At a crime scene, there can be many clues to examine in order to reach conclusive decisions regarding the criminal or futher analysis processes. To simulate this situation, our teacher set up an initation crime scene with a total of five clues. We were to analyze the clues in groups of two and make notations on any findings before drafting up a profile of what we believed had happened based on our discoveries.
Clue number one: Set of fingerprints left at the scene of the crime
- I know the fingerprints are from a right hand, excludidng the pinky finger which did not leave a print. The print patterns are Plain Whorl for the thumb, Central Pocket Whorl for the index and middle fingers, and lastly, Radial Loop on the ring finger.
Clue number two: Hair or Fiber
- Upon microscopic analysis of the hairr or fiber, I dicovered it to be an asian hair
Clue number three: A torn up note with the massage "You will never find her."
- I know someone was either kidnapped or murdered and the victim is a girl. Also the criminal torn the note to make the message harder to configure (potentially leaving periodic clues).
Clue number four: Hair or Fiber
- Upon microscopic analysis, I discovered the hair or fiber to be a white girl hair
Clue number five: Red liquid spilled on a piece of paper
- After viewing the substance through a microscope, I decided it wasn't blood becase it was too thin and should have showed some signs of clotting since it had been in extensive contact with air. It may have been synthetic blood used for the activity since using real blood is out of the question in a school environment. It could also have been juice, dye, or anything else with red coloring.
Clue five needs additional testing to confirm any identification of the substance and clues one and two should be sent to the crime lab to be microscopically analyzed for DNA. Clue one should be searched in the forensic database in case the criminal had been convicted of a crime befire.
Based on clue three, I know someone was either kidnapped or murdered and the victim is a girl. I can also conclude the criminal to most likely be right handed since all the discovered fingerprints were from a right hand.
I still don't know how many people were involved in the crime because while I found two hairs and one matches part of the victim's description, either hair could belong to anybody, even someone not involved in the crime at all. It's possible I have a victim's hair and a perpetrator's hair but I could also have hairs from a criminal and his accomplice.
My drafted idea is an asian person kidnaped a white girl after hitting her with some none found object, accidentally leaving behind the blood. He then left a note for police to find with his latent fingerprints also at the crime scene. Since his pinky was the only finger not to leave a print, it could be that he is missing that finger.
Clue number one: Set of fingerprints left at the scene of the crime
- I know the fingerprints are from a right hand, excludidng the pinky finger which did not leave a print. The print patterns are Plain Whorl for the thumb, Central Pocket Whorl for the index and middle fingers, and lastly, Radial Loop on the ring finger.
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| Clue 1 |
Clue number two: Hair or Fiber
- Upon microscopic analysis of the hairr or fiber, I dicovered it to be an asian hair
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| Clue 2 |
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| Asian hair under a video microscope |
Clue number three: A torn up note with the massage "You will never find her."
- I know someone was either kidnapped or murdered and the victim is a girl. Also the criminal torn the note to make the message harder to configure (potentially leaving periodic clues).
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| Clue 3 |
Clue number four: Hair or Fiber
- Upon microscopic analysis, I discovered the hair or fiber to be a white girl hair
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| Clue 4 |
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| Caucasian Hair under a video microscope |
Clue number five: Red liquid spilled on a piece of paper
- After viewing the substance through a microscope, I decided it wasn't blood becase it was too thin and should have showed some signs of clotting since it had been in extensive contact with air. It may have been synthetic blood used for the activity since using real blood is out of the question in a school environment. It could also have been juice, dye, or anything else with red coloring.
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| Clue 5 |
Based on clue three, I know someone was either kidnapped or murdered and the victim is a girl. I can also conclude the criminal to most likely be right handed since all the discovered fingerprints were from a right hand.
I still don't know how many people were involved in the crime because while I found two hairs and one matches part of the victim's description, either hair could belong to anybody, even someone not involved in the crime at all. It's possible I have a victim's hair and a perpetrator's hair but I could also have hairs from a criminal and his accomplice.
My drafted idea is an asian person kidnaped a white girl after hitting her with some none found object, accidentally leaving behind the blood. He then left a note for police to find with his latent fingerprints also at the crime scene. Since his pinky was the only finger not to leave a print, it could be that he is missing that finger.
This post seems very well thought-out, and it's great that you went into detail about each clue and what each could mean.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that you allow for the fact that some "evidence" may not be evidence from the crime itself.
ReplyDeleteI like your process of reasoning out the clues. You looked at everything logically before forming an opinion
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