Blood spatter analysis 3

Antibodies A

Specific proteins that identify foreign substances.

Antibodies B

Proteins that react against specific antigens.

Blood spatter

Patterns formed by blood droplets after impact.

Point of convergence

Location where blood spatter originates.

Crime-scene blood

Blood found at the location of a crime.

Blood type matching

Comparison of blood types for forensic evidence.

Class evidence

Evidence that connects a suspect to a group.

Satellite droplets

Small droplets that form around a larger blood drop.

Arterial spray

Blood pattern indicating blood was ejected from an artery.

90-degree angle droplets

Round droplets indicating vertical blood drop.

Blood droplet direction

Determined by the shape and tail of droplets.

Height of drop

Influences the size and pattern of blood spatter.

Gunshot pattern

Specific blood spatter pattern from gunshot wounds.

Blow to the head pattern

Distinct blood spatter from blunt force trauma.

Distance of drop

30 cm drop creates different spatter patterns.

Forensic lab results

Scientific analysis of evidence from a crime scene.

Prosecutor's argument

Claims matching blood type proves defendant's guilt.

Defendant's attorney response

Matching blood type is not definitive proof of guilt.

Bloodstain analysis

Examination of blood patterns for investigative insights.

Point of origin determination

Using geometry to find blood source location.

Bloodstain patterns

Visual evidence used to reconstruct crime events.