Name______Date______Forensic Science_____

Famous Cases and Serial Killers: A Project to Review Types of Evidence, Manner of Death, Crime Scene Investigations and New Technology.

Date Assigned_____ * Project MUST be turned in ON or before Friday, May 9, 2014

School related absences do not count as an absence from school.

REMEMBER the SCHS late work policy applies ONLY to formative assignments.

The objective of this project is to bring together many of the topics you have studied this year in an engaging and thought provoking display! Most of us are curious WHY people do what they do, HOW they do it , and HOW they get caught.

Requirements: *Minimum of 5 slides (powerpoint)

*3 minute Presentation (may be mock interview…)

*3 recent article summaries (newspaper or internet)

* Sources documented (as needed)

*Slides- May include

·  photo of killer

·  pictures resenting TYPES of evidence found or used in investigation

·  location

·  weapon(s) used

·  May NOT include extremely graphic photos that may offend, and they should relate directly to the type of crime.

*Information to include in presentation

1. The name (and nicknames) of the serial killer.

2. General summary of the crime, types of evidence found, types of evidence excluded from trial. This should be IN YOUR OWN WORDS. Remember NO CUT and PASTE…this is plagiarism and will result in a ZERO. Besides, your words are way better than Wiki’s…

3. Methodology, how did he kill, did weapon of choice provide clues to identity , links to movies/books/fictional characters

4. A psychological profile of the killer. WHY DID THEY KILL? (This can be your opinion or list some odd traits about their family background or strange things they did as children, drugs or alcohol abuse?)

5. Discuss types of evidence used to link them to the crimes. (Fingerprints, blood, DNA etc.) How did this link them to crime? If never caught, what type of evidence did they have? Was this the first time this type of evidence has been used in court?

6. A description of the killer’s trial and sentence. Prison or Death? Where are they now? Do you feel the sentence was appropriate?

*Summary-one page typed reflection

1. What was the most interesting or unique trait of this serial killer in your opinion. Are there any new techniques that would have helped solve this case sooner than it was? What types of investigative errors were made? Are you for or against the death penalty? Have you ever witnessed a crime? Have you ever been a victim of a crime? If you had to choose ONE branch of Forensic Science, which would you choose and why?

*Article Summary

Cut out or print 3 articles pertaining to any branch of Forensic Science. Attach each article to a sheet of paper, highlight areas of interest and then summarize each article. You should include type of crime, evidence, mistakes by CSI team, new technology, trial information, etc

*Sources

1. A bibliography. (At least 2 sources, text, internet, magazine,interview)

(placed on last slide of ppt)