On a Hospital Heist day, you will try all of the activities listed below to try to find the culprit of an awful crime committed at Southampton General Hospital. Whether you have already completed the day or it is coming up, the pages below will show you how important these techniques can be, and let you test what you already know about these forensic techniques.
The burglar had to shoot through a lock when breaking in to steal the artwork. You can help to solve the crime by learning all about ballistic analysis, rifling in guns, firing pins, and the chemical side of gunpowder residue. On this page you can explore different types of rifling/firing pins and how they differ, and then try a quiz testing your knowledge on rifling, firing pins, and gunpowder residue.
The burglar printed out a map of the hospital, and wrote down the key to the door with a passcode. Thankfully somebody found the paper scrunched up so it can be analysed! You can learn all about document analysis, printer codes, paper strengths, and how all of this can be used to rule out suspect(s) from the Hospital Heist case. On this page, there is a quiz that asks some questions about the various aspects of document analysis.
Some hair was found in the CEO’s office, and it is possible to analyse this in an attempt to find the culprit using fibre analysis. This can involve using a microscope to examine fibres, learning distinguish between different animal and hair fibres, and using these skills to rule out suspect(s) from the Hospital Heist case. Below you can find some different fibres viewed through a microscope, and a quiz testing your knowledge of fibre analysis!
Left on the doorknob the CEO’s office was the culprits fingerprint! In Hospital Heist you can learn all about fingerprint analysis which includes looking at the different types of fingerprints (loops, whorls, arches), comparing fingerprints, and learning to lift a fingerprint from a doorknob to rule out suspect(s) from the Hospital Heist case. On this page you can also try a quiz to test your knowledge of fingerprinting, and try the fingerprint challenge!