# Do crime scene investigators really draw a chalk line around the body?

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**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [February 21, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-crime-scene-investigators-really-draw-a-chalk-line-around-the-body/650936 "2013-02-21T02:47:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-crime-scene-investigators-really-draw-a-chalk-line-around-the-body/650936/1 "2013-02-21T02:47:34Z")

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> **[Do crime scene investigators really draw a chalk line around the body?](https://www.straightdope.com/21343442/do-crime-scene-investigators-really-draw-a-chalk-line-around-the-body)**

Nothing to add but Rodney Dangerfield’s old joke: “My wife is so bad in bed, after we have sex I draw a chalk outline around her.”