Abstract: I am a detective in a town that has elected their sheriff the coroner. It is September and local time is 2pm. A moment ago I received a call regarding a body that was found in a countryside area known for small game, namely squirrel, hunting. I am going to investigate the body and detail the methods I will use to identify the body, the signs I am looking for to tell me the length of time since death has occurred, and list the indications for determining the injuries to the body in relation to the manner of death in this paper. At time of notification, I grab my notepad journal to write down the information that I am given regarding the call and the location. I also take my forensic kit with me that includes: a camera, crime scene …show more content…
As I am looking at the gunshot wound for conditional evidence, I notice that there is evidence of stippling and tattooing on the epidermis. It is because of the stippling and tattooing present and lack of soot that right away I can tell it was a close shot that came from a distance of at least six inches away. I also note that this is an entrance wound from the observation of the wound itself being of oval shape, the skin missing in the wound, and the abrasion of the wound being darker with an oval shape appearance. The wound appears to have been inflicted by a tangential shot almost an angle with gunpowder stippling below the wound. I also note that the margin is slightly wider below the margin of the wound meaning that the bullet came from an angle and not a direct right angle bullet. I do not see any obstruction of clothing or jewelry that would cause the unique abrasion effects on the bullet wound, i.e. making the possibility that I am viewing an exit wound versus an entrance wound. The location being not exactly in the neck but right below the ear area does not give any support of a tearing of the skin from the entry of the bullet connecting to a crease. This is important detail to express as part of the location because a neck shot may involve creases in the skin. I am unable to locate an exit wound from the bullet from …show more content…
I turn the deceased over and am able to see the sign of the livor mortis existing in a fixed manner meaning death has occurred over 6 hours ago this corresponds with the notes about the rigor mortis stage observed earlier. The eyes of the deceased are closed, but by opening them with a gloved hand I can check for corneal cloudiness as this can exist over twenty-four hours after death with closed eyes. After I remove the bottom layer of clothing off of the deceased’s chest area for examination, I notice that the livor mortis is blanched on the areas that the deceased’s arm was pressed against his chest. The daylight gives the best visibility of livor mortis on the body and I take note that livor mortis is there. If it had not been for the light, I may not have seen the details of the livor mortis due to the extensive bleeding from the gunshot wound in the neck. The blanched areas reflecting the past locations of the deceased’s arm tells me the position of the deceased’s body after he died, right arm under his body with his right hand almost grasping to middle of chest area. I learn that the deceased has not been moved from front to back as the livor mortis is fixed on the front and he is lying face down. The information from the livor mortis continues to support my earlier conclusion that the deceased has been dead for at least 6 hours as the outside temperature is
The article was an enjoyment to read. It provides an insider's view of what goes on in the mortuary, where not many people can access. It deals with a subject which people do not usually seek information on but are nonetheless intrigued by. The style lessens the formality of the subject, which makes it less scary to deal with. The descriptive language is effectively used. The expression of the author's feeling and thoughts encourages empathy from the reader with the author.
A small wound in Kennedy's throat was an entrance wound, proving a shot from the front, and not from the Sniper's Nest behind Kennedy.
Thogmartin, Jon R. Report of Autopsy. Rep. no. 5050439. Largo, Florida: Medical Examiner's Office of District 6 Pasco and Pinellas Counties, 2005. Print.
The following paper explores a homicide scene at a convenience store / gas station at 3 a.m. The material of the investigation is represented with a number of visible evidence, the dead body with an apparent gunshot wound in the chest and the testimony of the first officer at the scene. The paper is divided into four parts, including the general overview (introduction), latent impression processing, people’s involvement investigation procedure and evidence package for the further fingerprint analysis. The crime scene investigation protocol used in this paper includes interview, examination, photographing, sketching and processing itself (Castleman, 2000: 23). Observing the homicide scene we omit the analysis of the preliminary procedures as security of the scene, integrity precautions, photographing and sketching.
Death is an elementary word harboring many meanings. It is the feeling of being caught in the grip of inevitably. It is a personal realization that you too are mortal. It is the recognition that one's life is changed forever. The shiny image of a once bright world full of promise dulls. Unfortunately, every individual will experience the death of a loved one at least once in their life. No words can soothe the agony of losing a loved one. State legislatures are familiar with this grief and have created either a coroner system or a medical examiner system. A coroner system consists of a coroner whose responsible for identifying the decreased body, alerting the family members or anyone of close relation, signing the death certificate and most importantly determining the cause of death. The tasks seem simple; however, in practicality the tasks are demanding and impossible to fulfill with the coroner system. Due to the absence of scientific knowledge, elective nature and lack of modern resources, the coroner system is exceeding inefficient and should be replaced with the medical examine...
