Cordon Case Study

A second Kenneth Cole suitcase was found on May 11 by a girl picking up litter on the Fisherman Island Bird sanctuary. Upon opening the suitcase, the girl saw a human shoulder and was overwhelmed by the smell of rotting flesh. Once again, Virginia Beach Homicide Detectives Dr. Gray and Beth Dunton arrived on scene. The suitcase was photographed then the body parts taken for an autopsy. Inside this suitcase Dr. Wendy Gunther found the head, torso and arms of a white male inside black plastic trash bags just like the first suitcase. The man had been shot three times: once in the head, once in the back and once in the abdomen. These gunshot wounds were designated as the cause of death. Gunther also documented that the victim’s head was covered by a bloodstained blanket that read “property of HCSC.” While performing the autopsy, Dr. Gunther found a bullet in the waist area that he saved to be tested for ballistics at a later date (Glatt, 2008).

The mystery behind child beauty queen Jonbenet Ramseys murder can be summed up into two theories connecting her parents to the crime or one of Johns coworkers. The investigation into the murder of Jonbenet Ramsey was marred from the outset by such police errors as allowing Ramsey family and friends to contaminate the crime scene before securing the area, allowing her father to search the house unaccompanied by police, and letting family members remove items from the home before the investigation was completed. This case highlights the need for proper crime scene management (Katz 1).

Which means that they weren’t very careful, and or didn’t know what they were doing. I say this because whoever the perpetrator is was not very careful of what he was doing or leaving behind. For example, “The uniform officers discovered a cell phone and set of keys in some deep grass about 10 yards from the body.  The keys have trace blood and a strand of black hairs clinging to them.” It seems like they were in rush to dump the body and leave or were afraid and wants to rush off the scene. Despite whatever the case maybe I believe there were two perpetrators because there is no sign of struggle or dragging of the victim which mean she was carried and placed. The two sets of footprint also give me a general state of mind that my theory might be right. The killer had his fun play before killing the victim, I believe that there was some type of assault. The gun shot had partially blackened residue which leads me to believe that it was a close-range gunshot

Investigator Sam Reilly will also be called to testify, in that he was the first investigator on the scene. Shortly after the murder, Officer Reilly went to the defendant’s home at 2435 Damen Street, apt #2B and forced down Mr. John Hudsons’ and Dale Buckner’s door. While at the apartment, Officer Reilly Recovered a .38 revolver (matching the gun from the crime scene), a black leather jacket, and a newly registered Black Cadillac Sedan; which matched the description of the getaway car. Due to officer Reilly’s work, pertinent details of the defendant’s background and belongings have been brought to trial and will help us prove that the defendants did, beyond a reasonable doubt murder, and assist in murdering Mrs. Sara Lazar. Upon arrest, the defendant’s both refused to make a statement concerning the killing of Mrs. Lazar.

Upon arrival and after all parties were detained and searched for weapons Sergeant Kincaid and I were advised by the victim in this case, Thomas Fitzgerald that the suspect, Duane Fisher had pointed a pistol at him and his daughter, Marrissa Rohrbach and had laid the firearm down on a piece of farm equipment prior to our arrival. At this time I was able to locate a loaded Browning Target Shooting Pistol inside a holster on top of a tractor attachment approximately

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.

Tashanna N Garcia is currently enrolled in the Masters of Criminal Justice, with a concentration in Forensic Science, program at Saint Leo University. Tashanna comes from a military background where she served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. Her military training was essential to her transition into law enforcement, where she spent the last ten years working for two police departments as a patrol officer and then for the Alabama Department of Public Safety as a Traffic Homicide Investigator for the State Troopers. Tashanna hopes to return to the law enforcement field in an administrative capacity and has a passion for forensic disciplines. Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Tashanna N Garcia,

This is an attempt to unravel the tangle by an objective and empirical examination of information from crime scene and post mortem examination of the victims. Pre-digested information such as speculative newspaper reports, and statements from witnesses other than those called in a professional capacity have been avoided since theirs is largely subjective testimony that confounds more than it informs.

