A FORENSIC SCIENCE ISN NEUSTADT (WEINSTRASSE) MIDDLE SCHOOL WEB PROJECT

This is a fictional murder mystery for the grade 8 Combined Sciences group.

"It is elementary my dear Watson!" Sherlock Holmes used to say. Murder investigations have come a long way since the days of Sherlock Holmes, when the only tools a detective had were a very sharp eye and a logical mind.

The role of Forensic Sciences in Solving Crimes

Today detectives have technological and forensic science "tricks"such as; autopsy information, fingerprint analysis, blood typing, dental records, chemical and fiber analysis and DNA fingerprinting, to mention a few, that they can use to solve crimes. However, please bear in mind that detectives still need a sharp eye and logical thinking to fit all the puzzle pieces together to solve a crime.



Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Summary of ISN CID team meeting (19 Nov 2007)

Chief Detective Jack Kowesitall informed ISN detectives about important information discovered at the crime scene. This include:
  • a crime scene photo of the victim "Jason Edmunds", showing lacerations that formed scabs accross the bridge of the victim's nose, and a swollen left eye with bruises on the left lower eye lid. It suggested that the victim was in a fight about 2 - 3 days before the murder.
  • a copy of a british passport, showing a photo of either the victim or his identical twin brother. The copy contains no information about the identity of the victim as this section of the copy burned.
  • a copy of the victim's identical twin brother's RSA passport.
  • a burned printout of an email, containing vital information, that might suggest a possible motive for the murder.

Knowesitall discussed the autopsy report with the detectives and said that the suspect(s) are righthanded and that the victim was stabbed with a downward movement causing a wound measuring 10 centimeters that cut the cartorid arterie. Bruising to the back of the victim's head and under the lining of the brain indicates that the victim was hit with a blunt instrument before the fatal stab wound occured.

He said that the crime scene and immediate area was searched but no murder weapon has been found. Knowesitall asked detectives to get on with identifying possible suspects.

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