The crime scene was then examined and a list of possible pieces of evidence were recorded down. Including a sketch of the crime scene, Anna Garcia’s house, with the locations of all of the pieces of evidence. All of these items listed help develop a theory about Anna’s death. This theory then helped establish a list of possible suspects. The person of interest list included a number of four individuals and each one had a relation with Anna. The list included (1) Alex Garcia- Anna’s ex-husband. They had an unpleasant divorce the year before and in a result Alex quickly remarried a much younger woman, while Anna remained single. Alex and his newlywed wife are expecting to have a baby soon. Although, Alex may be suffering from a few financial
The medico-legal autopsy report should be as detailed as possible so as not to miss even the slightest of findings, which may later play a big role in determining the case, hence standardized autopsy procedures as well as autopsy protocols have been devised.
Paulson, George. "Death of a President and his Assassin—Errors in their Diagnosis and Autopsies." Journal of the History of the Neurosciences 15.2 (2006): 77-91. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 28 Apr. 2011.
In today’s time, modern Crime Scene Investigation has increased rapidly. From throughout the late 1900’s and in the early 2000’s (Taylor 1). For all of the evidence that they find, a solid foundation has formed over the thousands of years of Crime Scene
CBS’s CSI: Crime Scene Investigation exploded into popularity when it aired in 2000, opening doors for the creation of other similar criminal investigative television shows involving forensic evidence such as Cold Case, Criminal Minds, and Bones. Many of these CSI-type shows present a murder or crime solved within an hour-long episode using forensic evidence conceived by glamorized CSI personnel and sometimes fabricated methodologies and technologies that only exist on television. Despite just being shows, one wonders whether these popular shows have skewered public perceptions about forensic evidence in real court cases and have impacted the outcome of court verdicts. The CSI Effect, explained by Kim, et all, was named after the television show
Why would anyone who is not a criminal want to think like a criminal? Television shows like Law and Order: Criminal Intent, CSI, and Criminal Minds have brought criminal profiling to the attention of the general public while they have painted a somewhat unrealistic picture of the job of a criminal profiler (Huet). What, then, is criminal profiling? Also known as criminal investigative analysis or offender profiling, it is an investigative tool in which psychological evaluations are used to predict the behavior patterns, character traits, and other aspects of the personality of criminal suspects, based partially on studying clues found at the scene of the crime. Profiling usually pertains to serial crimes such as rape and murder (“Creating a Criminal Profile”). There are many different aspects to crime-solving through psychological profiling which has evolved and changed in multiple ways since its inception, and in recent years, profiling has become a primary resource for law enforcement
Crime Scene Investigation For my assignment, I will be looking into the case of James Bulger, aged 2 years old, who was kidnapped and murdered by John Venables and Robert Thompson on February 12th 1993. Through evidence found at the crime scene and testimonial statements, the police saw that the two boys, ages 11, abducted James from Bootle Strand Shopping Center, Liverpool. They took him on a long, aimless walk where they brutally attacked him and left him for dead. In my assignment I will show how work done by the police, forensic scientists and Investigators helped to convict Jon and Robert.
Collecting evidence from a crime scene is a crucial aspect of solving crimes. Before evidence can be seized, there must first be a court order approving the search of the crime scene and the seizure of the evidence found at the scene. Standard protocol for officers is for them to always use latex gloves, avoid plastic bags, double wrap small objects, package each object separately, and to collect as much evidence as possible. It is better to have too much evidence than to not have enough. There are countless amounts of evidence that can be found at a crime scene.
A scene search is necessary to find evidence such as shell casings, biological evidence etc. At the time, a more detailed, extensive search will begin. Investigators have made their initial notations of the scene and created their hypothesis of the crime. The survey is an organizational stage to plan ...
When arriving to the scene you would want to approach slowly. This is for safety reasons as simple as the suspect might still be in the area and it can cause you to be in great danger. You would also want to ask yourself “what crime was committed here?” and a couple of similar questions in that aspect. However, when you do