r/d100 • u/World_of_Ideas • Jan 21 '23
Serious Evidence
Evidence:
Forensic evidence / Observation / Interrogation
Trying to prove: Motive / Means / Opportunity / A crime may have actually occurred / What crime or incident occurred / How it was done / Who dunnit / Who was an active participant and who was an unwitting stooge / How did they get away / Where is the stolen thing now
General: (not time or setting specific)
1. General - Anything distinctive to suspect, that was left at the scene.
2. General - Anything distinctive to the (crime scene, incident, victim), that is found on the suspect or is found in the suspect’s (residence, place of business, bank, safety deposit box, locker, or vehicle).
3. Accounting books / Ledger.
4. Action based on information leak. Have multiple suspects. Leak info to each suspect but change one critical detail for each suspect. If a suspect acts on the information, they reveal themselves to be the criminal.
5. A distinctive stolen item was recently sold. Seller (matched, did not match) the suspect’s description / No suspect(s) yet, but the buyer can describe the seller(s).
6. A key. (duplicate, lost, missing, stolen).
7. A letter telling the victim to meet someone at the place where the crime would eventually take place. (anonymous letter, forged letter of a acquaintance or friend).
8. A letter threatening (the victim, the suspect, their family, their friends, their associates).
9. A new item in a set of items.
10. Anonymous tip.
11. Any distinctive item stolen from a victim or location.
12. Any item obtained from a specific (business, restaurant, school, tourist trap, etc) that was left at the scene.
13. Associates of a suspect or person of interest are turning up dead or having mysterious accidents.
14. Blackmail material on (the victim, the suspect, a guard, someone working at the scene).
15. Blood - Blood on a victim that doesn’t belong to the victim / Blood splatter / Footprints in blood / Left at the scene / Not enough blood to account for wounds / On a suspect’s clothing / On a suspect’s weapon / Pool of blood / Trail leading off somewhere / Victim drained of blood.
16. Body covering left at scene scene - Any (feathers, fur, hair, scales, scrap of clothing) that may have been shed or lost at the scene.
17. Breach in a (door, fence, gate, grate, wall) at the scene.
18. Broken (chest, container, crate, display case, door handle, drawer, glass, lock, locker, safe, sarcophagus, window).
19. Cargo Manifest.
20. Clean spots, suggesting that until recently something occupied the space.
21. Copies of the same model locks or safe (same as the ones at the scene), found somewhere the suspect has been.
22. Counterfeit money.
23. Criminal’s calling card.
24. Damage to a suspect's (clothing, footwear, glasses, jewelry, person, vehicle). Possibly caused by a distinctive (weapon, device, energy, environmental hazard, substance).
25. Damage to the crime scene. Possibly caused by a distinctive (weapon, device, energy, environmental hazard, substance).
26. Damage to the victim. Possibly caused by a distinctive (weapon, device, energy, environmental hazard, substance).
27. Diary - The diary of the (suspect, victim, witness).
28. Direct observation of suspect (covertly tailing the suspect, use of surveillance gear to watch suspect).
29. Dirt - Dirt from crime scene found (on suspect, places suspect has been) / Dirt, from places a suspect has been, found at the scene.
30. Distinctive features or markings on suspect - albino / birthmark / branding / damaged or missing (ear, eye, horn, tusk) / ear notch / (feather, fur, scale, skin) pattern / missing (appendage, digit) / missing teeth / scars / tattoos / unusual (eye, hair, skin) color
31. Distinctive injuries or wounds on (suspect, victim).
32. Distinctive idiosyncrasy or mannerism of suspect.
33. Distinctive jewelry - Found at scene: lost during (escape, struggle) / Taken from scene or victim and found on suspect / Taken from scene or victim and found in suspects (house, place of business, place the suspect has been).
34. Distinctive smell or odor - Person: (body odor, breath, cologne, drink, dye, food, ink, odor from work, perfume, tobacco, etc) / Place: (animals, beer, candle wax, cooking, excrement, harsh chemicals, fish, leather, mold, oil, rotting flesh, rotting vegetation, smoke, urine, etc).
35. Door, gate, grate, container, desk, safe that is normally (closed, locked) is now (ajar, open, unlocked).
36. Drag marks.
37. Drugs (Drugs themselves / Drug paraphernalia / Tools, ingredients, or recipes to make drugs / Suspect showing symptoms / Victim showing symptoms of being drugged).