Gary Tallman approached me and advised that the person was deceased. He stated time of death was 5:22 P.M. I asked Capt. Tallman where the weapon was at. Capt. Tallman stated Fireman Darin Groom secured the weapon then handed it to him. Capt. Tallman stated he put the gun in the fire truck. I went to the fire truck and retrieved the gun. The gun is a Glock model 17C 9mm. I took the gun and magazine with 12 live rounds and placed them into an evidence bag. I secured the gun and ammunition in my trunk. The Glock pistol will be placed into property. I spoke to Fireman Groom who secured the Glock. Fireman Groom stated when he arrived on scene the deceased person was laying face up. Fireman Groom stated the gun was laying near the deceased's left hand. Fireman Groom stated the barrel of the gun was pointed toward the deceased's hand. Fireman Groom stated (1) spent shell casing was laying on the ground a few feet from the deceased. Fireman Groom stated for safety reason's he picked up the glock, removed the magazine, slid the slide back ejecting (1) live round. Fireman Groom stated after securing the weapon he handed the gun to Capt. Tallman. Capt. Tallman showed me the spent casing on the ground. A fireman stood over the casing so that it was not kicked. Photographs of the spent casing were taken. I took the spent casing and put it into a evidence bag and secured it in my trunk. The spent casing will be placed into

After further investigation, there were remains enclosed in plastic bags with cinder blocks as weights which were dumped into Lake Shelbyville, which were discovered by a couple fishing. These remains were tested with Karyn Slover’s dental records and indeed these were her remains. Both suspects David Swann and Michael Slover Jr. had alibis, and seemed like the most obvious suspects. Ramsland states that Swann’s alibi was confirmed after showing up on a security camera by an ATM, yet Michael Slover Jr. had no confirmation and was seen being rough with Karyn. A couple years later, in 1998, Police spotted a break of concrete in Michael Slover Sr.’s used car lot named Miracle Motors. A forensic geologist was then brought into the case to see if part of the concrete missing matched the concrete in the plastic bags with Karyn’s remains. The concrete in the bags and in the car that Karyn was driving before she disappeared both matched the concrete missing from Michael Slover Sr.’s lot. Also, the author comments how some cloth found in the lot concrete links to the clothes that Karyn was wearing when she was murdered. This helped police get a search warrant into the Slover’s household, where they discovered one firearm was missing, a .22 caliber handgun like one that was used in the

Fifty two year old police Lt. Charles Joe Gliniewicz was found dead in fox lake the officer was shot two times once in the back of his neck and another in the stomach which he had a bulletproof vest over. Investigators who have been only been working on this case for a week have already found video of three suspects two white and one black. The police are still looking for them as the suspects in question where who Lt Joe Gliniewicz was pursuing before being shot and killed. Authorities involved have investigated over 185 leads and had 50 of those individuals tested for the DNA that was found at the crime seen. And are working hard to find out who’s DNA was found at the seen. The case of gliniewicz ‘s death continues there is an internal

Upon D/CPL. Case’s arrival at the crime scene there is no documentation in the crime report that he had contact with the first responder, PFC Malcolm. The first responder should brief the primary investigator as it is the only opportunity for the next in command to obtain initial aspects of the crime scene prior to subsequent information (Technical Working Group on Crime Scene Investigation, 2000). Conversing with first responders is vital to providing information to substantiate investigative considerations and is a priority in any properly sanctioned investigative plan (Technical Working Group on Crime Scene Investigation, 2000). Prior to D/CPL. Case’s arrival, key pieces of evidence had already been collected despite the mild and clear weather conditions; the victim’s jacket and two neoprene skullcaps that had been tied together. D/CPL. Case was not able to conduct a walk-through of the crime scene with the individuals responsible for processing the scene because in the one hour and fifteen minutes it took D/CPL Case to

Several minutes after the shooting, a local police officer discovered a Remington 30-06 rifle along with a wealth of physical evidence, as follows: an overnight bag containing assorted toiletries, two unopened cans of beer, a portable radio with the number “00416” scratched on its side, (later discovered to be James Earl Ray’s inmate number while a prisoner at Missouri State Penitentiary), a pair of pliers with “Romage Hardware” stamped on the handle, a Memphis newspaper dated April 4, 1968, a brown paper bag on which “Homestead” was printed and men’s underwear. Also found was a cardboard box that contained Bushnell binoculars and a paper bag and receipt from York Arms Company dated April 4, 1968, along with cartridge and some ammunition.

On April 05, 2016 at approximately 1518 hours, I was dispatch to 2004 Pine Street in reference to a death investigation. Upon my arrival, I met with Detective Campbell who was the lead Investigator at the scene. Detective Campbell stated that the victim neighbors reported a strong smell coming from the victim’s (Cortiz Lazarz) residence. The neighbors called 911 and Officer Volk was the first responded officer on scene. Defective Campbell and officer Volk stated that the victim located on the living room floor, fazing the south from the residence. Detective Campbell requested I process the scene for evidence and documentation.