Reasonover Case Studies

As examining the boy closely, an abundance of evidence was gathered. Stated in the article, “The boy was described as having blue eyes, fair complexion and medium to light brown crudely cut hair. His nails were noted as being neatly trimmed. He had deep bruises covering much of his body and face and experts speculate that due to the cold weather, the child may have been lying in that box between 2-3 days to 2 to 3 weeks”(“The Boy in the Box”). After realizing

Out of all homicide cases in the US, about one third of them end up unsolved. The unfortunate murder of 'The Boy In The Box' is no exception. The spine chilling case of 'The Boy In The Box' is about the devastating death of a little boy found in Philidelphia and no one knows who or what killed him. The mysterious death left many investigators baffled about who the boy was and how he died. Many people from different places developed their own theories to conclude his death, but like any other theories, there's always something that disproves them.

A case like this overwhelms many individuals when involving kids. It is one thing when a kid disappears and is later discovered some place dead, yet this Ramsey case was puzzling

“When you say parents faked their children’s death, people get very angry,” Kelly replies vaguely.

Throughout the film, the testimonies of the witnesses are considered to be facts by most of the jury despite the fact that the most concrete evidence the witnesses gave were based on their perception of the event. This raises the Theory of Knowledge questions of ‘whether we can trust our sense perception?’ and ‘is sense perception of a witness evidence enough to incriminate a person?’ In the film it is discovered that the testimonies have many ambiguities and that the witnesses may have based their testimonies on what they perceived. For example the old man assumes that the boy did murder his father because of his perception on the loud argument between them earlier that night. His expectations make sense of everything by concluding “because the father and son were fighting, it was most likely the son that did murder his father”. His interpretation of what occurred was given at the trial as a fact. Similarly as the women was unable to see properly without her glasses it is unlikely that she would have been able to witness the boy killing his father. However she was able to see the father being killed and perceived, based on the fact that the boy was arrested for murder, that he did commit the

The reporter stated Howard would whip her for eating or eating in the bedroom. Africa would text L.C. and say that Howard doesn't try to sit and talk to her. According to the reporter, he hasn't not examined Africa's body. It's unknown if she has marks and bruises. The reporter feels Africa is damaged mentally. She doesn't finish her sentences like he has her timid. She is scared like he has bullied her. A couple of months ago, Africa texted the reporter from her friend's phone. Howard stopped letting her call the reporter. Africa asked L.C. had he been working on getting a lawyer because Howard said he would have to have one if he wanted to get the child back. In her text, Africa was saying she was starting to regret it. She said she was tired of hiding her tears between them. She said everytime she asked could she talk to her father, Howard would make up excuses. She said Howard knows she want to stay with L.C. Howard said just because she calls him, it won't change anything. Africa said she wish she had listened to L.C. She wished she was with her mother than him. Africa was in the system when she was with her mother. L.C. ended up getting her out of the system. Africa said she feels like she is

Reporter stated the following: The alleged perpetrator is another child (Holton). Holton was not in a caretaker role.

It was on Friday morning on her way to school. Her dad was driving and her sister was sitting in the passenger seat. She was sitting in the backseat, driver side of the beige minivan. As they were crossing over a bus lane, with the right of way, a car was going full speed from the bus lane and didn’t even break and hit exactly where Kaely had been taking a nap before school. The driver was found to be intoxicated and he was driving home so he could go pick up his baby to take her to daycare. Kaely’s body was ejected from the car and into the street. They rushed her to the hospital but soon after had passed away.

PER REPORTER: The children’s foster parent contact her on 9/2/2015 and reported to her that sometime within the last 3 days the children were abuse at there daycare. Patricia Fox another DHS worker also was present at the time of the call. Per reporter she was told that Jayden was eating dirt and the daycare worker (Marlin) pulled him up by his face. Marlin told Talle (daycare worker) that Jayden is bad and he is nothing but an asshole. Per reporter Jayden has no marks or bruises on him. The reporter did say that Jayden may be a little Autistic, but can not be tested until age two. She said that Jayden is a very active child. Per reporter she was also told that when Ariel was trying to get off her mat the teacher began to yell at her.

PER REPORTER: Duane stated that he is concerned about his son’s well being while being the in Angela’s care. He admitted that both he and Angela are on drugs, but he stated that he has never done drugs around his son. He also stated that he is in the process of trying to get his self cleaned up so he can be a better father. He stated that every time he gets his son, he has a different scratch, scar, or bruise on him. He stated that Angela once admitted to him that she was not watching the child while he was in his high chair, and he fell out and almost broke his neck. Duane stated that when he son came to his house after the incident he was complaining about his head hurting. It is unknown if the child received medical attention due to falling.

Finally, it is very hard to be certain about something, but very easy to have doubt on any matter. This is especially true when dealing with somebody’s life. In the story right from the very beginning all of the jurors were certain this 16-year-old kid had committed

The deceased children were siblings who were 3 and 5 years old, according to CNN affiliate KSBW.

She stated that Caityne has Autism. She stated that Caityne stood at the door biting her finger nails something that she does when she is nervous. She also noticed that the two year old Baby boy had a cut on his chin, and he had a knife right beside where he was standing. Courtney was unaware of what was going on because she was passed out on the floor. Stephanie stated that she did not call the Police because her phone got wet due to the kitchen sink running over. Angela stated that the children have not had to seek medical attention due to the neglect that she knows of. She stated that the children do look healthy, and she believes that it is because Stephanie keeps them fed and cloth. Angela stated that she has called DHS before to tell them about the neglect, and they told Courtney who made the report. She stated that Courtney called her and she had words for her. Courtney told her that she was mad, and Angela told her that she is mandated to report. Angela stated that she has also reported to DHS that she has pictures of Caityne with bruises on her body but nothing was

“When she came in yesterday, yelling and slapping her grandson around, I felt sorry for the boy when she thought he knocked over the tissue boxes, even though, he kept saying he never touched them. I was angry at her now our life will be easier,” Andrew said, Gail and Sylvia stared at him

“ Well we were trying to go to the hospital to go see if our daughter was alive but why would you not stay for the interrogation?”