The Disappearance And Murder Of Tim Bosma

On July 12, 2005, Liana White, wife and mother, disappeared in northern Edmonton. At 5:45 am that morning a woman called to report an abandoned car, left open with personal effects, including Mrs. White’s licence, scattered around it (Edmonton Journal, 2007, para. 2, 4). The next day her husband, Michael White, made a public plea for his wife’s return as they continued searching for her whereabouts (Harding & Shaw, 2005, Timeline of Events, para. 3). By July 14, Michael had become a suspect and the police were all too happy when he decided to lead a search party of his own, in the hopes that, if Michael was in fact the reason for Mrs. White’s disappearance, he would lead them right to her (Edmonton Journal, 2007, A Turning Point., para. 14).

In the book In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, the Clutter family is murdered with apparently no motive and the killers leave almost no evidence. In order to figure out who the killers are, the KBI, or Kansas Bureau of Investigations, follows an order of operations. First, they look for physical evidence at the scene of the crime; then they talk to people who knew the Clutters and/or lived near them at the time of the murders; next, they take tips called in by various citizens; and finally, they systematically track down and interview anyone who had ever been employed by the Clutter family. By doing all these things, the KBI tracked down the killers and apprehended them in the end.

After my transfer to the Forensic Identification unit (FIU) in 2015, I completed a comprehensive file review of the previous year FIU files to ensure all files were complete and done in accordance with best practice. I reviewed case outcomes to determine if FIU members were allocating time and resources effective and I discovered numerous cases where suspects were identified but no follow up being conducted by the lead investigator. I examined potential causes and found many files were concluded and/or closed prior to FIU completing work. I followed up and contacted each lead investigator, sergeant or district staff sergeant to advise of the required file work and worked collaboratively with FIU personnel to ensure files were properly

“A Brother’s Murders” was about Brent Staples had a brother name, Blake he was 22 years old. Brent brother was murdered February 1984; Blake killer was 24 years old. Blake killer got out of the car and shot Blake six times then fled. Blake and the killer were inseparable friends. The argument was about a girl. It had escalated from posturing, to threat’s, to violence, to murder. They both were living in a situation, death could have come from anywhere. Blake and Brent grew up in Chester, Pennsylvania, a very poor and bad environment. Brent has lost a lot of friends and family members. Brent went to college, he also was in the marines and in the army. Brent was an instructor and became a journalist. Brent, said he has not been to

On September 1, 2015 in Fox Lake, Illinois, Lieutenant Charles Joseph Gliniewicz a “30-year police veteran” (Antlfinger, 2015) of the Lake Fox Police Department was shot and killed by three suspects. According to Deputy Chris Covelli of the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, Tuesday morning, “around 7:50 a.m., the officer radioed he was pursuing three suspects, after looking into their “suspicious activity””(“ Manhunt In Fox Lake After Police Officer Shot And Killed", 2015). Lt. Gliniewicz had spotted the three suspects on his “way to work along a roadway with nothing around but open fields and abandoned-looking businesses” (Antlfinger, 2015). Lt. Gliniewicz “told dispatchers the men ran into a swampy area, and he requested a second unit”

Announced a review of FBI cases to see if the technicians misrepresented lab reports and testimonies that might have led to wrongful convictions. Justice Department says that they knew about the mistakes that they didn’t tell attorney because they knew that was going to cause an issue. “For these conclusions based on facts, but the sad truth is, those conclusions can be nudged”. Flaws in the forensic world happen a lot, but it never seems to be on purpose. Something else dealing with the flaws in forensic science would be mixing up someone’s body parts or bodily fluids.Work might have led to the convictions of potentially innocent people. In this article says,”The DOJ will scour at least 21,000 cases conducted by the FBI Laboratory's hair and

Hollywood holds a notorious reputation for exaggerating scenes of criminal investigation with the intention to evoke drama for the viewer (Saferstein, 2015, p. 5). From the identification of evidence, to the handling etiquette of crime scenes – the exaggeration of various criminal investigation procedures has lead to the formation of an idealized image of forensic analysis (FA) in the public eye. It is an image that is arguably emotionally stimulating, but nonetheless, heavily inaccurate. Amongst all of the various fields of FA, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (BPA) is arguably one of the most inaccurately portrayed types of FA in Hollywood films. This includes the duration of the process, the measuring methods of patterns, the classification

The Prosecution built their case on 2 key facts. One being Fingerprint evidence from and around the scene and the second being that James Earl Ray admitted that he was guilty. There is an Admission of Guilt Agreement in law. By definition This procedure entails a radical change of a criminal trial. By simplifying the prosecution and by shortening the length of the trial. (Connor, Goldschmidt& Mccaughey, 2014). By doing this they were able to save human and financial resources. The agreement can only be conducted in regards to those crimes for which the law regulates the punishment of a fine or imprisonment of up to 7 years and only when, by considering the evidence. It is clear that there is sufficient information regarding the existence of

The case involving Jack the Ripper clearly shows both the potential as well as the limitations of forensic science (Owen, 2009). Forensic science with any case can shed a light that without it could not be seen. In the case involving Jack the Ripper, his gruesome acts, caused a revolution within law enforcement by developing new tactics and techniques to find an unknown suspect (Cozart, 2013). This case not only awakened London’s community to the demonic and sadistic capabilities of an individual, but it allowed the police to learn how to approach the crimes in a way that can lead them to the perpetrator.

This shows how important to improve the forensics is on law enforcement. Did all those cases receive the justice they deserve?

They found fibers on the body of the victims and they matched them in the suspects vacuum cleaner that was in the suspects apartment he was found guilty.

Since the Victorian era, crimes have been solved using confessions or eyewitness accounts. Those tactics are still used today, but as technology continues to develop more and more, law enforcement and criminal investigators have started to rely more on forensic evidence to solve today’s crimes. In the article “Forensic Science: Evidence, Clues, and Investigations,” by Andrea Campbell, the author discusses the reliability and importance of forensic evidence. By today’s standards, forensic evidence is the most important evidence to present at a trial.

I am an executive police inspector for the Seattle PD. Seven years ago I was investigating a series of gruesome murders that occurred in the city and its surrounding suburbs. I remember my first encounter with the case, it was mid-December and I had just returned from my “vacation” in North Korea. The second my plane landed, I saw I had 24,000 missed messages, too much for one man to deal with.

Work in pairs. Continue the story using at least six words from the vocabulary box. When you’ve finished, read your story to the class. Remember to use the past tense.

In recent decades, there has been wide controversy over forensic science in criminal justice and it’s credibility. Criminal justice system relies on forensic evidence, which includes bite-mark and hair analysis, to convict criminals. People began questioning the legitimacy when the FBI admitted to the flaws in hair analysis in hundreds of cases that occurred over decades before the 2000s. Not only those cases but many others in which the evidence was not scientific legitimate. According to The National Registry of Exonerations, more than 2,000 people have been exonerated in recent decades. More than 400 of those, were because of misleading or flawed evidence. This all has proven that these methods used for hundreds and thousands of years need to be fixed and changed. In the state of Texas for example, they have a reorganized commission that is working to improve forensic science within the state. The issue is also the prosecutors and many in the criminal justice system. They defend these methods because of its long-standing practice. Which has already proven, that it is not credible in proving someone’s innocence and it has cost many of people’s lives.