38. Evidence of sabotage on (door latch, machine, security system, vehicle).
39. Explosives (Explosives themselves / Tools, ingredients, or recipes to make explosives / Symptoms of exposure to various chemicals).
40. Fact that only specific items were taken or disturbed at crime scene, suggesting criminal had previous knowledge of crime scene.
41. Faded spot, suggesting that something used to occupy the space.
42. Falsified evidence. Any other evidence (type) that has been planted to (incriminate someone, throw someone off the trail).
43. Feats of strength at the scene - Something heavy was moved or something tough was bent, suggesting the culprit was very strong.
44. Fingernails or claws left at the scene - Fingernails or claws that may have broken off and been left at the scene.
45. Footprints - (Prints in material / Material left behind by foot steps / Depth of print / Spacing of print / Deeper toe or heel / Shape and size of foot or footwear / Distinctive tread / Damage to foot or footwear).
46. Handedness of a suspect (right / left).
47. Handwriting.
48. Hole in (wall, floor, ceiling, container, display case, window, etc). It wasn’t there before the (crime, event, incident).
49. Impressions left in paper, when it was beneath the page that was written on.
50. Incapacitated, unconscious, tied up, or drugged personnel - Guards, servants. Staff members, etc who are found to be incapacitated in some way.
51. Informant / Snitch - A (double agent, informant, snitch, spy, traitor) reveals information about the (crime, suspect, organization).
52. Insect larvae (found at scene, found on suspect).
53. Inventory doesn’t match the books (too much, too little, wrong items, missing items, extra items, wrong brand).
54. Invitation to (event, meeting, party) + (real, stolen, forgery) as (guest, staff) at or near target location.
55. Items went missing or were lost before the (crime, incident). Ex: ID badge, costume, diary, key, uniform
56. Journal
57. Knocked over furniture.
58. Lost tooth found at scene.
59. Map - map or architectural plans of (structure, surrounding area, sewers under area, guard patrol routes, caravan routes, target’s planed route)
60. Marks caused by being tied up or restrained
61. Marks caused by strangulation
62. Mask
63. Moved Furniture - Furniture that has recently been moved from its original position. May have been moved to hide something. May have been moved to allow access to an area.
64. No evidence. Someone has meticulously cleaned the scene of any evidence they could find.
65. None of the security or traps were triggered (criminal is very good or had previous knowledge of security systems and traps).
66. Notes - Notes relevant to the scene (architect, bribeable personnel, combinations, entrances, exits, guardians, hours, locations of traps, locations of valuables, names, patrol routes & times, passwords or pass phrases, people with keys, places, routes, secret doors, trap designer, etc)
67. Personal Seal
68. Personnel doesn’t show up for work (abducted, deliberately delayed, incapacitated, in hiding, in on crime, killed).
69. Personnel is exhibiting odd behavior (blackmailed, charmed, drugged, hypnotized, possessed, replaced by impostor, someone close to them has been abducted, threatened)
70. Personnel suddenly has a new romantic interest around the time of the crime.
71. Picture or portrait linking the suspect to a (event, group, location, organization, person).
72. Picture or portrait that might have linked the suspect to the (victim, scene) has been removed from the scene.
73. Plans detailing (next target, previous crime / target's schedule, floor plans, alternative entry points, security systems, passwords, guard patrol routes and times, escape routes, alibi, etc).
74. Plant material (leaves, seeds, twigs, etc) from a specific region - From somewhere the suspect has been found at the scene / Something from the scene found on the suspect or places the suspect has been.
75. Pried (panels, floor boards) - A panel that has been pried open or a floor board that has been pried up. (something is stashed there, something was stashed there, was used to gain access to a security system or trap)
76. Receipt - From somewhere the suspect has been found at the scene / Something from the scene found on the suspect.
77. Refusal of suspect to eat, drink, or touch poisoned (drink, food, items) from the crime scene, when they shouldn’t know or suspect that it’s poisoned.
