CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Lab Book): CSI

18/7/11

Crime Scene Investigation
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Physical Evidence:

Robert Hughes, middle-aged male caucasian - not discreet, often flaunted wealth/philandering
Break in, struggle
Suspects -
- Pretty blonde, went in at around 1:00 P.M. and left about an hour later in what appeared to be a very good mood (never seen before).
- Feisty redhead, went in at around 4:00 P.M. and stormed out of the house fifteen minutes later (seen on several occasions) - Monica Fitzgerald, at home reading a book that night
  - Possible motive - Mr Hughes' affair
- Pat the rat - Black Raven Bar that night (but no one remembers him there)
  - both times he committed crimes he stole from houses where he had worked as electrician
  - many fights in prison - could have become very violent and participated in murder struggle
Mrs. Smith the next door neighbor reported seeing a strange man walking back and forth in front of the victim's house at around 10:15 P.M. on the night of the murder.
Scene of Entry:
- Tool Marks
  - Scratch marks
  - 2 types used to break lock - compression/sliding impression
  - Crowbar or something similar
- Footwear
  - Mens' size 11 Doc Martin
  - Drags his feet
- Paint Chips
- Imagery and Computer Composite
  - sketches of the one man and two women
Scene of Struggle:
- Fingerprint
  - 30 different sets
  - one of which was from crystal vase used to hit victim across jaw
  - Patrick Murray "Pat the Rat" (convicted twice for break and enter, and theft, and was arrested once for assault, but not convicted he's now working for an electrical company called "Bright Lights "R" Us")
- Hair strands
  - 5 types
  - Two of the hairs are quite long, and both are blond but of a different shade (one was bleached). The three other hair strands are relatively short, two brown and one a shade of red.
  - Red hair - female
- Document Analysis
  - Woman in hate/love letter is very environmentally conscious. The paper she used comes from a shop that specializes in selling paper that is hand-made by people in Third world countries - "We are the World".
  - Written by redhead
- Fibre Analysis
  - 0% wool and 50% polyester. They are dyed black and the weaving is very common for sweaters and such things
Scene of Murder:
- Blood
  - two puncture wounds, one to the neck, and the other to the heart
  - attacker lunged forward at the victim using a downward motion, must be at least as tall as the victim.5'9''
  - self-defence training?
- Wound Analysis
  - 2 wounds, blade narrow, abt 4 inches, good quality switch blade
- Blood analysis
  - one belongs to victim, one to woman
- Time of Death
  - after he died, he was lying on his back for several hours
  - not moved after he was killed
  - 10.30pm last night