In this day and age, we as humans are surrounded by technology. We use smartphones to interact with the world, we have watches that connect to those phones, and our phones link up to our thermostats, our wallets, our home security system, and even our vehicles. Technology has been woven into our daily lives. Technology played a key role in this case, presented on Dateline by Lester Holt and Andrea Canning. The episode, titled “Silent Witness”(S2018 E51118), outlines the sexual assault and murder of Nicole Vanderheyden. In this case, data collected from the suspect’s (Steve Burch) cell phone placed him at the scene of the crime, and data obtained from another suspect’s (Douglass Detrie) fitness tracker exonerated him from being anywhere near …show more content…
Nicole Vanderheyden and long term boyfriend, Douglas Detrie went to a concert with several of Douglas’ friends at a local bar in Green Bay. After the concert, Vanderheyden and Detrie’s friends moved on to a second bar “The Sardine Can,” but Detrie remained at the first bar. While at “The Sardine Can,” Vanderheyden sent multiple texts to Detrie, asking where he was. Detrie was not responding to her calls and texts, and Vanderheyden was growing visibly frustrated. Noticing this, Detrie’s friend Angela, who was with Vanderheyden af the time, offered to calm him for Vanderheyden. When Angela called, Detrie picked up immediately. This caused Vanderheyden to snap, and she immediately left “The Sardine Can.” Fearing for her safety, Detrie's friends pursued her outside, and tried to bring her back in with them, but she was adamant about leaving the bar. Vanderheyden was not seen for the rest of the evening. Detrie returned home later that evening, at around 3 AM, to their babysitter, Dallas. Noticing that he was alone, Dallas questioned Detrie about Vanderheyden's whereabouts, but he could not provide her an answer. Dallas noted that Detrie's demeanor was suspicious. After this exchange, Dallas left, and after checking on his children, Detrie went to sleep. Early the next morning, Tommy Vandehey and Jacob Vincent found a naked woman's body, in a nearby field that they were planting in. They immediately told Tommy's grandfather, who then …show more content…
On the victim’s sock, forensic scientists found trace evidence substantial enough to be ran through the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). The DNA was ran, and the results showed that the DNA belonged to a new man, Steve Burch. Burch had recently moved to Green Bay from Virginia, and at the time he was living with his childhood friend, Ed Jackson and his wife Linda. When the detectives looked into Burch’s history, they discovered that he was charged in a previous homicide case, from 1998. The case made it to trial, but ultimately Burch was acquitted of the crime. Apart from this, Burch was also suspected in a traffic incident that occurred shortly after Vanderheyden's murder. A Chevy Blazer, belonging to Ed and Linda Jackson, was found crashed in a Green Bay parking lot. No driver was present with the vehicle at the time of the incident, and although Burch was suspected, he was never charged. However, Burch’s cell phone was found with the vehicle, and after learning this, the detectives acquired the cellphone and searched it. They did not find anything substantial at first, but the cell phone gave them access to Burch’s Gmail, which subsequently provided them with access to Burch’s Google Dashboard, which tracks precise location data of the user. The detectives used this data to determine where Burch was the night of Vanderheyden's murder. The data showed the detectives that Burch was at a nearby bar that evening that
Cynthia Adae was taken to Clinton Memorial Hospital on June 28, 2006. She was taken to the hospital with back and chest pain. A doctor concluded that she was at high risk for acute coronary syndrome. She was transferred to the Clinton Memorial hospital emergency room. She reported to have pain for two or three weeks and that the pain started in her back or her chest. The pain sometimes increased with heavy breathing and sometimes radiated down her left arm. Cynthia said she had a high fever of 103 to 104 degrees. When she was in the emergency room her temperature was 99.3, she had a heart rate of 140, but her blood
Renee Heikamp, 19, and case worker from the Catholic Children’s Aid Society (CCAS), Angie Martin, were charged with criminal negligence resulting in the 1997 death of newborn baby, Jordan Heikamp. The charges were dropped shortly after Jordan’s death, due to a lack of evidence from the investigation of a 63-day inquest. (CBC, 2001). Renee Heikamp and her baby were residing at the Anduhyaun shelter that services Aboriginal women fleeing abuse during the time of his death. Jordan Heikamp had starved to death, weighing only 4 pounds, 4 ounces less than what he weighed at his pre-mature birth, in May 1997; a photograph shown to witnesses at the inquest revealed the corpse of the baby who was little more than a skeleton.
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Team owner Fay Sollenberger was pleased that the team was recognized at their awards banquet.