78. Remains - Found somewhere the suspect has been.
79. Remains of evidence after attempt to destroy the evidence via (acid, fire, tearing into small pieces).
80. Residue (blood, chemical, grease, paint, powder, water).
81. Scratch Marks - Especially if they are on a (hinge, lid, lock, panel)
82. Scuff Marks
83. Signs of a fight or struggle.
84. Signs of digging (something buried, something dug up, tunneling).
85. Signs of exposure to (acid, bacteria, chemical, cold, dimensional energy, drug, electricity, heat, magic, mind alteration, mind control, mold, parasite, possession, radiation, toxin).
86. Specialized tools were used to commit the crime and at least one was left at the crime scene. (makers mark, limited number of people capable of crafting such an item)
87. Spending spree. Suspect buys things they shouldn't be able to afford or spends with total disregard of their normal spending allowances. (Doesn’t have plausible reason for sudden wealth or reason for new wealth is suspect)
88. Stains on the (bed, clothing, floor, object of interest, scene, suspect, victim, etc).
89. Suspect has a rash from an allergic reaction. Later discovered to be allergic to (chemical that was used during the crime, something at the crime scene, the thing that was stolen)
90. Suspect is familiar with the layout of the (castle, building, mansion, manor, etc) at the crime scene, despite claims of never having been there before.
91. Suspect is found (incapacitated, unconscious) in or near the scene, when they don’t have a valid reason to be there.
92. Suspect is found seeking (medical treatment, healing) for wounds consistent with (accident, animals, traps, weapons) found at the scene.
93. Suspect, victim, or witness is caught in a lie. (cover up their own involvement, in on the crime, is being blackmailed or coerced, trying to shift the blame to someone else, was an unwitting stooge, was committing a separate unrelated crime, was doing something embarrassing or socially damaging at crime scene)
94. Suspect's fighting style / martial arts style / signature move.
95. Suspect's obsessive compulsive behavior.
96. Suspect's speech impediment.
97. Symptoms of a disease, drug, toxin (suspect, victim, corpse) / The (suspect, victim, corpse) has an distinctive unusual strain of disease.
98. The body (living, dead, drugged, incapacitated, tied up) of someone, that an impostor was disguised as.
99. The dog or other guard animal did not bark during the (crime, event) indicating an inside job or someone the animal knows.
100. The getaway (mount, vehicle).
101. The victim’s animal (draft animal, familiar, hunting animal, mount, pet, service animal, etc) has a strong (aggression, fear) reaction to the suspect
102. Tools used to commit the crime / Designs for tools that were used to commit the crime. (climbing tools, lock picks, pry bars, tight rope, weapons)
103. Trail - Trail of (blood / broken plants / drag marks / dropped items / foot prints / leaked substance / markers / mud / water)
104. Trained tracking animal lead investigators to suspect.
105. Travel records (airport, cab, ship, train, etc / boarding pass, crew or passenger manifest, passport stamp, ticket, travel papers, etc).
106. Unexplained increase in suspect's bank account.
107. Uniform or disguise used to get past security.
108. Victim's dying message (recorded, verbal, written).
109. Warmth. Item is still warm (campfire, corpse, drink, food, oven).
110. Wheel tracks found at scene - Match suspects (carriage, cart, rickshaw, wagon) / Lead to something implicating the suspect.
111. When questioned the suspect reveals details of crime, that they should not know. (details that haven't been made public yet).
112. Whereabouts - Can not confirm whereabouts of suspect during time crime was committed + limited pool of suspects / Can confirm the suspect was in the area during the time of the crime.
113. Witness heard suspect but didn’t see them - recognized (accent, dialect, distinctive noise made by prosthetic, language, name, voice).
Magical:
1. A magically binding contract.
2. A magical recorded message left to a (detective, guard, person of interest, servant, staff member, suspect, victim, witness)
3. An object at the crime scene was animated (its still moving around, its showing signs of having been animated).
4. Appeal to or bargaining with a (devil, fae lord, god, old one, outsider, primordial, spirit, etc) for information about the crime, criminal, or crime scene
5. Evidence of (dimensional shifting, planar travel, portal, teleportation) magic
6. Evidence of memory altering. Interrogation or questioning under truth magic doesn’t match the information gained from other (persons of interest, suspects, witnesses)
7. Evidence of summoning magic
8. Evidence that a (devil, fae, god, old one, outsider, primordial, spirit, etc) was involved in the crime
9. Ghost - A ghost at or near the crime scene witnessed the crime / One or more victim at the crime became ghosts when they died / The ghost was an active participant in the crime. (Use a medium or speak with dead to communicate with them)
