The Case of Buck Ruxton
In September of 1935, a bundle of human remains was found by a tourist, under the bridge of a small stream in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The authorities were notified and police quickly recovered approximately thirty different body parts from the stream. That discovery also led to the retrieval of body parts in other dumping sites across the neighboring area (Goff, 2000). The body parts were secured in various items of clothing and some were wrapped in sheets of newspaper. The special edition of the newspaper, as well as the presence of Calliphora vicina (blowflies), found on the bodies would inevitably lead investigators to the English town of Lancaster and the arrest of one Buktyar Rustomji Ratanji Hakim (Goff, 2000).
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The two bodies were dissected with great skill and precision, leaving investigators to put the pieces back together (Goff, 2000). Subsequently, the devil was found in the details, and on November 5th, 1935, Dr. Ruxton was charged in the double murder. Although he had gone to extreme lengths to hide the identity of the victims, Dr. Ruxton could not fool investigators, and it would be his costly mistakes that secured him an execution by hanging.
Fingerprint Evidence. Dr. Ruxton had gone to great lengths to cut off fingers, feet, and the heads of the women. He also removed all prominent features to include, eyelids, skin around scars and birthmarks (Owen, 2009). However, investigators were still able to match the fingerprints of remains to dinnerware at the Ruxton home. This provided conclusive evidence that one of the bodies belonged to Mary Jane Rogerson (Owen,
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Several maggot specimens were recovered from the remains. The maggots were sent for testing at the University of Edinburgh. The samples were examined by Dr. Mearns, who made the determination that they were Calliphora vicina, a species commonly known as blowflies (Goff, 2000). This entomological evidence led to the conclusion that the flies were approximately twelve to fifteen days old. Investigators honed in on the newspaper that was used to wrap the victims, that was dated September 15th, 1935. Fortunately, the newspaper was a special edition issue that was only distributed across a small area, so law enforcement subpoenaed the list of subscribers. This allowed police to shift their attention to the town of Lancaster, England (Goff,
George Heirens, William’s dad, and William’s mom owned a floral business, but due to the Great Depression, it went out of business. After several failed employments, his father found a job on the police force of Carnegie Steel Company, which he worked his way up to a special investigator. After their floral shop went out of business, William’s mother worked as a fancy pasty maker in a baker and then she went to designing and executing custom made clothes. William has a younger brother, Jere, he is three years younger than William. There is allegation that family history includes insanity, epilepsy, alcoholism and mental defectiveness.
Once the public believed that Frank was the killer, there was no turning back. The police and court had to make sure the evidence lined up to prove him guilty in order to prevent public uproar. For example, bloody fingerprints were found on the victim's jacket, but there is no indication that they were ever analyzed. Also, a trail in the dirt along which police believed Phagan had been dragged was trampled and no footprints were ever identified. The police feared that if this evidence did not line up against Frank, it would have caused a public uprising. Another suspect, Jim Conley (see p. ) never had his shirt tested for blood because he said he had been drunk and away from the factory the day that Mary was killed.
It’s always good to start investing money at an early age, however, it’s a hard start. Many banks have improved interest rates as well as no opening fees to start a savings account. Stocks, such as health and technology are also currently going up. Billy should start by saving small amounts of money per week for two years and placing it in a savings account. He should also buy health and tech stocks, such as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), and keep a diversified portfolio, along with buying bonds.
After securing the outside perimeter, Crime Scene Investigators meticulously searched inside the dwelling; taking videos, photographs, and collecting over 1,000 fingerprints. The bedrooms had been ransacked but very few items of value had been taken. In fact, other items of value were left untouched such as cash (which was left in the open) and a safe, leading investigators to believe that robbery was not the motive. Among all of the evidence collected, two pieces of evidence
Youngstown was the industrial heart of Ohio with a thriving steel industry that lasted for several generations. However, Youngstown’s Industry began to deindustrialize in the late 1970s with steel companies moving down to the south of the country. Deindustrialization meant the removal or decline of industry within an area. For example, the steel mills of Youngstown closed and never opened again creating thousands of unemployed workers. It all began with September 19th, 1977, the day that created the domino effect that would create the downfall for the Youngstown’s industry and other steel mills across the mid-west states of Michigan and Indiana. This day, know as Black Monday, was “the beginning of the end” according to Steven High (102). It began with the closing of the Campbell Steel Mill and several months later the four remaining steel mills closed and moved to the south creating the new Sunbelt. As a result, Youngstown became a Rustbelt with a declining population and failing steel industry.
It was the midst of day, June 30, 20--; an ill-pleasuring mess had been proposed to the police of Detroit. The corpse of an old, clumsy, joke of a gentlemen, found covered in newspaper dumped into a dumpster. The corpse was dismantled, mangled, and at the same time of many other killings. The detective, Ms. Liu, immediately concluded the cause of death and the murder weapon.