The court’s decision based on the treatment of young people in this case emphasizes on the concept of social justice, which means the fair allocation of wealth, resources and opportunity between members in a society. The appellant in this case, Louise Gosselin, was unemployed and under the age of 30. She challenged the Quebec Social Aid Act of 1984 on the basis that it violated section 7 of her security rights, section 15 of her equality rights in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and section 45 of the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. For the purpose of this essay, we shall explore the jurisprudence analysis of section 7 and section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Section 7 states that everyone has the
Ashley Smith was a young girl that was placed in a juvenile detention centre at age 15 for throwing apples at a mail man. Her short sentence quickly extended into a life sentence because of so many infractions within the prison system. Ashley suffered from extreme mental health issues and was place in a psychiatric prison facility, however this facility was shown in the documentary to be corrupt and their actions with Ashley were extremely illegal. Furthermore, Ashley wasn’t given the proper help and treatment that she needed, instead she was physically and verbally abused by guards in the prison, and she ultimately passed away in the prison. Her death is still being debated about whether
The discovery of this crime began as a fishing trip for Chris Henkle, Dee Connors and his two children Sam and Claire on May 5, 2004. While relocating the boat to find better fishing, Connor spotted a suitcase floating in the water. As young Sam opened the suitcase hoping it contained pirate’s treasure, he found its contents to be wrapped in black plastic trash bags. Upon opening the trash bags, Sam exposed two human legs. Shocked at what they had found, Henkle immediately contacted the police. After Master Officer John Runge of Virginia Beach’s Marine Patrol Unit took possession of the suitcase from Henkle and Connors, he looked inside and called his superior asking for a homicide detective. Virginia Beach Homicide Detective Janine Hall joined by senior technician of the Forensics Unit, Steve Stockman, and Dr. Turner Gray, Virginia Beach Medical Examiner, arrived at the scene. The suitcase was photographed, then the body parts were taken back to Dr. Gray’s office for an autopsy. Detective Hall took the Kenneth Cole suitcase to the Virginia Beach police headquarters for forensic examination after the legs were removed for autopsy. Forensic unit supervisor Beth Dunton and Steve Stockman then tested the suitcase for trace evidence. To test for fingerprints, the bags were hung in a cyanoacrylate chamber in which fume...
The family is scared as to what might happen with the heart surgery. Justine’s mother is also afraid that her family might blame her for going ahead with the heart surgery if anything bad were to happen to Justine in the hospital during the surgery. The family is hoping that the healing or the praying ceremony scheduled at the temple might work and cure Justine, and hopefully surgery might not be needed after all.
Carla Washburn, an incredible, inspirational woman that has sadly witnessed the 3 closest male figures in her life all pass on. This has resulted in Carla becoming depressed over the unbearable experience. Carla embraced in giving back to the community and that’s not surprising because she’s a person of spirituality. While, Carla is the client and is suffering through grief, it’s likely she’d benefit immensely from creating a program to work with the kids in the community and may give her a sense of worth she’s been seeking since these 3 tragedies.
That night, many witnesses reported having seen a man changing the tire of his van and waving any possible help away angrily while others reported seeing a woman wandering around the side of the dangerous highway. More witnesses reported that Kenneth and his wife were having many violent disputes at their home that usually resulted in Kenneth pursuing an angry Yvonne around the block. The most compelling evidence against Mathison, however, is purely scientific. Detective Paul Ferreira first noticed that the extensive blood stains inside the Mathison van. After hearing Mathison’s original account, he summoned the assistance of famed forensic expert Dr. Henry Lee to analyze what he thought was inconsistent evidence. Blood stains on the paneling and the spare tire in the cargo area reveal low-velocity blood stains meaning that the blood probably dripped from Yvonne’s head onto the floor. The stains found on the roof and steering wheel were contact transfer patterns probably caused by Mathison’s bloody hands. Blood stains on the driver’s side of the van were contact-dripping patterns which indicate that Mathison touched the inside of the van multiple times before and after moving his wife’s body. The final groups of blood stains on the instrument panel of the van were medium-velocity stains which show investigators that Mathison probably struck his wife at least once in the front seat causing the blood to fly from her open head wound. The enormous amounts of blood inside the van lead prosecutor Kurt Spohn to investigate the Mathison case as a murder instead of a misdemeanor traffic violation.
So, DeAngelo’s arrest came in part from a relatively new and unexpected direction for a pursuit some once considered an absorbing hobby. Using the Golden State Killer’s DNA profile, police searched for a hit on GEDmatch, a kind of self-service site that allows people to find family connections
Also the prime suspect had other charges pending against him such as possession of illegal substances and the homeowner of the vacant crime scene said the man was a recovering addict. During the conversation with the officers Johnson refused to give up his DNA sample. The man profess he had not commit any murders and did not commit any crimes regarding the matter. Officers then compel him to give his DNA sample with a warrant compelling him to follow the order. Moreover, after the crime was committed it was discovered that Johnson try to sell one of the victims’ cell phone. He was trying to get rid of the evidence that could implement him on the crime. Witness came forward to verify this story that Johnson indeed try to sell the cell phone for cash. In addition, witness said that Johnson try to be the pimp of the victims that he was
Nicole on the other hand begins to become stronger within herself at this point. Nicole acts on her own to go to her father when she believes he is dying. Franz says to her "I must first talk on the phone to Dick" (250).
In 2013 a Southlake lawyer was gunned down by three men who used sophisticated technology. These men had surveillance cameras and vehicle tracking devices to speculate their victim. If they had not been able to gather the material it would have been harder or nearly impossible for those murderers to kill him.
Posting personal information can also make it easier to be stalked. To stalk means to pursue by tracking. The study from Women's Aid and the Network to Survive Stalking, warns that Smartphones are being targete...