after closing on his dream house, William McGuire was brutally murdered. His body was severed into three pieces, placed into three matching Kenneth Cole suitcases and then dumped in the Chesapeake Bay. The investigation of his murder would span three years, involve two different investigative teams and end in the conviction of his wife, Melanie McGuire, based on circumstantial evidence (Glatt, 2008). The discovery of this crime began as a fishing trip for Chris Henkle, Dee Connors and his two children
At every crime scene there will be a team put together to do specific jobs. There will always be a team leader or senior investigations officer, this individual will assume control of the other members within the team. The main responsibility of the team leader is to do an initial walkthrough the scene to ensure the security and safety, this includes any evidence and other members of the team. Another role is the individual who records any evidence found at the crime scene. This person must take
Sir William Macpherson led an investigation into the conduct of the police during the murder investigation of Steven Lawrence, known as The Macpherson Report, which analysed the behaviour of the police, both as an institution and as individuals. This report criticises the Metropolitan Police and determines that the police did not conduct their murder investigation in an appropriate manner, and ultimately labels the Metropolitan police force to be institutionally racist. This essay will focus on
Douglas and his coworkers did, they were able to create new investigative techniques that is very used today in criminal investigations. The two most important and most used investigation techniques is called victimology and signature. Mr. Douglas explained victimology is what kind of victim is the offender choosing to attack. By looking at the victims it can tell the investigators a lot about the offender
Bertram Williams, a native to Atlanta Georgia, was born May 27, 1958 (Case Study, n.d.). He became the focus of a police investigation that became known as the “Atlanta Child Murders” involving twenty-nine murders (Case Study, n.d.). Eventually, Williams was convicted of two counts of murder and is still the prime suspect in many others (Wayne Biography, 2015). The investigation began on July 28, 1979 when a woman found two young, black males dead on the side of a road (Wayne Biography, 2015).
everything even if it is against the law. One of this fatal scandals is the Baylor university basketball scandal that occurred in the year 2003. This scandal involved the players and the coaches of the team. The scandal left one player dead and the other imprisoned for thirty five years. The team was subjected to a lot of punishment by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The NCAA is a non-profit organization comprised of 1281 institutions, organizations, individuals and conferences and
as the first potential suspect. Many pieces of evidence directly lead toward O.J.’s involvement in the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, including blood evidence directly tied to O.J. The evidence in this investigation as reported by expert witnesses was often mishandled. A media frenzy surrounded this case from the very beginning. O.J. Simpson conveniently The night of the murder O.J. Simpon’s Ford Bronco was seized as evidence as blood had been found on the inside and outside of the
The main elements of the crime drama genre which contribute to the audience’s pleasure, with detailed references to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000-present), The Wire (2002-2008) and Waking the Dead (2000-2011). Crime drama is a genre that is hugely popular across the world and can been seen through CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000- present), The Wire (2002-2008) and Waking the Dead (2000- present). The different television genres, like a lot of other cultural forms, including literature
The glow of the day was as bright as the Hollywood sign. Moe Johnson, was in the coffee shop finishing up the last bit of his coverage of evidence. Moe, a young CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) works for a big firm in the Downtown city of Los Angeles, California. He is a known investigator that has the knowledge, thinking and quickness of a cheetah, but there is something behind Moe’s shadow that no one but him knows about, that is him being a serial killer. His stress, anger, mood, help reduce the
Ceylan's Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, a team composed of a commissioner (YILMAZ ERDOGAN), a doctor (MUHAMMET UZUNER), a prosecutor (TANER BIRSEL) and a several others search the Anatolian steppes for the body of a murder victim. Due to the homogenous landscape, night and them being intoxicated at the time of burial, Suspects Kenan (FIRAT TANIS) and his mentally-challenged brother are unable to give the exact location of the corpse. In their downtime, the team discusses various subjects such as yoghurt
serious miscarriage of justice. Baltovich was accused and unfairly convicted for a murder that he did not commit. The investigation into the murder of Elizabeth Bain was unfairly skewed to gain a conviction against Baltovich. The bias against Baltovich, in the murder investigation, and his subsequent trial was a disservice to him and to Canadian society. Moreover, the investigation into Elizabeth Bain’s murder was absent of the integrity needed to serve justice. On June 19, 1990, Elizabeth Bain
misconduct had occurred during the course of this investigation. Acting on behalf of Michael Morton, the Texas Supreme Court authorized a Court of Inquiry to determine if Ken Anderson, the chief investigator of Morton’s investigation, had engaged in official misconduct in 1987, the time of the initial investigation. The Court of Inquiry determined there was reasonable suspicion that Mr. Anderson had broken the law, and his oath during Morton’s investigation, by withholding information and evidence from
to the conclusion that O.J. carried out the murders. Incriminating evidence emerged that more than pointed to Simpson’s guilt (Dershowitz 21). Soon enough, media reports claimed that Simpson would be charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Simpson’s reluctance to be peacefully taken into custody was illustrated by his famous Los Angeles free-way chase that ended in his eventual surrender (Dershowitz 23). Dershowitz chose to join the defense team when offered the opportunity, claiming that
history (Linder, 2015). O.J. Simpson was an American football legend. After winning the Heisman trophy in 1968, he went on to play professional football with the Buffalo Bills and later with the San Francisco 49ers. However, it would be the gruesome murder of his ex-wife and her alleged lover that would catapult O.J. to infamy (Linder, 2015). Discussion “What happened that night and over the succeeding days resulted from the
Evidence of this takes places during one of the murders as, “he thought about the fear he had felt when his father stared at him. Now the tables had turned. Terror had changed its shape.” (192) He also suffered from the fact that his sister was broken from the abuse, and as a result, was no longer able to live in society or communicate with the
following key areas: • Aviation accident investigations • Cheating spouse • Background investigations • Child custody investigations • Stalking investigations • Criminal investigations • Missing
Introduction The purpose of this paper is to discuss and analyze the practices conducted by law enforcement during the investigation of the murder of Ashley Smith. The following pages will discuss the crime scene investigation, the evidence collection, the investigative steps following the initial crime scene investigation, the interviews of witnesses and suspects, and other strategies performed by the acting case investigators. Constitutional challenges have surfaced regarding specific pieces of
The OJ Simpson criminal investigation was about a legendary football player, OJ Simpson, who was accused of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman. There were many things that made him seem guilty of this crime. For example, after the murders, he was involved in a police chase, sitting in the back seat of his white Bronco, holding a gun to his head. There was also evidence that he had been an abusive husband, with photos of Nicole with marks and bruises, as well as
where she lived. Christine Jessop’s body had been left in disgusting position, she had also been sexually assaulted and decapitated. The police felt they needed to arrest this killer before another similar crime could be committed. After extensive investigation by the police of at least three hundred and fifty suspects, a young musician and next door neighbour of the Jessop’s, Guy Paul Morin was arrested and spent eleven months in jail waiting for the case to be brought to trial. Whilst incarcerated,
and mutilated their bodies in an unusual manner, indicating that the killer had a knowledge of human anatomy. Jack the Ripper was never captured, and remains one of England's, and the world's, most infamous criminals.Known for committing gruesome murders from August 7 to September 10 in 1888, "Jack the Ripper"—a moniker for the notorious serial killer, who was never identified—remains one of England's, and the world's, most infamous criminals.