The 4/1/13 episode of Bones titled "Maiden in the Mushrooms" reminds me that not all evidence is physical. Sometimes you can get powerful information from the psychological evidence displayed at a scene.
Crime scene profilers will tell you that there are tells at a scene that will give you insight into the perpetrator's mindset. For instance, a burglary where the lower level window screen is removed or cut into and the only room disturbed is that of a child and the only thing taken is change from a piggy bank, this is more than likely the work of a neighborhood kid.
This episode begins with a psychological profile of the victim buried face down. This is similar I suppose to a victim whose face is covered with a towel or an article of clothing. This particular action establishes remorse. It doesn't mean that the killer wouldn't do the deed again if given the chance, only that they knew the victim or had some sort of bond with them and a small part of them senses regret or remorse.
A second concept was the clothes and shoes of the victim. Obviously they belonged to someone who wanted to present as high class but the clothes were hand altered and the shoes didn't fit. Therefore they did not belong to the rich and famous, only someone who wanted to appear so.
There is also an insight into the mind of someone who would not report taunting and stalking by someone they had a restraining order out on.
Sweets made the statement that the suspects action were impulsive obsessive, not calculated and meticulous.
Speaking of obsessive, there is the behavior of Bones in regards to the biting incident of Christine. I'd say that it bordered somewhere on the verge of delusions of grandeur in that her daughter was perfect, or at least extremely above normal.
Personalities can leave tales at the scene and that's no April foolin'.
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