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1 Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 Chapter 5 Forensic Botany By the end of this chapter you will be able to: 5.1 Describe different forms of forensic botanical evidence. 5.2 Discuss how botanical evidence can help solve crimes by linking a person or object to a crime scene, establishing a postmortem interval, or aiding in the location of gravesites. 5.3 Discuss the history of forensic botany. 5.4 Explain the terms plant assemblage and pollen fingerprint or pollen profile. 5.5 Summarize the roles of gymnosperms, angiosperms, seedless plants, and fungi in terms of providing botanical evidence. 2 Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 Chapter 5 Forensic Botany By the end of this chapter you will be able to: 5.6 Explain why botanical evidence is often overlooked. 5.7 Summarize the differences between botanical evidence collection and habitat sampling. 5.8 Describe the correct procedures for collecting, labeling, and documenting botanical evidence. 5.9 Explain why a forensic botanist should consult with local individuals; meteorologists; and entomologists, anthropologists, and wildlife specialists when processing a crime scene. 3 Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 Chapter 5 Vocabulary o o o o o o o 4 angiosperm assemblage forensic botany forensic palynology gymnosperm palynology pistil o o o o o o Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 pollen “fingerprint” pollen grain pollination postmortem interval (PMI) spore stamen All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 Introduction o o Forensic botany is the application of plant science to crime-scene analysis for use in legal cases. Botanical evidence can help answer the following questions: • • • • • • 5 Where? When? Who? What was eaten before death? Was the body moved? PMI? Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 History of Forensic Botany o Plato’s Phaedo • o Richard “Bruno” Hauptmann was convicted of the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh's son. • 6 Socrates’ self-administered death sentence of poison hemlock This was the first time that forensic botany evidence was accepted as legal evidence during a trial. Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 History of Forensic Botany (continued) o o o 7 The annual rings in a tree are made of xylem cells. The larger spring growth rings are usually lighter than the darker xylem cells produced during the summer. The size of each annual ring is affected by local environmental conditions. Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 How Forensic Botany is Used to Solve Cases o o 8 Plants grow in assemblages. Assemblages are groups of plants usually dominated by one species. Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 Drowning Victims o o 9 By comparing the number and proportion of algae and diatoms in a drowned person’s lungs and body tissues, it is possible, in some cases, to determine where he or she drowned. Fewer than 20 different species of diatoms indicate a recent drowning; more than 50 species indicate a longer postmortem interval. Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 10 Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 11 Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 Information from Gastric Contents o o o 12 Plant cells, with their cellulose cell walls, can easily withstand digestion. Dr. Jane Bock and her students created a lab manual to assist in the identification of plant cells in a person's last meal. The manual was used to estimate postmortem intervals based on the degree of digestion. Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 Secrets from a Grave o o In an old gravesite, the actual site sinks into and fills the grave as the ground settles. A new gravesite can be recognized by: • • • 13 A mound of soil An absence of vegetation Different plants on the gravesite than the established dominant plants in the area Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 14 Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 Botanical Crime-Scene Analysis o The crime-scene photographer should take images of: • • • • • 15 Dominant plants and other plants Depressed grasses indicating possible entrances or exits Broken branches or disturbed plants Plants that seem unusual for the area Plants in unusual locations relative to the body, vehicle, or object Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 Searching for and Mapping Botanical Evidence o Botanical evidence should be labeled with the following information: • • • 16 Description of the plant Height of the plant Color and shape of flowers, fruits, seeds, stems, and leaves Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 Botanical Evidence Collection o o o 17 At least 10 different types of plants from the areas assemblage, called a habitat sample, should be collected. Botanical evidence is best placed in paper. Plants can be temporarily stored using a plant press. Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 Pollen and Spores in Forensics o o 18 Forensic palynology is the study of pollen and spore evidence to help solve criminal cases. Pollen and spores have different functions, but they have similar characteristics. Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 Pollen Producers o o Plant reproduction is either from non-seed plants or seed plants. Seed plants today include: • • 19 Gymnosperms Angiosperms Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 o 20 The basic reproductive unit of the angiosperm is the flower. Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 Types of Pollination o o o 21 Self-pollination Cross-pollination Some plants can both self- and crosspollinate. Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 Methods of Pollination o o Pollen can be carried by wind, animals, or water. Wind-pollinated plants are often dominant in the pollen profile of a crime scene. • • o 22 They may actually be overrepresented in collection samples. They may be less effective for determining direct links between individuals and places. Animals can pollinate flowering plants. Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 23 Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 Spore Producers o 24 Spores are asexually reproductive structures produced by a variety of organisms. Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 25 Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 26 Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 Pollen and Spore Identification in Solving Crimes o Spores are: • • 27 Much smaller and more difficult to identify than pollen grains Produced in far greater numbers than pollen Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 Pollen and Spore Evidence at Crime Scenes o o o 28 Finding Pollen and Spores Collecting Pollen and Spores Analyzing Pollen and Spores Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 Summary o o o o 29 Forensic botany and forensic palynology can provide information about the geographic origin of a crime and the time or season when it took place. Knowing a crime-scene’s assemblage of plants can help narrow down its location. Forensic botany can help solve crimes based on plant evidence found on or in a victim, on the suspect(s), or at the crime scene(s). Pollen is a reproductive structure containing male gametes that is produced by seed plants. Spores are reproductive cells produced by algae, fungi, and nonseed plants such as ferns and mosses. Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016 Summary (continued) o o o o o 30 Seed plants including gymnosperms (cone-bearing plants) and angiosperms (flowering plants) produce pollen. Plants may disperse pollen in the wind or by the movements of animals. Pollen from wind-pollinated plants is more common in forensic samples, but pollen from insect-pollinated plants tends to provide more specific information about location. Pollen evidence collected at a crime scene must be compared with baseline samples from the area. Collection of all botanical evidence must be performed carefully to avoid contamination. Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 2e Chapter 5 All rights Reserved Cengage/NGL/South-Western © 2016