“Loving” Wife Murders Husband Although Mrs. Verbermockle made her husband's death look like a harmless accident, she is guilty of murdering her husband, Mr.Verbermockle, because of her insidious testimony, unusual reaction, and incriminating evidence. To begin with, the physical evidence does not corroborate her insidious testimony. When Mrs. Verbermockle calls her family doctor, she lies: “My husband had a fall and he was lying unconscious on the bathroom floor. I think he must have been taking a shower and slipped on a piece of soap. I did not move him. I threw a blanket over him and called you immediately.” However, Mr.Verbermockle’s body position suggests he was brushing his teeth at the sink and not showering at the time of his “accident.” …show more content…
Verbermockle knew that Emergency Medical Services (EMS) wouldn’t take as long as the family doctor. This shows us that Mrs.Verbermockle did all she could to keep help at bay for her husband. Therefore, Mrs. Verbermockle didn’t love or care for her late husband, Mr. Verbermockle, or else she would have tried to check on him, not put a blanket over his face. Most importantly, the evidence points to Mrs.Verbermockle as the killer. To begin, Mrs.Verbermockle says that her husband was in the shower at the time of his accident, this evidence proves otherwise. Two towels hanging on a rack in the bathroom. The towel that said “hers” looked as if it was used, however, the towel that says “his” isn’t used. So that proves that Mrs. Verbmockle used her towel to dry her hands after placing faulty evidence at the scene. Also, there was a broken scale lying next to Mr.Vermockles’ body, this evidence lines up with the fact he had a fracture at the back of his skull, Mrs. Verbermockle could have used this as the murder weapon. Moreover, wet footprints were coming from the shower, the footprints appear to be women's shoes based on the shape. This evidence shows that Mrs. Verbermockle turned the shower on and then off to make it look like her husband was in the shower when, in reality, he …show more content…
Verbermockle wasn’t in the shower. This leads us to believe that Mrs. Verbermockle placed the soap to get us to believe her insidious testimony, and that she did all she could to get the police to believe she didn’t kill her husband. Additionally, there were no signs of potential struggle from Mr. Verbermockle. If it was a stranger who murdered him, Mr. Verbermockle would have seen them in the mirror and put up a fight. Mr. Verbermockle’s body appears to be relaxed and not tense, so he must not have been distressed when he died. As evidenced by his relaxed hand holding his toothbrush and his supine body. He could have potentially seen his wife in the mirror and didn’t suspect her of murdering him, which left him at ease when she walked into the room. Therefore, Mrs. Verbermockle is guilty of murdering her husband, Mr. Verbermockle. Although the opposition claims that Mrs. Verbermockle is a loving wife and didn’t murder her husband, the evidence found proves
On May 21, 1980, Katherine Reitz Brow was stabbed over 30 times in her Ayer, Massachusetts home. There were bloodstains throughout the house and her purse, some jewelry and an envelope where she had been known to keep cash was missing. Investigators found hair, blood ladened fingerprints on the toaster and the kitchen faucet which was left running. A bloody paring knife which was perceived to be the murder weapon was found in the waste basket. Mr. Water’s became a suspect because he lived next to the victim with his girlfriend, Brenda Marsh. He also worked at a local diner that Ms. Brow frequented and employee’s revealed that she had been known to keep large amounts of cash in her home.
At around eight thirty AM Queenie Trap, a rather small woman at five feet and six inches and one hundred and ten pounds, left her house after a fight with her husband Arthur Trap. Had she known this was the last time she would see him alive she wouldn’t have left, or maybe she already knew about his untimely demise. Queenie has her motive, her fights with her husband are more than enough, although Queenie is rather small she knew Arthur was drunk.The investigators should rule Arthur’s death as a murder because she had a motive, and although some would say that Queenie’s size means she couldn’t overpower him he was drunk, she also had ten minutes alone with the dead body of Arthur.
In 1900, a man by the name of John Hossack was brutally murdered while he laid rest in his bed. John suffered from two blows to his head by an axe. His wife Margret of 32 years was the first to become a suspect. “Margret Hossack claimed to be innocent, but stories of domestic troubles and abuse provided prosecutors with a motive for the crime. Neighbors and family members were reluctant to talk about what they knew concerning the couple’s troubled marriage.” (Iowa) According to the previous source, Margret claimed she had been sleeping next to her husband during the time of the murder and claims she did not hear a thing.
