Detective Jones

You are a very highly respected and admired Detective, who has solved
many a gruesome crime over the years. You are not easily fooled and make
sure you ask all the right questions to get to the bottom of all your tough
cases.

Miss Rose Barton

You are the local Bar Maid in ‘The Red Lion’. You know Mr Davis very well;
he was a local at the pub and would often prop up the bar and have
friendly chats with you. He sometimes drunk a little too much and
recently had been a little too friendly. He did seem to have a strong
dislike of Reverend Brown but you have no idea why. The night Mr Davis
was murdered you were on your own tidying up in the pub after a long
Friday night. You did hear voices being raised around 11pm but you didn’t
know where or who it was. You were on you own and therefore have no
alibi…

Reverend Brown
You are the local vicar of the Parish Church. You are a respected member
of the community and a favourite with the Women’s Institute. You run
the local Bowls Club that Mr Davis was an avid member of. Every now and
again you enjoy a little too much to drink at the local ‘Red Lion’ pub where
you sit and admire the lovely Miss Barton. Recently Mr Davis was taking a
very keen interest in taking over captaincy at the Bowl’s Club, something
you were less than happy about. The night of the murder you were tucked
up in bed enjoying a nice nightcap, you therefore have no alibi…

Mrs Bingle
You are a local widow, who has lived in Unglewood your whole life. You
enjoy the peace and quiet of the village and strongly disapprove of the
sometimes raucous behaviour that happens in ‘The Red Lion’. You are a
keen church goer and member of the W.I. Reverend Brown is a close
friend and you gloss over his frequent trips to the pub. You did not like
Mr Davis because he wanted to tear down a lovely Victorian cottage and
build three new flats on the land.
The night of the murder you were on your way back from a W.I meeting
alone. You therefore have no alibi…
Inside this Forensic Fact File is the answer to the First 10 questions for the
competition. Split into two groups of two and find five answers each. Good luck
Detectives!

Forensic Fact File

Fighting Crime and catching criminals has been something we have always been very
keen on! However, it is only since 1900 that the science of Forensics has been helping
the police catch those criminals. It wasn’t until 1901 that fingerprinting was
introduced into this country as a way of identifying criminals. Since then lots of
biological test have been introduced including using DNA swabs from the inside of
suspects mouths, finding their blood groups-either A, B, O or AB, or looking at their
clothes fibres under a microscope.
Lots of other details are needed by the Forensic and Ballistic crime teams in
order to catch those nasty criminals. For instance, if a body is found in soaking wet
clothes the Coroner will need to know what the person was doing before their death to
rule out any suspicious circumstances. And did you know that every gun leaves a
distinct mark on a bullet, so looking at that bullet can tell you exactly what gun was
used, and therefore who owns that gun!
Glass is one of the most important tools for a detective it is made up of
silicates and sodium compounds, and can be used in the form of a magnifying glass to
look for hairs (a very common human substance, often found with blood) or in a
microscope. It is also very important to think about the location of a crime. If a
suspect is escaping a crime committed in a field, they may have traces of pollen and
grass on their skin as well as more incriminating evidence.
I think most people know what the most famous and indeed popular poison
is… Arsenic gets its popularity from the fact that it can’t be detected in the blood
stream. It is only detectable by a hair sample and has therefore proved to be very
useful for quick, easy murders. So, are you sure you want to drink that free drink?...
Questions 1-10 on Forensic Fact-File

1. What was fingerprinting first introduced for Criminal identification in

Britain?

2. When a DNA test is taken from a suspect in custody, from what part of
the body is a sample taken from?

3. Arsenic poisoning is very easily detectable from what part of the body?

4. What might be found on a suspect who has escaped from a farm killing?

5. Classification of blood is divided into what particular groups?

6. If a heavy object is found with congealed blood on it. What else might be
found on the object?

7. What would a forensic scientist use to closely examine objects?

8. What are the basic substances that make glass?

9. What does a forensic officer need to know from the Coroner’s report if a
body is found in soaking wet clothing?

10. When a bullet is found at the scene of a crime what can the ballistics
team identify just by looking at the bullet?
 Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle spent 23
a) London
years living in a house called Little
b) Tunbridge Wells
Windlesham. In which town is this
c) Crowborough
house?

A famous gang of smugglers once inhabited a

12 village east of the A 21, just south of
Lamberhurst, in Kent. What were they called?
a) The Black Hand Gang
b) The Hawkhurst Gang
c) The Flimwell Gang

When damage to an ankle or muscle occurs,

13 perhaps during sport, RICE is recommended.
What does the 'R' in this word stand for?
a) Rest
b) Raise
c) Rotate

In order to ride a bicycle on the road Third Party

14
Insurance is compulsory. True or False?
a) True
b) False

If you are unlucky enough to have a chip pan

15 fire in your kitchen, what could you do, as well
as calling the Fire Brigade, of course?
a) Throw water on it
b) Lay a very wet towel over
the pan
c) Get the pan out into the
garden

A lady rings the bell of your front door and asks

16 to come in for an official purpose. How do you
know that she is genuine as to her purpose?
a) She says so
b) She has an official badge
c) Her clip-board has the name of the
organisation that she works for on it

Mobile phones - what tactics are best adopted

17
for use?
a) Keep them as discreet as
possible
b) The latest model is the
best
c) The latest ring-tone is fun
and cool

What year was the Life Boat Organisation

18
Founded?
a) 1800
b) 1824
c) 1900

If you are going diving abroad and have a

19 specialised diver's knife, where should it be
carried when passing through the airport?
a) In hand luggage
b) In your pocket and declared to the
security man
c) Put in your general luggage, loaded at
check-in

Should you come across a person who is lying

20 across a live line on an electrified railway track,
what should your first action be?
a) Cover them with a coat
b) Try and pull them off the line
c) Do not touch but try and use any means
available to contact the authorities