I arrived and found the victim, Kenneth Kirby, identified by his California identification card, and the suspect, Christine Wakefield, also identified by her California identification card, both standing in the front yard. Wakefield was crying, and I could see that her right cheek appeared to be swollen. Kirby was visibly upset and had swelling and a cut over his left eye. He also appeared to have a bloody nose. I asked Wakefield to step back and wait over by the house, but she told me, "I called you." I told her I would talk to her in a second and again told her to wait over by the house. Wakefield complied and I directed my attention to Kirby who was now moving toward the street. I told him to sit on the curb, but he instead said he wanted to sit on the bed of his truck. I did not want Kirby to have access to any potential weapons so I directed him again to sit down. Kirby complied and I had Deputy Paulson #2022 wait with Kirby while I spoke to Wakefield. Wakefield, who smelled strongly of an alcoholic beverage, provided the following statement: …show more content…
She claimed they were drinking tonight at a bar, and when they came home, they argued but she could not remember what they argued about. Without warning during the argument, Kirby hit her in the face. Wakefield did not know how many times Kirby hit her, what else might have happened during the fight, and denied hitting Kirby. Her answer to my questions was, "I don't remember." While speaking to Wakefield, I noticed she had a cut on her lip and swelling to her right cheek. She also appeared to have a scrape on her right
Inside Lopez’ right front pant pocket, Investigator Weber found Lopez’ CA issued identification card F4297435 and a single “Toyota” car key. Investigator Weber palpated Lopez’ head and found it to be extremely soft to the touch and was very unstable. When Weber moved Lopez’ body and head, I saw a full thickness laceration approximately 4 to 6 inches to the top of Lopez’ head. Lopez’ left face was extremely swollen and it had multiple lacerations. Inside the puddle of bright red blood I saw multiple white matter tissue which based on my training and experienced, I recognized as brain matter. I asked Weber what she suspected the cause of death to be and Weber stated it was most likely due to the severe blunt force trauma to the
On June 9th 1959 near Clinton, Ontario 14-year-old Steven Truscott gave his classmate 12-year-old Lynne Harper a ride on his bike from their school down to Highway 8 (Ontario Justice Education Network Timeline of Events for the Steven Truscott Case). This sole event would be the one to change his life forever. The next day Lynne’s body was discovered near Lawson’s bush (close to the area in which he dropped her off) where she had been strangled, sexually assaulted and subsequently killed. That day Constable Hobbs conducted lengthy seven-hour interview on young Steven Truscott in which he asked him a number
Because the murder of Richard Malloy seemed to everyone to be a random criminal act, it came as a surprise to many when another male body, also shot several times was found in a wooded area of Citrus County, Fl not far from where Malloy’s body had been found barely six months prior. The victim was identified as 43 year old David Spears of Sarasota, Fl. His truck was soon discovered on Interstate 75, unlocked with the license plate missing. Around the same time, 30 miles south of Citrus county another naked body was discovered a short distance off of the Pasco county side of Interstate 75. The victims’ entire body was so decomposed that the medical examiners could not obtain any usable prints to use for identification. They did, however, find that the victim, later identified as Charles Carskaddon, had been shot nine times with a 22. During the next six months more male victims, with a total of eight, were killed and disposed of in similar ways, each somewhere around the Interstate 75 corridor.
This morning October 8th 1965 at about 5:13 am the body of Bob Sheldon was found lying next to the park fountain he was seen to be in a pool of blood. His body had a single stab wound in his back which had pierced his heart, killing him instantly. Supposed eye witnesses say that a small boy who was a member of the "Greaser Gang" attacked and killed Bob and intended to kill the rest of them. Cherry Valance claims that she was walking with Johnny and Ponyboy after the movies when Bob approached them in his car and threatened the two them. Be on the lookout for the two boys with the description of one that has long light-brown hair, green eyes, and is about five feet tall and another has long jet-black hair, large black eyes, and is about four feet six inches. The first one is considered to be Ponyboy and the second one is considered to be Johnny. The two are now on the run they were last seen at a party with Dally. Investigators report that Dally says he has no idea where these two are but he thinks that they are going to Mexico. A woman was taking a walk through the park and discovered the bloody corpse she said “I was hesitant at first because I thought they were watching me, but I gained some courage and called 911” the friends that were their helping Bob bully the 2 said they were there during the homicide, but decided not to call the police because they were drunk and they were scared after seeing him dead. They said, the murderer was a 16 year old boy named Johnny Cade.
On Thanksgiving evening, November 27, 1992, Sergeant Kenneth Mathison and his wife Yvonne drive their 1988 tan Ford van along Route 131 in Hilo, Hawaii. The rain is pouring down and before he knows it, Kenneth Mathison is awaiting police assistance as he cradles his wife’s dead body in the back of their van. Mathison, a sergeant of 25 years with the Hilo Police Department was allegedly informing his wife, a maternity nursing professional at the Hilo Medical Center, that he was being investigated in his second paternity suit. According to Mathison, when Yvonne heard the news, she jumped from the passenger side of the van. While he was looking for her in the blinding rain, Mathison purportedly ran over his wife. He then carried the body into the van and secured it with yellow rope in the back before attempting to find help. Will the forensic evidence support Mathison’s account of that fateful evening?
