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Imagine walking into class only to find a crime scene set up for you. You encounter a body on the floor, chairs turned over, signs of a struggle, and blood on the desks and floor. The Forensic Law class encountered that at the beginning of the semester. How do they go about solving the crime? How do they collect and analyze the evidence? How long has the person been on the floor? Concepts discussed range from calculating manner, cause, and mechanism of death, calculating TOD based on rigor, algo, and livor mortis to other concepts such as fingerprint analysis and blood spatter analysis. Over the past 2 weeks, students have learned to estimate that the victim dies at 7:14 am. Who did it though? Who are the suspects? What was the motive? By the end of the semester we will have the answer for you.