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Forensic Science | 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. © Copyright Michigan Virtual 2020 Revised 4/22/2020 Page 1
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 © Copyright Michigan Virtual 2020 Revised 4/22/2020 Page 2
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