Max Powers's Murder: Faking His Own Murder

Faking His Own Murder Why would someone feel the need to fake their own murder? Max Powers was found murdered at his home at 3:00pm. There was no blood found on the scene and lab testing reflects that the coke he was drinking was tainted with. He had recently received 12 million dollars and all of the friends that were at his house were also in his will. Because of his motives, discrepancies in the suspects’ testimonies, and incriminating physical evidence, it is clear that Max Powers is Max Powers’s murderer.

After intensely examining all of the evidence it is concluded that Max had multiple motives to fake his death. Max grew up in a wealthy home and was spoiled all of his life. It is stated that Max recently, “Inherited a considerable

Katherine Chandler was Max’s girlfriend and was working so she couldn’t attend his party. It is stated that she, “Saw Max at a bus stop after the murder”(Case Report). Consequently this suggests that Max is still alive and was never really murdered. Similarly Max’s own testimony is the biggest piece of evidence that reflects hemay not be dead. In the Case Report it is stated that, “His body went missing on its way to the morgue”(Case Report). This suggests that there is no physical proof that Max is dead. Therefore it is concluded that the testimonies taken help prove that Max faked his own

Testing was done on the water that was in the ice cube tray at the crime scene. Looking at the forensic report the testing results showed that the water was different from the tap water and had a pH balance of 9. Max would have had to be the person to fill the ice cube tray because the water would not have been able to freeze into cubes if one of his guests had done it. It is estimated that it takes around 3-4 hours for water to freeze in a freezer but can take even longer. The person would have had to put the tray in the freezer at 10:00am at least and Max would have been alone in the home. In addition lab testing was done on the sodas Ray and Max were drinking. Ray’s had a pH of 5 while Max’s had a pH of 9. Ray also stated that he, “Saw Max alone and joined him”(Case Report). Ray could not have poisoned Max because Max would have seen him do it. Furthermore Max was already outside with the cokes and is the only one that could have poisoned the cokes without being seen. Finally Max is also the only person not accountable between 2:45-2:55pm. Ray stated that he, “Went to the bathroom at 2:45 and took 10 minutes”(Case Report). He had 10 minutes all alone on the porch right before 3:00 when everyone came to the crime scene. There are multiple pieces of evidence that prove that Max Powers faked his own