Furthermore the bite marks that had been on Sabina were analyzed and came inconclusive. They went to two different analyst one said that it matched Roy Browns bite marks. As well as the other side it couldn’t be him because he was missing two upper teeth and it had a full set of teeth on Sabina. Then there was evidence on the night shirt that had DNA on it, but at the time they couldn’t analyze because the technology didn’t exist back then. Soon after that they did analyze and was not Mr. Brown. Next will be the case that took
The crime that was committed by Ivan Milat left many Australian’s horrified. Ivan Milat, born and raised in Guildford, Australia in 1944. He was born into a large Yugoslav family in outback Australia. Between the years of 1990 and 1996, seven people were found murdered in the Belanglo State Forest in NSW. The victims were all backpackers who were visiting Australia.
According to the six stages of setting price, ①we have to select the pricing objective. Since Cumberland is in the level of introducing CMI, they have to pursue product-quality leadership which is to offer “affordable luxuries” for now and consider about maximizing profit later. ②The second stage is to determine demand. So, Cumberland has to consider consumers’ price sensitivity - in this case sensitive to quality. Therefore, we should think about the benefit to consumers (in question 1-2 EVC)
A total of more than 500 items were submitted for forensic analysis. Over 20 forensic experts were employed during the inquiry in the fields of entomology, pathology, geology, archaeology, environmental profiling and oil/lubricant analysis. The whole investigation involved a thousand personnel and cost more than £2 million.
They of course had everything they found on her body, which was the twine, the dog collar, the cable ties, and the scarf. According to an interview with the lead detective, Chris Gregg of the West Yorkshire police department, of the case on the show A Town and Country Murder, once the body was brought to the morgue they brought a forensic scientist who was able to examine a fiber found on her back. The detective also mentions that they brought in a Entomologist, an entomologist is a person who is an expert in Entomology “which is the study of insects” (Google), who looked at the bugs and eggs on her body and they also brought in the Forensic Science Service, the FSS. Peter Grant was the one who mainly worked with them; he was a major crime specialist. The last person they brought in was pathologist (“a branch of medicine used for legal purposes and concerned with determining cause of death, examination of injuries due to crime and negligence, and examination of tissue samples relevant to crimes; also called forensic science” (Dictionary.com).)focused in palynology, “palynology is the study of pollen grains and other spores, especially as found in archaeological or geological deposits”(Google). According to law.com forsensic pathology is: a branch of pathologythat is primarily concerned with determining the cause of death through the examination of a corpse. The pathologist who worked on the case was Patricia Wiltshire.
On the shore of Somerton Beach December 1, 1948, a body was found. According to "The Somerton Man: An Unsolved History,” a well-dressed man was slumped against the seawall with a half-smoked cigarette on his lapel. There was no sign of violence or a struggle. The man carried no identification (para. 1). Initially, the case only had a passing interest in the local papers; however, as the mystery of his identity and the manner of his death deepened over the next few months, public awareness of the case grew and speculation about the Somerton man, as he came to be known with so much evidence lost or destroyed over the decades, and everyone close to the case now deceased, it seems unlikely that we will ever know the truth. For almost sixty years,
One of his most prestigious and understandable mistakes was on a decapitated, headless body. Doctor Bass found a recently uncovered body in a shallow grave outside of an old antebellum home. After much debate and much study and looking and thinking of possible outcomes for many hours, Doctor Bass and local law enforcements solved the very elusive mystery. The news and the answers of the mystery case baffled and shocked everyone. It seems that the headless body was originally buried in the grave around two hundred years previous, during the time of the Civil War!
Propaganda is a means to persuade and guide societal thoughts and has been used for decades to influence the thoughts, opinions and behaviours of individual. Propaganda is often thought of as negative, controlling and carries a very negative rep, however, according to Baines and O’Shaughnessy (2014), propaganda is described as being simple and informative. Though they do state that this is not the case with all forms of propaganda, the intention of propaganda is to create a universal idea that people believe (p. 2). These messages are not based on truths; rather they are more concerned with presenting an argument that is one sided and influencing. Baines and O’Shaughnessy also offer that the means by which messages are conveyed is based on the category of propaganda (p. 3). For example, when the aim of the message is to create a more informed society, the propagandist message is filled with truth and rectification of untrue ideas, which is termed propaganda of enlightenment (p. 3). Contrastingly, when the intention is to create a feeling of despair, fear and support, propaganda of despair and atrocity is conveyed (p. 3). Propaganda of atrocity, as termed by Baines and O’Shaughnessy is when horrific images of an enemy’s behaviour are used as a means to gain support and sympathy from society towards those who have created the propaganda (p. 3).
Exactly 129 years ago, Richmond had the first electric streetcar system and was the envy of other cities across the globe. Nowadays, the public transportation system is confined to just 5% of the city and has fallen behind the standards of our time. (Campbell) The biggest issue for Richmond’s public transit is not being overcrowded like many other cities. Rather, the main issue is the lack of connection between the inner city and outer suburbs. Richmond should be allocating more of the current traffic budget toward improving public transportation through the bus system by adding more, further reaching bus routes.