2.07 Forensic Science Lab questions Video link: http://www.pbs.org/video/history-detectives-hdsi-texas-servant-girl-murders/ 1. Describe the crimes that the History Detectives are investigating in the

2.07 Forensic Science Lab questions

Video link: http://www.pbs.org/video/history-detectives-hdsi-texas-servant-girl-murders/

1. Describe the crimes that the History Detectives are investigating in the video.

2. What aspects of the cases suggest that the murders were not committed by a serial killer?

3. Think about the crimes described in the video and about how crimes are investigated now. If the crimes happened today, how would the investigation be different? How would it be similar?

4. The video discusses the Eula Phillips murder. What evidence did the police have that her husband may have committed the crime? What evidence was there that he didn’t?

5. Were the Texas servant girl murders the work of the first serial killer?

6. When comparing the cases, what similarities are there in the cases that suggest one person committed these murders?

7. What does the profile of the killer suggest about the person who may have committed the crimes?

8. What do the History Detectives find when they look in newspapers outside of Austin?

9. Do you think that Nathan Elgin was the Texas servant girl murderer? Why or why not?

10. What are the advantages to today’s forensic techniques at a crime scene?