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Forensic Science
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10.1 Ransom Note Analysis
Background Information
The son of a wealthy computer guru has been kidnapped from his home, and you have been called in to evaluate the ransom note. The house includes a security
system that video monitors all activity. Four different people had access to the house on the day of the kidnapping besides the father and mother of the child.
Each of the 4 people are now suspects and have submitted exemplars for comparison to the ransom note. Your job is to collect data to match the handwriting
sample and catch the culprit before any harm can come to the missing child.
Your supervisor has instructed you to follow a very specific procedure for this case because it is imperative that you apprehend the correct suspect as soon as
possible!
Procedure
1.
Download the Exemplars from the suspects and the ransom note attached to the lesson assignment. You may prefer to print a copy so you can
write on it and make side by side comparisons.
2.
As you make your observations of each handwriting sample, complete the data tab on the next page as you conduct your analysis.
3.
Determine which suspect wrote the ransom note.
4.
Answer all analysis questions.
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Data Collection (8 points)
Observations
Comments
Suspect 1
Suspect 2
Suspect 3
Suspect 4
Ransom Note
Is the writing in cursive, print, or
combination of both?
Cursive
Cursive
Cursive
Both
Cursive
Are the lines smooth or shaky?
Smooth
Smooth
Smooth
Smooth
Smooth
Do capital letters only appear at
the beginning of a sentence or
name or are there randomly
distributed capital letters
throughout the
They appear at
the beginning of
sentences and for
names.
They appear at the
beginning of
sentences, and
there is only 1 word
that is incorrectly
capitalized.
They appear at the
beginning of
sentences and for
names.
They appear at the
beginning of
sentences and for
names.
They appear at the beginning of
sentences and for names.
Do the capital letters “connect”
to the lower-case letters that
follow?
Some letters
connect to the
lowercase letters,
and some don’t.
Most of the capital
letters connect to
the following
lowercase letters.
The letters don’t
connect to the
lowercase letters.
Some connect to
the following
lowercase letters.
Letters E and I connect.
Are any letters left open, such as
o’s or a’s? Which ones?
No letters left
open.
No letters left
open.
No letters are left
open.
No letters left
open.
No letters are left open.
Does the pressure applied
appear to be consistent or does
it vary? (Example
…
lighter
pressure at the end of a word.)
Consistent
Consistent
Consistent
Consistent
Consistent
Is there a slant? Which
direction, right or left?
Left slant
No Slant
No slant
No slant
No slant
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