Question

police find two bodies in an old farm house. the bodies are significantly decomposed. forensic scientists analyze hair from both bodies. the ratio of hydrogen and oxygen isotopes of the first bodys hair sample is different than the ratio of the hair sample from the second body. the technician discovers through irms that neither body matches the isotope signature of the location where the bodies were found. which of the following statements can most likely be gleaned from the test results?
a. the victims lived for several months or years in the house in which they died.
b. one victim grew up in the farm house and the other victim grew up in a different location.
c. the victims lived in different locations from each other and neither lived at the farm house.
d. the bodies were too decomposed for the isotope test to provide accurate results.

Explanation:

The different ratios of hydrogen and oxygen isotopes in the hair samples indicate the victims lived in different locations. The fact that neither body matches the isotope signature of the farm - house location means neither lived there.

Answer:

C. The victims lived in different locations from each other and neither lived at the farm house.