Date: ____________________ Period: _________ Name: ________________________________________________

1. BPA = _________________________ ____________________ ______________________

2. What can an investigator learn from the analysis of a blood spatter?

➢ Type and velocity of _________________________________________

➢ Number of _________________________________________________
➢ Handedness of assailant (__________________or ________________-handed)
➢ ___________________and ___________________of the victim and assailant during and after the attack
➢ Which _______________________________were inflicted first
➢ Type of ________________________________________________
➢ How long ago the ________________________________________was committed
➢ Whether _______________________________________was immediate or delayed
3. How is blood evidence detected at a crime scene?

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 Blood Reagent Tests 
Investigators will first examine the crime scene to look for areas that may contain
blood. They may use a high-intensity light or UV lights to help them find traces of
blood as well as other bodily fluids that are not visible under normal lighting
conditions.

_________________________ is a chemical that is still utilized today and produces a pink color when it reacts with
hemoglobin.

_________________________ This chemical is used by crime scene investigators to locate traces of blood, even if it
has been cleaned or removed. Investigators spray a luminol solution is throughout
the area and look for reactions with the iron present in blood, which causes a blue
luminescence.

One problem is that other substances also react, such as some

___________________,

paints, __________________ products, and ____________________ materials.

_________________________ This chemical is also capable of detecting latent or old blood, similar to luminol. It is
ideal for fine stains or smears. After the solution has been sprayed onto the
substance a UV light and goggles are used to detect any illuminated areas, which
appear greenish-white if blood is present.

It may also react to many of the same things as luminol (___________ &
__________).
4. Identify these terms associated with bloodstain pattern analysis.

_______________________________________ – Bloodstains created from the application of force to the area where
the blood originated.
_______________________________________ – The place from where the blood spatter came from or originated.
_______________________________________ – The angle at which a blood droplet strikes a surface.
_______________________________________ – The droplet from which a satellite spatter originates.
_______________________________________ – Small drops of blood that break off the parent spatter when the blood
hits a surface.
_______________________________________ – The pointed edges of a stain that radiate out form the spatter; can
help determine the direction from which the blood traveled.
Label the parts of the blood splatter below:

5. What are the basic types of bloodstain patterns?

• Passive Bloodstains
– Patterns created from the force of ___________________
– Drop, series of drops, __________ patterns, blood ____________, etc.
• Projected Bloodstains
– Patterns that occur when a _____________ is applied to the _____________of the blood
– Includes low, medium, or high _____________ spatters, cast-off, _____________ spurting, _____________
blood blown out of the nose, mouth, or wound.

• Transfer or Contact Bloodstains

– The pattern created when a wet, bloody object comes in _____________ with a target surface; may be
used to identify an _____________ or body _____________.
– _____________ pattern from an object moving through a bloodstain or _____________ pattern from
an object leaving a bloodstain.

Quick Review:
6. Which of the three blood droplets shown would have been created by a wound in the lower part of the leg? Explain.

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7. If you have a blood droplet as shown at right, what does it tell you? Explain.

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8. If you find a trail of blood with droplets that are round and close together, what could this mean?

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