to the touch, and his skin had a bluish tint.
● His arms and legs were showing purple discoloration in certain areas, most
notably on his left arm and left leg.
● The rest of his body appears pale.
● Cops estimate that Jordan died 4 hours before his body was discovered.
1.) How long does it take for livor mortis to appear on a body?
2.) What force causes blood to pool in one area of the body?
Pressure
3.) Based on the scenario and the evidence, what position was Jordan’s body found
in?
4.) What do you think happened to Jordan based on the evidence given?
Sucide or natural causes