Lessons Learned From “Forensic Files”

1. Don’t leave fingerprints.
2. Don’t bleed at the crime scene.
3. When staging a robbery, make sure to break glass from the outside.
4. Don’t take out an insurance policy within five years of killing your victim.
5. Strangulation usually leaves bruises.
6. Make sure your alibi corresponds to the locations of your cellphone calls.
7. Surveillance cameras are everywhere.
8. If you plan on tying up a corpse, don’t leave the rest of the rope in your home or car.
9. Don’t keep a journal.
10. Delete your internet search history.  Better yet, just burn your computer.
11. Don’t leave footprints.
12. Don’t leave tire prints.
13. Don’t use your own gun.
14. Clean your clothes and gloves to remove gunpowder traces.
15. Don’t let your victim scratch or bite you.
16. Carpet fibers are everywhere.
17. Animal hair is everywhere.
18. Don’t return to the crime scene.
19. Don’t return to check on the body.
20. Don’t buy anything on the internet.
21. Don’t participate in chat rooms.