 Mystery: November 21, 2018 Issue [#9233] |
This week: The evidence suggests... Edited by: Arakun the twisted raccoon  
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Quote for the week: What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.
~Christopher Hitchens
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TV and Movie crimes are often solved in a dramatic scene where a criminal is either caught in the act or makes a confession to someone he intends to kill. While some real life crimes may be solved like that, criminal cases often depend on little things like a piece of cloth or a drop of blood. Here are just a few items that might be important evidence:
Blood and other body fluids
Skin fibers, broken fingernails, etc
Fingerprints
Gun, knife, or other weapon
Foot prints
Tire tracks
Scraps of cloth or other fiber
Paint chips
Scrapes or dents on a car
Scraps of paper or notes
Voice mail, email, or other messages
Soil or rocks
Plant fibers or seeds
Unusual odors
You can probably think of others.
Items that may be missing can be important too. Is there an empty space where it appears that a gun or knife is usually kept? Does the victim have a tan line that appears to have been made by a ring, watch, or other jewelry? Is the victim's wallet or purse missing?
Some items collected at a crime scene may turn out to be unimportant. For example fingerprints or DNA of an individual who lives or works in the crime scene do not prove he had anything to do with the crime. However, it is best to collect everything and rule out what might be unimportant later than to assume that anything is meaningless.
There are many good books and online resources that explain how police investigators collect evidence. If evidence collection is important to your story, you might want to consult these resources, to make sure your characters behave realistically.
When you write a mystery story, remember you are placing evidence for the readers as well as for the investigators. If anything found at a crime scene is an important clue to the solution, make sure the police collect it, but don't make it so obvious that the reader will immediately guess the solution.
Something to try: Write a mystery story that focuses on evidence collection.
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