Ernie's Lunchroom Case Study

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We arrived on a Thursday afternoon on September 22, 2017, after hearing a shot inside Ernie’s lunchroom.Upon entering, We identified the body as a prominent racketeer named Fannin. He was found lying face down on his stomach. There were three sets of footprints on the floor (X, Y, and Z).The footprints were going into the different directions: one walking towards the kitchen, one walking behind the counter, and one walking towards the back of the lunchroom. There was also a right-hand imprint on the wall next to the mop and bucket.The imprint is in clear view. The cash register has just been rung up at $8.75. There were four customers named A, B, C, and D, are still laid out on the table. The checks of the four customers were found at …show more content…

The first evidence was that the shooter fired the gun with his left hand. The picture shows a hand with the thumb facing towards the left.The shooter could have been leaning against the wall with his left hand backward, or he could be left-handed. Since it wouldn’t be comfortable for the shooter to be leaning on hand that is flipped upside down, he must have shot with his left hand. We noticed that B, and D have their silverware and cups on the right side and that C is the only person with his silverware and cups on the left side. This indicates that he is the only left-handed person in the cafe. Also, We found out that customer B, C, and D knew each other.Because they paid for each other and they sat next to each other.Asa rule, people don’t pay for each other unless they know each other.Another evidence is that Footprints Y belong to Ernie as they started next to the mop and goes to the counter. As a rule, the owner or employee of a lunchroom is the one who is supposed to be cleaning and working at the counter Lastly, footprints X belongs to the murderer.Because Footprints X are walking out of the crime scene.As a rule, People who commit crimes tend to leave the crime scene.We can expect that after hearing the shot, Ernie and the other three clients fled with scurrying, leaving the cash register open, and individual A, going to begin eating his/her food, run into the kitchen. This can be upheld by looking at footprints "Y" and "Z" expecting they are Ernie's and client