Analysing Mrs. Miller's Mysterious Demise

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Mr. Lause The date was March 31st, at 6:10 p.m. I obtain a phone call from Captain Muldoon of the local police department. An accident was reported by Mr. Miller about his wife, Mrs. Miller. The accident took place on 554 Theresa Drive. The incident occurred at 6:02 p.m. Mrs. Cleaver, the neighbor made minor remarks about Mrs. Miller’s background as there was no witness to the accident that led to Mrs. Miller’s death. According to Stephen Thompson, “Livor Mortis is when the body was moved.” (98) Which in this case Mrs. Miller’s body was moved from its original state, causing livor mortis. I, the world’s greatest detective, believe that Mr. Miller should be arrested for suspicion of second degree murder for numerous reasons. As Mr. Miller explained his story of what he had thought happened to his wife, Mrs. Miller. I noticed
Miller should be a suspect of second degree murder is because when we looked at the body we noticed Mrs. Miller had tiny scratches in the back of her calves which proved to be limestone. We can test the driveway to be sure that it is also made of limestone. When Mrs. Miller’s blood alcohol content was tested it came out negative, Mr. Miller told us she was drunk and that’s what caused her fall. We can test the saliva on the beer cans to make sure it wasn’t Mrs. Miller’s; we can also test Mr. Miller blood alcohol content. We should do a DNA analysis on the skin under Mrs. Miller’s nails; Mr. Miller has scratches on his chin and a glove one his right hand.
We also had medical evidence to help breakdown the case a little more. He bruises can prove foul play in Mrs. Miller’s death as well as the dislocation of her index finger and thumbs of her left and right hand. If Mrs. Miller had really fallen face forward which is common when people are drunk she wouldn’t have bruises on the back of her head. The fact that both her wrist are wrenched out of joint, leads us to believe she may have dragged by her

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