studied. SS Van Dine’s rules were used or subverted in many different ways between the two texts. The first is a written text called Missing Marcy. This subverted many of the rules, which was often done for a reason. The second text is a film called Murder on the Orient Express. This broke only a few rules, as they added to the motive. These two texts are vastly different and can be seen as nearly polar opposites. This means that they both use Van Dine’s rules in a rather diverse way. In the written
this report, the murder of Rachel Nickell is analysed. The researcher of the report viewed the four-part video of the documentary made on Rachel’s murder. Rachel Nickell was sexually assaulted and brutally murdered on 15 July, 1992 on Wimbledon Common, south-west London. The murder investigation turned out to be a highly publicised and controversial investigation. It will not be wrong to say that the metropolitan police and other officials involved in the investigation of the murder made a mess of
said. Kato also couldn't tell where O.J. was during the time of the murders. The way Kato gave his testimony frustrated Attorney Marcia Clark. Later Clark made Kato a hostile witness which let her ask questions saved for cross- examination. Detective Mark Fuhrman gave a testimony about the police investigation. He was the one who found the bloody glove at the crime scene that was later used to try to link O.J. to the murders. Fuhrman used his 5th amendment right to protect himself when being
about was awaiting the verdict. They had to sit around and watch him run from the police during a speed chase on TV, and they had to pray he wasn’t guilty. Lastly, I think the entire population of America at the time were huge key publics. Although the case didn’t necessarily involve them in anyway, they helped make the trial as huge as it was. If people weren’t constantly watching the trial on TV or were concerned about it at all, it would not have been as big of a deal. They were the key to the popularity
The OJ Simpson Murder Trial and the Criminal Justice System A crime being committed is the first event to initiate our criminal justice system. On June 12th 1994 a double murder was reported at the residence of Nicole Brown Simpson the ex-wife of the then beloved Orenthal James (OJ) Simpson. It was discovered that Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman had been brutally murdered and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) began their investigation, this being the second step in our criminal
Investigation Techniques of A Homicide The O. J. Simpson double murder trial is perhaps the most publicized case this decade. However, before the police can arrest Simpson and prosecute him, they must investigate. The investigation techniques LAPD used are used all over the world. CRIME SCENE Patrol officers received a disturbance call at Nicole Simpson's residence. They arrived on scene and discovered two bodies. They looked around to
most recognizable cases in American History. It went on for 9 months. At 12:10 am on June 13, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman were found murdered right outside of Bundy drive condo in Brentwood. Evidence found in the scene led the Police to suspect that O.J. Simpson was the murderer. Although the prosecution pointed to the evidence of the case Simpson lawyers argued that the police bungle the investigation and planted evidence. An examination of the case is that one of the
issues, from racism to sexism, to religious bigotry, and police brutality, to name a few. In 1994 a very high-profile case was introduced to the American public, as former NFL star Orenthal
This paper conducts research on Orenthal James ‘O.J.’ Simpson’s 1994 murder trial of his ex-wife Nicole Simpson-Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman, in which Simpson was acquitted.This trial is one of the most televised court cases in history. Once a well-rounded guy, Simpson born in San Francisco, had a successful college football career at USC, winning the Heisman Trophy. Simpson then went onto the NFL playing for the Buffalo Bills as a star running back. The O.J. Simpson trial was majorly sensationalized
jurors and many cases are not even tried in court due to lack of DNA evidence. Over the past 32 years that DNA identification has been implemented, many mistakes have been made in the collecting and handling processes of this delicate evidence. One of the most publicized cases in which the forensic protocols were completely lacking or even disregarded was the double homicide of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman in which Orenthal J. Simpson was tried and acquitted. The OJ Simpson case became a what-not-to-do