FORENSIC EXAM 6 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS (RATED A+)
Kosovo investigation - ANSWERCivil war in former Yugoslavia. 1998-1991. Many
mass graves. 90% of population killed or displaced
ICTY - ANSWERInternational Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia. International court
out of Netherlands. Requested FBI forensic assistance in collecting and examining
evidence from sites of mass murders and mass graves.
NATO involvement in Kosovo - ANSWERStepped in to stop genocide. Bombed
Serbian police headquarters to try and make them stop
FBI Involvement in Kosovo - ANSWERAsked for assistance by ICTY. Locate and
recover evidence. Determine cause of death and linked to perpetrators. Report
findings and testify
Djakovica - ANSWERSmall town in Kosovo where FBI investigated. Three months
Serbian massacre by Serbian police against Albanians
Kosovo FBI Deployment and Equipment - ANSWERTotally self sufficient, had to
bring EVERYTHING. 95,000 pounds of equipment. Three hammers, three trucks,
three trailers. Food, water, fuel, shelter, tools, etc. Security and satellite
communications
Explosive Effects - ANSWERFragmentation, blast pressure, heat or thermal
Explosive Effects - ANSWERWatch for all three effects
Fragmentation effect - ANSWERPrimary and secondly fragmentation
Primary Fragmentation - ANSWEROriginates from the IED itself
Secondary Fragmentation - ANSWERItems in close proximity to the IED
Explosive effects - ANSWERHeat or thermal
Kosovo Liberation Army - ANSWERTry to defend people against Serbian police.
New Prime Minister former member
FBI Kosovo Investigation - ANSWERTwo month assignment, six 12-16 hour days a
week. Brought by US Army, escorted around by NATO
FBI Kosovo Victim Identification - ANSWERNot primarily purpose, but identified
many. Patriarchs and family followed FBI around to find love ones. No ante-mortem
, records avaliable. Used clothing, items, and other items on victims for identification.
Once finished, bodies returned to families for burial.
FBI Mass Grave Investigation - ANSWERLots of disturbed earth, made some graves
easy to find. Buried to prevent disease. Bodies recovered 4 to 5 after event, not
recognizable. All examinations had to be done in the open. victims age 2-92
FBI Kosovo Investigation Team - ANSWER64 person team. Included evidence
recovery specialist, pathologist, anthropologist
Types of Firearms - ANSWERshotguns, rifles and handguns
4 major classes of bullets - ANSWERPlain lead, partially jacketed lead, fully jacketed
lead, and non lead (bronze, plastics, wax)
Firing sequence 1 - ANSWERfiring pin strikes primer, primer ignites
Firing sequence 2 - ANSWERpowder is ignited by primer flame
Firing sequence 3 - ANSWERburning powder forms gases, as gases expand,
projectile is launched
How many lands and grooves? - ANSWER6
Firearm Barrels - ANSWERIs a tool that leaves striated tool marks on a fired bullet
internal ballistics - ANSWERGrooves in the barrel of the firearm called rifling cause
the bullet to spin as it moves through the barrel
external ballistics - ANSWER-Barrel spin reduces drag and increases the stability of
the projectile through air.
-Projectiles without barrel spin will tumble end over end
-similar to a football
What can be determined from a fired bullet? - ANSWERGeneral characteristics
(GCR)
General Rifling Characteristics - ANSWERThe number, width and direction of twist of
the rifling grooves in a barrel of a given caliber firearm.
Class Characteristics - ANSWER1. Direction of twist
2. Number of grooves
3. Caliber or gauge
4. Width of lands and grooves of barrel
5. Possibly gun manufacturer(s)
Recovery of test fired specimen - ANSWERTest firing a suspect firearm in water
recovery tank
ANSWERS (RATED A+)
Kosovo investigation - ANSWERCivil war in former Yugoslavia. 1998-1991. Many
mass graves. 90% of population killed or displaced
ICTY - ANSWERInternational Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia. International court
out of Netherlands. Requested FBI forensic assistance in collecting and examining
evidence from sites of mass murders and mass graves.
NATO involvement in Kosovo - ANSWERStepped in to stop genocide. Bombed
Serbian police headquarters to try and make them stop
FBI Involvement in Kosovo - ANSWERAsked for assistance by ICTY. Locate and
recover evidence. Determine cause of death and linked to perpetrators. Report
findings and testify
Djakovica - ANSWERSmall town in Kosovo where FBI investigated. Three months
Serbian massacre by Serbian police against Albanians
Kosovo FBI Deployment and Equipment - ANSWERTotally self sufficient, had to
bring EVERYTHING. 95,000 pounds of equipment. Three hammers, three trucks,
three trailers. Food, water, fuel, shelter, tools, etc. Security and satellite
communications
Explosive Effects - ANSWERFragmentation, blast pressure, heat or thermal
Explosive Effects - ANSWERWatch for all three effects
Fragmentation effect - ANSWERPrimary and secondly fragmentation
Primary Fragmentation - ANSWEROriginates from the IED itself
Secondary Fragmentation - ANSWERItems in close proximity to the IED
Explosive effects - ANSWERHeat or thermal
Kosovo Liberation Army - ANSWERTry to defend people against Serbian police.
New Prime Minister former member
FBI Kosovo Investigation - ANSWERTwo month assignment, six 12-16 hour days a
week. Brought by US Army, escorted around by NATO
FBI Kosovo Victim Identification - ANSWERNot primarily purpose, but identified
many. Patriarchs and family followed FBI around to find love ones. No ante-mortem
, records avaliable. Used clothing, items, and other items on victims for identification.
Once finished, bodies returned to families for burial.
FBI Mass Grave Investigation - ANSWERLots of disturbed earth, made some graves
easy to find. Buried to prevent disease. Bodies recovered 4 to 5 after event, not
recognizable. All examinations had to be done in the open. victims age 2-92
FBI Kosovo Investigation Team - ANSWER64 person team. Included evidence
recovery specialist, pathologist, anthropologist
Types of Firearms - ANSWERshotguns, rifles and handguns
4 major classes of bullets - ANSWERPlain lead, partially jacketed lead, fully jacketed
lead, and non lead (bronze, plastics, wax)
Firing sequence 1 - ANSWERfiring pin strikes primer, primer ignites
Firing sequence 2 - ANSWERpowder is ignited by primer flame
Firing sequence 3 - ANSWERburning powder forms gases, as gases expand,
projectile is launched
How many lands and grooves? - ANSWER6
Firearm Barrels - ANSWERIs a tool that leaves striated tool marks on a fired bullet
internal ballistics - ANSWERGrooves in the barrel of the firearm called rifling cause
the bullet to spin as it moves through the barrel
external ballistics - ANSWER-Barrel spin reduces drag and increases the stability of
the projectile through air.
-Projectiles without barrel spin will tumble end over end
-similar to a football
What can be determined from a fired bullet? - ANSWERGeneral characteristics
(GCR)
General Rifling Characteristics - ANSWERThe number, width and direction of twist of
the rifling grooves in a barrel of a given caliber firearm.
Class Characteristics - ANSWER1. Direction of twist
2. Number of grooves
3. Caliber or gauge
4. Width of lands and grooves of barrel
5. Possibly gun manufacturer(s)
Recovery of test fired specimen - ANSWERTest firing a suspect firearm in water
recovery tank