The murder of Lorraine Kelly and Mary Pryor still haunts the town of North Bergen because their disappearance was strange and rapid. This case has been closed due to the lack of evidence but was reopened again after forty years for the purpose of acquiring justice and answers to the death of both teenage girls. The last person to have seen and spoken to Mary Pryor was her sister Nancy Pryor when she was told by her sister that she would be back by eight o’ clock the latest. For the purpose of hiding her and her families’ identity, after the murder occurred she moved out of Hudson County and didn’t divulge her married name or current locality of residence because of the frantic fear that the murderer may plan an attack to her and or family. Prior to their killing both teenagers used to reside at 76st and were active hitchhikers. Both victims were found in a wooded area in Bergen County known as Montvale, and it was evident that they were beaten, sexually assaulted, and strangled by force. As a result, when the bodies were found they were in an early state of decomposition which allowed the medical examiners to see visible evidence on the body such as sperm and marks.
Her body had been bathed and thoroughly washed before being placed, it was also completely drained of blood [2]. Two detectives were assigned to the case: Harry Hanson and Finis Brown. When they and the police arrived at the crime scene, it was already swarming with people, gawkers and reporters. The entire situation was out of hand and crowded, everyone trampling all over in hopes of good evidence. One thing they did report finding was a nearby cement block with watery blood on it, tire tracks and a heel print on the ground.
When the first responder got to the scene he adimatately meet the 911 caller, who lead him to a car in an apartment parking lot. The car doors were closed and all of the windows were fogged. The police officer used his flashlight to see inside of the car before opening the door. He found a young African American woman who had been shot several times. The officers quickly called for backup, investigators and medical personnel. While awaiting for their arrival he secured the crime scene with caution tape, creating an initial perimeter setup as discussed in lecture two. Once everyone arrived he left it to them to search the car while he talked to the 911 caller, witnesses and others who had information on who had been present in the car. The investigators were able to collect physical evidence of bullets and cartage casings that were found outside the vehicle and inside the vehicle on the floorboard of the driver’s side. The team determined the bullets came from a 40 caliber. Other types of physical evidence that were found on the scene were the bloody clothing on the victim, the victim’s cell phone and fibers in the car from the driver’s side. personnel at the scene crime took several photographs, powered test for finger prints and did a blood spatter analysis. Stewart’s autopsy revealed that she had been shot at close range in the left hand once and in the
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This case goes back from the year 1980. A man approached a young woman named Laura Moore at a bus stop in the Spring of 1984. The man disclosed a warning saying “ You shouldn’t be out here alone. Bad guys will pick you up, Let me take you where you have to go.” Moore, 21 at the time , agreed to take the man’s offer. As they both drove off, he then told her to put on her seat belt. When she refused, she states that the man reached under his seat, grabbed a gun and shot her six times. Moore was severely wounded, fortunately she managed to escape, but turned back to study his face. That man was Lonnie David Franklin Jr, now better-known as the serial killer the “Grim Sleeper”. Lonnie David Franklin Jr was convicted of 10-25 women 's murders. The Grim Sleeper murder’s were active during the 1980s and there was a period of time that the killings had stopped. Franklin wanted to keep a low profile. In 2002 the Grim Sleeper’s killing made a surprising return for the community of Los Angeles. For 14 years he remained inactive which raised questions for law
Imagine coming home to find one of your parents or siblings collapsed and passed out on the bathroom floor. Wouldn’t you immediately call 911? Context In this case, Mrs. Verbermockle made the decision to call her family doctor instead of 911 and claimed he was unconscious. Most people would call 911, however Mrs. V finds her husband unconscious on the bathroom floor and calls her family doctor! She said that she had not touched him and had only placed a blanket on his body. The doctor arrives and concluded his death to be from a blunt force trauma to the back of his head. The doctor’s discovery suggests foul play and that perhaps Mrs. Verberbermockle knew about it. Although Mr. Verbermockle’s death may appear to be accidental,it is reasonable to conclude that Mrs. Verbermockle murdered her husband in cold blood because of her suspicious behavior, her false statements, and Mr. V’s violent injury.
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As a detective, it is my job to determine the right from wrong, the genuine from the fake. Lately, I have been working on a missing person case, but with as much luck as Coyote chasing Roadrunner. So there I was, working late at the station when the phone rings. Chelsi, our night shift operator , picked it up and answered. I hear a man in distress on the other line. When she puts it back down she looks directly at me and said,” I’ve got another missing person case for you, Chief.”
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