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Not necessarily any high-velocity wound would cause splatter. But it IS an indication that it could be a possibility.

The phrase "blood spatter velocity" is not a phrase or term used by blood spatter analysts. By the way, the correct term is, in fact, "spatter" and not "splatter" as written in the answer above. Force applied to liquid blood will cause the liquid to break up into smaller droplets. Imagine blood running down your finger and dripping off the end. The force of gravity isn't very much, relatively speaking, so the blood drop is large. Little force equals larger-sized drops. Now imagine having blood in your mouth and then coughing or sneezing. The force behind the expulsion of air will break up the blood drops into much smaller sizes. We see this also with very forceful crime events such as gunshot exit wounds or forceful beatings, especially with objects such as bats, prybars, etc. So, the presence of very small droplets of blood in a bloodstain pattern is indicative of an application of a high force. The "crime of passion" part of the question suggests an intent of some kind, and one can rarely deduce actual intent from the appearance of bloodstain patterns. Crime scene reconstructions use science to ascertain what happened. They do not attempt to determine the motivation for why it happened.

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What is medium velocity blood splatter?

Medium velocity blood spatter refers to bloodstains created when blood is propelled at a moderate speed, typically between 5-25 feet per second. This type of spatter often results from impacts with blunt objects or acts of moderate force, producing stains with a mixture of droplets and satellite spatter. Analyzing medium velocity blood spatter can provide insights into the dynamics of a violent event.


What is the formula for blood spatter?

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What does high velocity blood spatter means in a crime scene?

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How can blood spatter evidence be used long after a crime?

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How can you tell how high a body fell using blood spatter analysis?

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How might insects affect the interpretation of blood spatter pattern analysis?

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How does forensic use blood spatter information?

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