2. 1. Algor mortis - The gradual cooling of the
body after death
2. Autopsy - A dissection and examination of
the body, often to determine why the person
died.
3. Expert witness - Someone whom the court
deems has special knowledge relevant to the
case, generally knowledge an ordinary
person would not have.
3. 4. Forensic anthropology - Specializes in
the identification and examination of
skeletal remains.
5. Forensic entomology Uses the study of
insects to help criminal investigations.
6. Forensic odontology - Provides insight
into the identification of individuals
through their teeth.
4. 7. Forensic pathology - Studies sudden,
unexplained, and violent deaths by using
autopsies to determine the cause of death in
an individual.
8. Forensic psychiatry - Focuses on the
relationship between human behavior and
criminal justice.
9. Forensic science, or forensics - The
application of science to the criminal justice
system.
5. 10.Francis Galton - Showed the uniqueness of
fingerprints and how they could be used for
identification.
11. Calvin Goddard - Found a way of using a
comparison microscope to improve this
technique to better match bullets.
12. Leone Lattes - Figured out a way to
determine the type of blood from a dried
bloodstain and began using the new test to
criminal investigations.
6. 13. Liver Mortis - This bodily condition happens
as the blood stops pumping through the body
and settles in the body parts lowest to the
ground.
14.Edmond Locard - Showed the issue of crosscontamination.
15. Locard’s Exchange Principle - States that
there is an exchange of materials when two
objects come into contact with each other.
7. 16. Mathieu Orfila - Known as the father of
toxicology.
17. Pathology A science that deals with disease.
18. Rigor Mortis - Rigidity that occurs within 24
hours after death and goes away after about 36
hours.
19. Testimony - A verbal statement given under
oath.
