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A woman discovered the bodies of 2 young black men concealed in the vegetation alongside a road in 1979. These murders were the beginning of “Atlanta Child Murders”, which would total, nearly 20 young black males by 1981. These black young men had been strangled or suffocated (Trace evidence Wayne Williams (n.d.). The police had no witnesses only and relied on the forensic evidence of fibers found on the bodies and clothing of the victims.
On December 23, 1981, Thomas Sophonow, a Canadian man, was wrongfully accused of murder. 16 year old Barbara Stoppel was ruthlessly killed at the washroom of her workplace. Unfortunately, eyewitnesses mistakenly chose Mr. Sophonow as being the murderer. Eye witnesses stated that a man, whose appearance was very similar to that of Thomas Sophonow, locked the door and made his way to the back of the shop where he was presumed to have strangled Barbara Stoppel to death. Furthermore, while Thomas Sophonow was in custody, he showed an undercover officer a door locking technique.
If you look at the Gel Electrophoresis activity Anna Garcia’s pattern is the closest to the pattern of the crime scene. An inconsistency found in the whole scenario is the syringes. They did not relate to anything that had to do with the
Before the sun had broken on June 6th, 1996 Darlie Routier (26) of Rowlett Texas was pleading with the dispatch operator for immediate help. In this almost 6 minute long call (in which the police get there in 3 minutes and about 45 seconds in) Mrs. Routier seems to be in complete shock, as she begs the operator to quickly send police. However, in between brief periods of hysterical breathing and unintelligible sobs she soberly remarks how she picked up the suspected murder weapon and this could have tainted any fingerprints that were there before. It was her attitude that landed her in the media’s glare, however it was the evidence in this case, all circumstantial, that landed her on Texas’s Death Row. In this paper I aim to highlight and elaborate
Name of the case: Case of James Anagnos Victim: James Anagnos Suspects:Frank wright Link between the hair and case: After being stabbed twenty times, and being hit in the head four times, the victim Mr. Anagnos was found dead with hair in his hand, thought to be from the suspect. In 2010 the hair sample was sent to a private lab in Texas to be examined, and this led to the hair being identified as the hair of Frank wright who was the murderer. Case Name: Case of John Joubert Victims: Danny Joe Eberle Suspects: John Joubert Hair Link: The fibers of the rope used to bind the victim was a rare type of rope and one that the suspect had, as well as hair from the boy that was bound in rope in his car. Name of the case: Evonitz Vs.
Photography, measurements, and reconstruction of bloodstain all complete. I then took samples of the blood for DNA analysis. It was determined later that the blood was Jessica’s bloodstains and the semen belonged to sex offender Couey due to the sexual assault he committed to 9yr.old Jessica. Trace evidence: Jessica’s left thumb and Couey’s two index fingers were stamped on an old pizza box discovered in Couey’s bedroom closet. A glass table in the bedroom produced more matches.
Just a few days ago Robert “Bob” Sheldon, 18, was pronounced dead at the local park fountain in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The police investigated the crime scene and concluded the cause of death was stab wounds in the abdomen. We can determine Bob and his friend David attempted murder on Ponyboy Curtis, 14, and Johnny Cade, 16. Ponyboy and Johnny have now been confirmed suspects in the case.
The Murder of the Hollywood Starlet A young hollywood starlet was brutally murdered in 1947 with no killer identified to this day. This is real case that still puzzles investigators today. The woman in question was named Elizabeth Short, but is more widely known as the “Black Dahlia.” She was given this nickname by the press because of the sheer, black clothing she tended to wear (“The Black Dahlia Murder - Read All about it in FBI Records.”).
A young waitress who aspired to become a Hollywood star was found brutally murdered in Los Angeles, California, near the University of Southern California Medical School. She was cut clean in half at the waist and left naked on the sidewalk. She was found by a mom and her daughter, who thought she was a mannequin but were horribly terrified after they found out the truth. Although she was cut in half and on the sidewalk, there was no blood at the scene of the crime, as well as no evidence of who did it. Despite the fact that there are murderers who are known for cutting people in half, they do not have the skill to do it, as well as whoever murdered the woman on the sidewalk.
Introduction In this paper, I will discuss the key facts and critical issues presented in the Wayne Williams case. Dissuccion In 1979, a travesty began unfolding in Atlanta, Georgia when young black males began disappearing then turning up dead some time later (CNN, 2010). The trail was cold as investigators continued to receive reports from families around the city.
Wayne Williams Essay Hair and fibers seem like tiny useless objects,but they have a huge impact when it comes to forensic investigations. Hair strands and fibers hold more information than we can see. For example hair can tell where you have been,what you have eaten, and what race you are. Also DNA can be pulled from strands of hair.
Crimes are often glorified by being made into movies or books, but one in particular is the Black Dahlia Murder. On January 15, 1947, aspiring actress Elizabeth Short’s body was found in Leimert Park. The media popularized her death-inspiring novels and movies based on her murder. Dr. George Hodel committed the Black Dahlia murder because his son confirmed it, the body was cut surgically, and similar crimes were committed nearby. Steve Hodel, George Hodel's son, says his father killed Elizabeth Short.
Though the Zodiac Killer case technically remains unsolved, one man is favored as likely being the serial killer with seven confirmed victims in northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The case against Arthur Leigh Allen, the main suspect, is favored based largely on circumstantial evidence. This evidence includes everything from wearing the same size gloves as those left at one of the Zodiac’s confirmed crime scenes to living near and knowing the second confirmed female victim. A litany of circumstantial evidence seems to point toward Allen as the serial killer: he wore the same size and type of boots as a print found at a crime scene; a former colleague claimed Allen told him he was planning to kill school children in a similar
Black Dahlia Murder In 1947 the tragic loss of Elizabeth Short shocked many people all over the world. This wasn’t your typical murder, this murder had to have been planned out and thought about for a while before its happening. The “Black Dahlia Murder” is the biggest unsolved case in Los Angeles and is still an undergoing investigation. I have reason to believe that Dr. Gorge Hodel is the murderer behind the brutality of Elizabeth Short’s body.
The cut on Nicole 's throat was so deep that it nicked her vertebra C3, the portion of the spine that supports the neck. Her windpipe and larynx were clearly seen, and the 2 carotid arteries severed, along with 1 jugular artery and the other jugular cut and left dangling by a thread. The windpipe and larynx consists of several muscles and cartilage. It is difficult to even begin to tear cartilage due to its flexibility, stiffness, and rigidity. In order to have cut through the windpipe, it would have been difficult enough.