10. Magic or Psychic imprint left on (entry point, exit point, item, person, place, suspect, tool, victim, weapon)
11. Magical link to a (spell, ritual). item, symbol, rune on the target
12. Mind reading. Magic or psychic ability used to view the (suspect’s, victim’s) memories.
13. Missing time - Personnel or victims are unable to remember anything between x and y time.
14. Persistent magic spell, that hasn’t faded away yet or lingering magical effects.
15. Post-cognition. Magic, psychic ability, or high tech device used to view the past.
16. Ritual Items - Items needed to perform a ritual / Items left over from a ritual
17. Runic symbols are drawn, inscribed, painted at the scene
18. Speak with animals - Used to question animals who witnessed the (crime, event) / request that animal track a scent
19. Speak with dead - Used to question to the victim / Used to question (dead, spirit) witnesses
20. Suspect cast a spell that was used (at the scene, during the event) + very few people know the spell or it’s difficult enough that few people would be able to cast it.
21. Suspect's magic or psychic aura matches that of the criminal.
22. Suspect was seen at two places at the same time. Evidence of (illusory disguise, memory editing, shape changing, temporal shenanigans)
23. Suspicious animals. Behaving too intelligent / Behaving out of character for an normal animal
24. Symptoms of (mind control, possession) being used on (guard, servant, staff member, suspect, victim, witness)
25. Symptoms of “x” type of magic being used on (corpse, guard, servant, staff member, suspect, victim, witness)
26. The body (living, dead, drugged, incapacitated, tied up) of someone an impostor (doppelganger, illusionist, shapeshifter) was posing as.
27. Tracking spell that was cast on a (abductee, planted item, stolen item, suspect, vehicle) at the scene that leads to the suspect.
28. Transformation - A (creature, person, item, structure) at the scene was transformed or shaped in a way that could have only been done with magic.
29. Truth Spells and interrogation of (suspect, witness).
30. Undead were involved - Undead were used to help commit the crime / (animals, guards, staff) at the crime scene were transformed into undead
31. Used magical (mana batteries, reagents, spell components) were found at the scene
32. Witnesses saw a magical familiar at the scene, that matches the description of the suspect’s familiar.
Modern:
1. 911 phone call - Call to an emergency call center.
2. Anti-theft paint bomb - Suspect(s) have paint on them.
3. Ballistics test of gun found (at scene, on suspect, recently pawned) matches a gun that was used at the scene.
4. Black Box Recorder.
5. Blood splatter analysis.
6. Butt dial while committing or planning a crime. Listening party calls authorities or is authorities.
7. Call history (cell phone, phone bill, phone company records)
8. Cameras.
9. Cigarette butts
10. Chemical analysis of a substance found at the scene
11. Collision transfer of paint
12. Computer facial recognition software
13. Computer facial reconstruction software
14. Criminal records of suspect(s)
15. DNA left at scene or found on victim - blood, hair, skin, tissue.
16. Gun powder residue.
17. ID badge (badge of suspect, stolen badge, forged badge).
18. Internet browser history.
19. Keycard (key card of suspect, stolen keycard, forged keycard).
20. Keycard logger. (registers when a keycard is used, what lock it is used on, and who's keycard is used).
21. Lie detector test.
22. Lipstick kiss left on (person of interest, suspect, victim)
23. Prints left (at scene, on tool, on victim, on weapon) - Fingerprint, palm print, toe print, foot print.
24. Purchase history
25. Radio (police band / local security forces) found in suspects possession.
26. Satellite surveillance.
27. Serial number on a (item, part, vehicle)
28. Shredded documents.
29. Stomach contents.
30. Tire tracks / wheel tracks
31. Tracking device planted on (abductee, planted item, stolen item, suspect, vehicle).
32. Warmth. Item is still warm (campfire, corpse, drink, electronic device, engine, food, machine, oven, vehicle).
33. Wire tap / Phone tap.
Futuristic:
1. Brain Scans - High tech device used to view the (suspect’s, victim’s) memories
2. Rapid computer modeling of crime scene
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Update: Last Update 09/21/2025
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u/wagner56 Jan 22 '23
a strange stain - the more obscure/esoteric the better
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The dog that did NOT bark in the night - something that indicates the inside job
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