Clodhoppers Lab

The popular television show, CSI: Crime Scene Investigations has been on the air for 12 years, and it has brought forth the behind-the-scenes actions of criminal investigations, even if its portrayals are not always scientifically accurate. This has caused an interest in the forensic sciences that has led most people to a skewed view of how a criminal investigation actually works. The reality of a criminal investigation is that it is generally more tedious and difficult than the theory of criminal investigation would have you believe. By examining the forensic and investigative procedures of the case of Pamela Foddrill, it is apparent that the theory of criminal investigation was not representative of the procedures concerning examination

Common sense suggests that if there is a right handprint on the wall, the shooter pulled the trigger with his left hand. Since C is left-handed, that means that they pulled the trigger. The final piece of evidence that points to C as the murderer is his silverware was on the left side of his platter. His coffee cup was also on the left side of his plate. Usually, if the silverware and cups are placed on the left hand side of the plate, it means that the diner is left handed. So this means that C is left-handed.WHO COMMITED THE LUNCHROOM MURDER?

By the window they also found a ladder, which they figured was the way the kidnapper came in and escaped through. The ladder had two sections, and one part of the two sections were broken or split off which seemed to have happened when the kidnapper escaped with the baby. It was a homemade extension ladder. 
In the investigation there wasn’t any fingerprint found, there weren’t any blood either.

The officers than began to search the home after finding that there was no drugs in the home and that they had the wrong home. The officers planted drugs in Kathryn basement while she is dying but stairs, after the shooting the same three officers met up at an unknown location to talk about what happen, so that they could all have one story. The paperwork from the investigations stated drugs was from in the home had been false. During the investigation the three officers admitted to lying when they submitted drugs they found in Kathryn home. The three officers was charged manslaughter and sentence to five, six, and ten years.

The blood looked like it was coming out of Ms. Garcia's head and there was a table lying by her head as well. There were some pills and a syringe lying by Ms. Garcia´s stomach area. Additionally, there were tennis shoes with footprints on them and some white powder was found at the crime scene as well. The team then analyzed all of the evidence to figure out Ms.Garcia's manner and cause of death. The analysis of each evidence took the team one step closer to finding out how exactly Ms. Garcia

The Louisiana State Police Crime Laboratory was developed to provide the highest quality of professional forensic services to the State of Louisiana. The commitment of the agency includes applying sound scientific principles in all analyses, being responsive to our customers, conducting our operations in a fair and objective manner, and being a leader in advancing forensic science. The mission of the laboratory is to assist all of the local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in Louisiana in the investigation of criminal activity (Office of Public Safety Services, 2015). The agency is also committed to providing accurate and timely scientific analysis of items of physical evidence and reporting the results of those analyses to appropriate entities in the criminal justice community.

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

Mrs.Van Bliven shares a balcony with Mr.Schmidt giving Mr.Schmidt an opportunity to look through the glass doors and observe Mrs.Van Blivens belongings. In photograph A, it is clear that the intruder could see through the doors to figure out where Mrs.Van Bliven’s valuables are. The balcony doors are made partially of glass, giving the intruder the perfect opportunity to smash in the window, unlock the door and proceed to enter the suite. Observing photograph A, the suite is found undisturbed, In photograph B the suite has been broken into from the balcony. The window on the balcony door had been smashed to enable the suspect to unlock the door. Mrs.Van Bliven had said, she locked the door so the intruder would have to break the glass to get into the room.

Bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA), known in the criminal justice field as blood splatter analysis, has been studied since the 1890s. Blood splatter, or bloodstain pattern constructional readings, is a technique that seeks to piece together the incident that caused an individual’s bleeding. Understanding blood splatter on a wall or various surfaces can be instrumental in formulating if a crime was committed and if the blood discovered at the crime scene can be used as evidence. The first documentation of blood splatter research occurred at the Institute for Forensic Medicine in Poland, by Dr. Eduard Piotrowski . During Dr. Piotrowski’s research and documentation period, where he used live bunnies to research blood splatter from head

Have you ever wondered how much a single blood splatter could impact a whole crime scene? In January 2004, Sachs and Jessica Snyder wrote an article titled, Blood is the Ink, Crime is the Story, which could be found in “Popular Science”. Blood spatter tells more of a story than most individuals know, including detectives and crime-scene analysis. A blood stained analysts, Paulette Sutton, informs those who do investigate crime how important a single blood stain is. An average everyday person could easily tell which direction the blood stain came from, and what height it had fallen from, nevertheless there is still more to the story.

We are here to present our evidence for The Case of the Murdered Mayor. We think that Matthew Maloy killed Mr. Robert Burlington. We looked at 5 things including blood type, hair analysis, fingerprints, tire impressions, and entomological evidence. We got 4 pieces of blood-covered evidence. The victim's blood, the victim's car, the cabin Robert was killed in, and the tire iron that killed Robert. All four of the pieces had B+ blood on them. The only suspects with B+ blood are Timothy Taylor and Matthew Maloy. Chris Cunningham had A-, Pam Preston had AB-, Timothy Taylor has B+, Vic Velto has AB+, Nicole Burlington has A-.

Blood is present at most crimes scenes involving any type of violence (Library). Blood presents investigators with further information to determine the sequence of events that may have taken place between the victim and the suspect. If there is any evidence collected from the scene, it should be properly packaged, labeled and sealed before it is sent to the lab for testing. In order for proper laboratory applications and court usage, there should be accurate labeling. Any item that has to be submitted to the laboratory should include the name or names of the suspects or victims, a description of the evidence of the package, the location the items were collected, and the investigator’s first and last name along with the date and time that

Mealybugs are small insects that belong to order Hemiptera and class Pseudococcidae, have 2000 species that belong to 300 genera. Mealy bugs are named because of their waxy material that cover female body. These soft-bodied insects feed by sucking plants and belong to largest scale insects family (Miller and Williams, 1997; Downie and Gullan, 2004). Mealybugs are sexually dimorphic, Males are winged and can fly easily while females are wingless and can’t complete metamorphosis. Males have two long pairs of white waxy tails. Male mouth parts are non-functional and live just for short time 2-4 days (Anonymous, 2008).

On September 22, 2014 at 1:30 our group found and documented a murder. A male victim was found dead on the ground with a piece of string around his neck, drops of blood around the chest, a bloody hand print on lower chest, and a bendable metal wire on the left hand of the victim. The body was 10.5 inches from the wall. Next to the body not to far from the laptop cart in the back of the classroom was pieces of paper scattered around in one area. Also two used cups were found on the laptop cart, and one cup had lipstick on it. We’ve also discovered shattered glass with blood 13 inches from the back door and 6 inches from the wall. Another piece of evidence is a telephone

What did the forensic scientist find on the ladder in the third case? What was the importance of what he found?