In the year of 2011, Casey Anthony pleads not guilty for the charges put on her for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee Anthony’s (Casey Anthony Trial, 2011). It all started when Casey’s grandmother had called 911 reporting that her granddaughter was missing and that her daughter’s truck smelled like a dead body (Casey Anthony Trial, 2011). In a long story short Caylee’s skeletal remains were found near Casey’s house and throughout the time Anthony lied repeatedly regarding Caylee’s whereabouts (Casey Anthony Trial, 2011). The truck was found in an abandoned parking lot and towed two weeks earlier and George Anthony which is Casey’s father had said it still smelled like a dead body as well (Casey Anthony Trial, 2011). As the trial went on there were statements made back and forth about who did what and some very detailed observations had begun to rise. Ultimately Casey Anthony was free to go and all the charges had dropped because of lack of evidence. There were many aspects in the computer forensic side of this trial.…
The murder of JonBenét Ramsey is a case that still goes unsolved to this day. While some speculate that the mother and/or father had something to do with the murder of their daughter, others believe that an intruder is responsible for her death. There are multiple clues supporting each theory. Despite these contrasting theories, no one has ever been charged for this pageant queen’s murder. The parents were eventually acquitted when DNA at the scene was found to belong to a male not related to the Ramsey family. (“JonBenet Ramsey Murder Fast Facts.”)…
3. How do the clues found at a scene of a mysterious death help investigators determine what might have occurred and help identify or exonerate potential suspects?…
As I, Klaudia Hoxha (forensic technician), approached the crime scene on February 24th, at 9 am at the residence of Ruth and Archie Lunsford, on South Sonata Avenue, Homosassa, Florida. I noticed a six inch by six inch L-shaped cut in the screen door by the door handle. The home was trace evidence vacuumed and latent prints were taken. I searched the area around the residence, including three outbuildings and the underside of the mobile home. My team and I looked for any signs of hiding places or disturbed dirt. After the Lunsford's Home, On March 14th, a search warrant was needed to search the home of Couey, a suspect in this case. I went to the trailer and photographed and processed Couey‘s trailer on Snowbird Court. I then collected several…
Based on this evidence, we can exonerate Mr. Hatfield and Mr. McCoy as the drivers of the vehicle. We would recommend a Toxicology Analysis and Fingerprint Comparison to…
On November 28, 1994, The body of an armored van driver was found dead inside the vehicle. Also, there was more than $800,000 missing from the van leading police to believe that this was a robbery and homicide case. There were no witnesses to the crime except a local bystander who stated that two vehicles, a van and a red truck were speeding down the road earlier that day and had neglected to stop at the intersection where there is a stop sign posted.…
In this paper we will the many methods that crime scene techs and other people identify and person identity by only having their teeth. I would like to state that it is somewhat more challenging to do this with only someone teeth do to the fact that there is no database for people teeth only their x-ray’s and that’s if they have ever even been to the dentist. Forensic dentist have the ability to identify and deceased party by using their teeth and in some cases even using and single tooth to do so. One method expert can use to identify and person using only their teeth is by x-ray. Of course with this method there has to be enough teeth there in order to so. Experts also use…
Merits: The respondent, Daniel Murphy, was convicted by a jury in an Oregon court of the second-degree murder of his wife. The victim died by strangulation in her home in the city of Portland, and abrasions and lacerations were found on her throat. There was no sign of a break-in or robbery. Word of the murder was sent to the estranged husband, Daniel Murphy. Upon receiving the message, Murphy promptly telephoned the Portland police and voluntarily came into Portland for questioning. Shortly after the respondent’s arrival at the station house, where he was met by retained counsel, the police noticed a dark spot on the respondent’s finger. Suspecting that the spot might be dried blood and knowing that evidence of strangulation is often found under the assailant’s fingernails, the police asked Murphy if they could take a sample of scrapings from his fingernails. He refused. Under protest and without a warrant, the police proceeded to take the samples. After this evidence was collected, Murphy was released and was not formally “arrested” until approximately one month later. The samples turned out to contain traces of skin and blood cells, and fabric from the victim’s nightgown. This incriminating evidence was admitted at the trial over defense objections.…
The forensic aspect of the Pamela Foddrill case made the differences between the theory and the reality of criminal investigation very apparent. When Foddrill’s body was found in December of 1995, the cause of death was originally ruled as violent trauma, indicated by the “broken and splintered nasal bones and fractures to her neck” (Course 69). A few years later, forensic pathologist Scott Wagner said that Foddrill’s injuries, while harmful, were probably not fatal, and the cause of death was changed to blunt force…
Recently, an interesting case of murder involving a young married woman was unravelled by the crime scene team. The collection of evidence and laboratory examination of exhibits provided the corroborative evidence necessary to prove the victim’s in-laws were trying to mislead the Investigating Officer by fabricating a story of looting and murder…
Laci Denise (Rocha) Peterson was born May 4, 1974 to Sharon and Dennis Rocha. Ever since Laci was a baby she was known for her big grinning smile and large dimples. People used to say that her smile hinted at a devilish side to her (Fleeman, 2003). As an adult she still had that beaming smile that people couldn’t resist wanting to get to know. Because of that smile, millions of people couldn’t resist wanting to help find…
(AGG) Fighting for the welfare of their kingdom, knights have always been feared by their enemies. (BS-1) The training to become a knight and all the other activities he engaged in were very hard and required a lot of training. (BS-2) Feudalism and manorialism benefited knights, by giving them food and land in return for loyalty and protection. (BS-3) Feudalism also enabled the kingdom to build a functioning military. (BS-4) Lastly the church adapted and used the great chain of being to their advantage. (TS) Knight would affect feudalism by giving protection to the kingdom in exchange for food and land.…
James Alphonzo Frye, was convicted of the crime of murder in the second degree, and from the judgment prosecutes this appeal. In the course of the trial counsel for defendant offered an expert witness to testify to the result of a deception test made upon defendant? The test is described as the systolic blood pressure deception test. It is asserted that blood pressure is influenced by change in the emotions of the witness, and that the systolic blood pressure rises are brought about by nervous impulses sent to the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system. Prior to the trial defendant was subjected to this deception test, and counsel offered the scientist who conducted the test as an expert to testify to the results obtained. The offer was objected to by counsel for the government, and the court sustained the objection. Counsel for defendant then offered to have the proffered witness conduct a test in the presence of the jury. This was also denied.…
In a Raisin in the Sun and Clybourne Park there were a lot of things that ran almost parallel with both books. Of course, first would be the house that Lena bought moved into at the end of A Raisin in the Sun but even deeper than that. Both books touched some social subjects that at the time of A Raisin in the Sun’s release were rarely mentioned by an African-American especially a female African-American. The subject that grabbed my attention was that every main character had one thing in common; they all had dreams. Each of their dreams in one way or another were dreams of wealth. Now, of course everyone has different values so their ideas of wealth varied as well.…
In the article by R.U.Steinberg, paragraph 2 tells us that the first step that forensic anthropologists take after finding the bones, is examine it and find out if it's human. Then they ask if it's an individual or more. After knoork on the biological profile of the victim which includes age, height, gender, and race. Paragraph 2 in the article says that race can be determined with antemartem pathology. After knowing the biological prifile, they establish positive identification. Dental records, hospital X-rays and DNA could be used in this method. "After that we top it off with perimotem [ time of death] pathology." Says R.U.Steinberg. This is done in order to coclude if a murder has occured. In order to find out the time of death, they look at the details of the bones and if they have any sratches or marks in them.…