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| Postmortem changes that cause a body to lose heat |
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| The medical dissection and examination of a body in order to determine the cause of death. |
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| A swab of the inner portion of the cheek; cheek cells are usually collected to determine the DNA profile of an individual. |
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| A list of all people who came into possession of an item of evidence. |
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| A precise rendering of the crime scene, usually drawn to scale. |
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| The medical condition that occurs after death and results in the settling of blood in areas of the body closest to the ground. |
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| Any object that can establish that a crime has been committed or can link a crime and its victim or its perpetrator. |
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| The medical condition that occurs after death and results in the stiffening of body parts in the position they are in when death occurs. |
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| A draft representation of all essential information and measurements at a crime scene. This sketch is drawn at the crime scene. |
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| Standard/Reference Sample |
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| Physical evidence whose origin is known, such as blood or hair from a suspect, that can be compared to crime-scene evidence. |
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| Uncontaminated surface material close to an area where physical evidence has been deposited. This sample is to be used to ensure that the surface on which a sample has been deposited does not interfere with laboratory tests. |
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| The investigation of unnatural, unexplained, or violent deaths. Charged with determining cause of death. |
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| The study of the identification and examination of skeletal remains, primarily human. |
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| Study of insects and their relation to a criminal investigation; commonly used to determine the time of death. |
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