Forensic Cases : The Man Dog Collar, The Scarf, And Twine

Recently a guy Named Ronald Lee Moore, who is now dead, had been linked to the death of a 17 girl that was strangled. Deirdre says, “ What makes more sense? That little seventeen- year old, never been in trouble with the law Adnan killed someone or that Ronald Lee Moore, rapist and murderer who got out of prison thirteen days before Hae disappeared, that he killed someone?” (Koenig, “What We Know”). It could have been that man, because he killed one girl already. What would be stopping him from killing another? When the investigators went to Leakin Park they found a few items. The condom wrapper, shell casings, rope, and liquor bottle found in the park near the burial site were never tested for DNA (Koenig, “ Leakin Park”). With the DNA evidence actually being tested, they could effortlessly tell who may have been involved or not, because you can’t just acquire another person’s DNA without them touching the object. Another point that needs to be brought to the table is that it could have been Mr. S. that found the body. He says he pulled off because he had to pee from the 22-ounce Budweiser he was drinking (Koenig, “Leakin Park”) For one, who pulls off and goes to the bathroom in a park known for burying dead bodies? In addition, it takes a pretty shady person to drink alcohol before arriving back to work. Also, what would be the chances of him walking to the

On the 21st of June, 1981, Wayne Williams was taken into custody, on the 27th of February, 1982, The court found Williams guilty of the murders of both Cater along with another man, 21-year-old, Jimmy Ray Payne. Matching fibers, which was enough physical evidence, to convict Williams of double murder. Williams had an alibi that had a weak story, plus the failure of multiple polygraph tests. Investigators believed that Williams was connected with the child murders based on DNA sequencing with hairs from the bodies of the victims which matched hair from Williams at a .98 percent surety(Bio, 2017). The 2 percent of doubt was sufficient enough in the ceasing of any further convictions. Thirty years later, just to test the consistency of DNA, during the trial, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the FBI, because there were some dog hairs located on the bodies of some of the missing boys. With the use of a microscope, some of the hairs on the body of 11-year-old Patrick Baltazar was found belonging to Williams, but the evidence was not concrete enough. Two hairs that were human was located inside of the boy’s shirt. The judge made the decision of having the hairs sent over to Quantico, Virginia to the DNA laboratory to undergo testing. Wayne denied not

When Wayne Williams was trialed for the death of two victims, DNA testing was not a reliable source in courtrooms as evident (Polk, 2015). A conviction could have been rendered without the fiber evidence in this case. The prosecution had a strong case in providing the evidence from the DNA of the hair obtained from the crime scene. On February 13, 1981, when Patrick Baltazar's body was found dumped down a wooded slope behind an office park (Polk, 2015). A forensic scientist discovered two human scalp hairs inside Baltazar's shirt. The DNA sample was tested under a microscope by both the FBI and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Polk, 2015). The hair sample was consistent with Wayne William's DNA. This placed William at the scene of the crime. The

Unfortunately, this did not deliver any further clues (Crime Investigation, 2015). There were numerous reports of potential sightings of Tiernan, which police investigated, but to no avail (Crime Investigation, 2015). Complicating the police search was the fact that the area in which Leanne Tiernan had disappeared consisted of vastly varying terrain (Crime Investigation, 2015). Police conducted an extensive house to house investigation and the search eventually grew enormous, involving uniformed officers, operational support, the dog section, the mounted section, underwater search and air support (Crime Investigation, 2015). Disappointedly, no indication of Leanne Tiernan was found (Crime Investigation, 2015). Nine months after she disappeared, on Monday, 20th of August 2001, a man out walking his dog in Lindley Woods, stumbled across Leanne Tiernan’s body, near Otley on the border of North and West Yorkshire, 16 miles from her house and several miles from the scene of the crime (Elvidge, 2016). She was wrapped in a floral duvet cover and buried in a shallow

Based on the information I have gathered from my resources my views on this case are simple. Mrs Chamberlain was not guilty of murder and they did not give her a fair trial. In the information I collected they say that Azaria’s body was never found; if her body was never found then how can you determine who or what killed her. Then there is the fact that there were five different families camping at the same spot with the Chamberlains, so if they were going to kill their baby wouldn’t they do it in a quite area where people would not be around. Also many people witnessed that night, so what doubts were put into the minds of the jury that made them think Mrs Chamberlain was guilty

In the year 2010, 26-year-old Kenzie Houk was found murdered in her bed. Kenzie was shot in her head. Kenzie was also eight months pregnant when she was murdered (nydailynews.com). The person who found the body was her 4-year-old daughter. When the police officers arrived at the scene, they searched to see if anybody broke into the house. The police officers were unable to find any force entry. The police officers even thought it was a possibility that Kenzie ex-boyfriend could of committed the murder, but they were unable to connect him to the murder. Eventually, the police officers found out that the murderer was none other then the 11-year-old Jordan Anthony Brown.

