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You are the first responder on a crime scene. You arrive and find yourself in an odd room— empty of everything except the body of an old man who has been decapitated; his head is nowhere to be found. You can clearly tell the no one else is around and the body looks like it has been here for days. What would be one of the first things you would document after arriving on the scene?
The age and overall appearance of the body
Whether the doors and windows in the room were open or closed
The estimated time of death of the victim
The presence of a murder weapon

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Personally I would say the age and appearance of the body. It's of course the first thing you look at, and identifying the victim is one of the most important things to do when beginning an investigation.

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Answer: Whether the doors and windows in the room were open or closed.

Explanation:

A first responder is a officer who reaches at the crime scene for the first time and conducts the investigation. Such officer notices the condition of the crime scene, makes notes, documents the crime scene by taking photographs and sketches.

According to the given situation, Whether the doors and windows in the room were open or closed. is the correct option.

This is because of the fact that this will help him identify whether it was a homicide. As if the old man could have killed himself the doors and windows will be closed. But if the doors and windows were found to be open this indicates that the criminal could have used the doors and windows to escape.

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