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Who was the first person executed by electric chair?
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What is the purpose of an autopsy?
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What does an FBI profiler do?
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Who was known as the 'Unabomber'?
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What is reasonable doubt?
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What does MO stand for in criminal investigations?
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How many victims did Gary Ridgway confess to killing?
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What year was the polygraph machine invented?
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What is circumstantial evidence?
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What year was the first conviction based on DNA evidence in the US?
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What is the minimum number of murders to be classified as a serial killer?
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What is the estimated value of the stolen Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art?
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What do you call a crime committed without planning?
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What is a polygraph test commonly known as?
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How many forensic science disciplines are recognized by the FBI?
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How many people did the Boston Strangler confess to killing?
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How many victims did the Killer Clown John Wayne Gacy have?
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What is a plea bargain?
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Who developed the first systematic fingerprint classification system?
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What percentage of murders in the US are committed by someone the victim knows?
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What is anthropometry?
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How many confirmed victims did the Zodiac Killer have?
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How many murders did Ted Bundy confess to before his execution?
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What year was luminol first used in criminal investigations?
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What is a grand jury?
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What percentage of forensic cases involve DNA evidence?
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How many fingerprints are stored in the FBI's IAFIS database?
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How many years did it take to identify the Golden State Killer using genealogy?
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What does FBI stand for?
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What notorious prison island was closed in 1963?
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What year was DNA fingerprinting first used in a criminal case?
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Who was Jack the Ripper's first canonical victim?
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What is Locard's Exchange Principle?
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Who is considered the father of modern forensic science?
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What is the study of crime and criminals called?
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What is an indictment?
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What is a coroner?
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How many years was the BTK killer active before being caught?
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Who was the Mad Bomber of New York City?
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Who was the Killer Clown?
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What is a witness called who saw the crime happen?
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What year did the first computer forensics case occur?
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What is an alibi?
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What year was the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) first used?
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What is the BTK killer's real name?
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What is entomology used for in forensics?
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What is the most common method of murder in the US?
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Who was the Zodiac Killer's last confirmed victim?
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What percentage of cold cases are solved each year?
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What year did the Columbine High School shooting occur?
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What is a criminal profile?
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What year was the National DNA Index System (NDIS) established?
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How many people has the Innocence Project exonerated as of 2023?
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What is circumstantial evidence versus direct evidence?
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How many paintings were stolen in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist?
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What year did the O.J. Simpson trial verdict occur?
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Who was the Night Stalker?
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How many people did Jeffrey Dahmer confess to killing?
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Who was known as the 'Milwaukee Cannibal'?
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What year was the first DNA exoneration in the US?
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How many letters did the Zodiac Killer send to newspapers?
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What is the name of the database that tracks serial killers?
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What is forensic anthropology?
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What is the standard decomposition process order?
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How many forensic laboratories are accredited in the United States?
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What is a cold case?
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What is a serial killer?
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What is fingerprint analysis called?
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What year did Francis Galton publish his book on fingerprints?
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What percentage of serial killers in the US are male?
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What is a crime scene perimeter?
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What percentage of DNA evidence results in a CODIS hit?
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What is trace evidence?
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What is blood spatter analysis?
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What year was the FBI founded?
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What is premeditation?
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What year was the first criminal profiling case in the US?
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What percentage of DNA is shared between unrelated humans?
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What is a confession?
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What year was the first criminal DNA database established in the UK?
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Who was known as the 'Green River Killer'?
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What notorious heist occurred at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum?
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How many hours does it typically take for a body to reach ambient temperature?
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What is the FBI's clearance rate for homicides as of recent years?
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Who was the Boston Strangler?
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What is luminol used for?
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What is a motive in a criminal case?
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What is a suspect's Miranda rights?
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How many DNA profiles are in the CODIS database?
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Who developed the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit?
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How many confirmed victims did Jack the Ripper have?
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How many bombs did the Unabomber send over his campaign?
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What is ballistics in forensics?
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What is toxicology?
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What year was the Innocence Project founded?
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What is algor mortis?
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What is forensic psychology?
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What is a homicide?
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How long does rigor mortis typically last?
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What percentage of wrongful convictions involve eyewitness misidentification?
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What does CSI stand for?
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What year did the Lindbergh baby kidnapping occur?
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What is the Innocence Project?
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What year was the first police crime lab in the US established?
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What year did Ted Bundy escape from prison twice?
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What year did the Manson Family murders occur?
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What does a medical examiner do?
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What year was the first FBI crime lab established?
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How many ridge characteristics are typically needed for fingerprint identification?
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What is rigor mortis?
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What is forensic science?
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What is digital forensics?
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What is the chain of custody?
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What is DNA evidence used for in criminal investigations?
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What is the FBI's most wanted list officially called?
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What year was the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) launched?
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What is livor mortis?
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What year was Edmond Locard born?
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What year was fingerprinting first used by police?
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What is the CODIS database?
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