The fiber and hair evidence collected from the bodies of the murder victims resulted in the conviction of Wayne Williams in 1982 (CNN, 2010). Investigations located green carpet fibers that displayed a specific pattern, red carpet fibers, yellow fibers, dog hair, as well as human hair on the different bodies from 1979 until 1981. This collection of evidence was compared to the carpet fibers from the home where Wayne Williams lived as well as the vehicle he drove. A sample of hair was also taken from his dog and compared to those found on the bodies. A yellow blanket was found under the bed of Wayne Williams, a sample of those fibers was also taken.

Wayne Williams was suspected of murdering more than twenty young, African-American youths in Atlanta, Georgia from 1979-1981. During an eight week trial, fiber evidence played a very big role in the case against Wayne Williams in 1981. The District Attorney’s office in Fulton County Georgia used fiber debris that was found on the bodies of the deceased and traced them back to Wayne Williams; the debris came from belongings of Williams’ daily surroundings (automobile and home). During the trial, fiber evidence was used against Williams in connection with twelve of the victims and out of those twelve, hair and fiber evidence matched those of eleven victims (Saferstein, 2011).

The Birmingham paper of Wednesday morning, December 5, contained headlines that would have been enough to capture anyone’s attention. On December 4, the body of a nicely-dressed girl around the age of eight or nine years old was found floating in the lake in the Birmingham suburbs known as East Lake. Her body was found by two teenage boys by the names of John Keith and Ben Cluberson who were innocently playing in a boat. The Jefferson County Coroner conducted an initial exam and determined that the cause of her death to be murder. Unable to identify the little girl, they placed her body for viewing in hopes someone would recognize her. Just a few days later, the local butchers identified her as being May Hawes, the oldest daughter of Richard and Emma Hawes.

In the Kathy Reich’s novel, Deja Dead, a Forensic Anthropologist, named Dr. Temperance Brennan, recently moved to the Canadian province of Quebec to escape her divorce. There, Dr. Brennan works for the “Laboratoire de Medecine Legale”, a coroner’s office in the city of Montreal. The novel begins when Dr. Brennan is called to investigate bones found by two Quebec water workers at an abandoned monastery. At the scene, Dr. Brennan discovers the meticulously mutilated and dismembered remains of a female stashed in a series of trash bags. As the novel progresses, Dr. Brennan begins to notice a pattern amongst the remains brought to her lab: all victims were female, most dismembered with similar methods of disposal and evidence of mutilation.

The various fiber evidence in this case was deemed essential and “the strongest scientific link in this case” (Nickell 2 of 2). There were over 28 fiber types involved in this case that linked to Williams, and of these 28, 14 were from a rug or carpet (Deadman 13 of 14). These fibers were associated with “a bedroom carpet in Wayne Williams’ home, his bedspread, a yellow blanket found under that bed, a leather jacket hanging in Wayne’s closet, a gray glove in his station wagon…” (Plummer 2 of 3). Dog hairs, which were traced to Williams’s German Shepard Sheba, were also found; as well as scalp hairs that linked Williams to one of the victims, Patrick Baltazar. The scalp hairs were 98% similar to Wayne Williams, and the DNA sequence of the dog hairs could only be found in 1 out of 100 dogs. The combination of the hair, and fibers at the same location strengthened the case against Williams. A multitude of “yellow green nylon fibers and some violet acetate fibers” were located on the bodies and clothing of the victims (Deadman 2 of 14). Fibers from 12 bodies

There were no fingerprints found, but fiber evidence and biological evidence were collected at the scene. The reported time of death was 10:00pm Sunday night. We conducted a series of experiments to find the guilty suspect. There was a total of five suspects. Suspect one is Brandy Smith, John’s current girlfriend, she did have a strong motive to kill John; He had gone out with his ex and Brandy was very mad.

A segment of the Forensic Science in the Criminal equity organization that the vast majority acquainted with these days, however, few individuals know how this particular science came to be. Overall, legal science is intended to utilize experimental standards to clarify obscure parts of a wrongdoing. Through the utilization of uncommon tests and lab gear that permits researchers to recognize decisively different parts of a bit of confirmation in an illegal behavior. On the off chance that you occupied with finding out about how this procedure came to fruition, you have to peruse the recorded data underneath. Here is a brief history

Many agencies use various databases to find information on crimes and suspects. They are criticle in forensic investigations. Three major ones are NIBIN, IAFIS, and CODIS.

Have you ever wondered how murderers were caught before modern forensics was introduced? The documentary Instruments of Murder: Catching History’s Criminals- The Forensics Story by BBC, reveals different methods that were introduced over the years in order to find murderers. This video was made in November 2015, and goes over murders as far back as 1235. Gabriel Weston, a surgeon and writer, explores the ways that people were able to find a murderer, all based off of the murder weapon. From flies drawn to blood, to proving previous ideas of arson wrong, she discovers the ways that forensic science has developed over time.