Even though the prosecution presented evidence to the court, the only clear-cut hard fact the prosecution had against Anthony was that she failed to file a report for her missing daughter Caylee and that when she finally did a month after her daughter had gone missing, she proceeded to lie profusely to the authorities on the events that took place. The prosecution focused highly on the forensic evidence of decay located in the trunk of Casey Anthony’s car. The use of a cadaver dog to search the vehicle led investigators to be able to determine that a decomposing body had been stored in the trunk of the car. The forensics department used an air sampling procedure on the trunk of Casey Anthony’s car, also indicating that human decomposition and traces of chloroform were in-fact present. Multiple witnesses described what they considered to be an overwhelming odor that came from inside the trunk as it where the prosecution believes Caylee’s decomposing body was stowed. Several items of evidence were ruled out to be the source of the odor, as experts were able to rule out the garbage bag and two chlorine containers located in the trunk as the source. The prosecution alleged that Casey Anthony used chloroform to subdue her daughter and then used duct-tape to seal the nose and mouth of Caylee shut, inevitably causing her to suffocate. Based off the
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?
While reading the case about Mr.Hossack 's murder i saw the wife, Mrs.Hossack, as innocent at first. The children all claimed that the two did not argue for over a year, so why would she kill him now verses a year ago? When the youngest child, Ivan Hossack, came to the stand and "told his story in a straight, unhesitating manner" it made it easier for me to believe in Mrs. Hossack 's innocence. The child even said that he saw his mother aiding his father when he called out for help. If she had been the one to swing the axe, why would she help him and risk getting in trouble? Most importantly, if he was conscious and talking, why wouldn 't he say who to murderer was? He could have easily identified his wife in the dark after being married for over twenty years, and yet he didn 't identify who had tried to kill him. Dr. Dean first stated that the axe did not hit the speech portion of the brain, so he could have been conscious and yelling out for his wife. Dean later stated that the fatal blow from the axe would have left Mr.Hossack unconscious. The murder weapon had blood on in and apparent hairs stuck to one side; "Prof. John L. Tilton of Simpson college... was unable to say definitely that the hair had been
The Cosmopolitan magazine mentions a theory of the murderer killing himself after killing the young beauty pageant contestant. A man named Michael Helgoth was charged by the Ramsey family. Cosmopolitan states,”Not only was Helgoth seen wearing shoes similar to those in a footprint found in the Ramseys' basement, but one of Helgoth's former coworkers also claimed that he'd been acting incredibly suspiciously around the time of the murder”. There was also a comment from the Cosmopolitan magazine stating, “The same former co-worker also claimed that someone close to Helgoth had a tape recording of him confessing to the murder, but police never investigated it”. More information was given, for example Helgoth mentioned an odd comment that was made about how interesting it would be to crack a human skull.
there was a sock found. at the murder scene that blood soaked right through the sock, Mark believes that O.J. got blood on the sock, and it. went through the socks. There was a glove found at the murder scene of the crime, a lot of people believe it was planted by racist Mark Fuhrman, but lots of people think it. would be impossible to do.
The first piece of evidence that proves Queenie is lying about her husband’s death is that the glass wasn’t broken, tilted or out of his hand from the impact of falling down the stairs. As a rule when a person falls down the stairs there instinct is
Mrs Timothy sat there listening to what her husband was saying and thought about all the strangers she let into the house on a daily bases due to her music lessons and shivered. Reaching over the back of the lounge for the throw rug, she wrapped herself up in it as Mr Timothy continued his story, oblivious to his wifes' thoughts. “Unlucky for the woman, her phone call ended to fast, and she walked in on the offender, who panicked and pushed her out the way so he could escape, but when he pushed her, he pushed her into the cabinets. The impact caused the glassware inside to come down and smash around her, injuring her
On a cold northern morning the body of a man lay still in his bed. His blood did not flow, his heart did not beat, and his chest didn’t fall with breath. His wife sits still downstairs in the gloomy house that she views as a cage. Her stare is blank and her hands move slowly as if she is in some trance that shows absolutely no remorse. Minne Foster is guilty of murdering her husband which becomes apparent through the evidence and details given by Susan Glaspell in “A Jury of Her Peers”. Glaspell gives evidence and shows the realization that both women in the story also know that Mrs. Foster is guilty. Minnie Foster is guilty of murdering her husband, but a defense could be made to protect her.
Two detectives were assigned to the case: Harry Hanson and Finis Brown. [2] 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 any hopes for good evidence. [2] 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. There was dew under the body so they knew it had been set there just after 2 a.m. when temperatures dropped to 38 degrees.
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
Anatomy of a Murder takes place in small-town in Michigan, where a murder has taken place. Lieutenant Frederick Manion (Lt. Manion) murdered Barney Quill a local bar and inn owner, after Mr. Quill raped his wife Laura Manion. Mrs. Manion contacts former state district attorney Paul Biegler to represent her husband, who is facing charges for first degree murder. Knowing nothing about the case, Mr. Biegler is convinced by his friend Parnell McCarthy to take the case. After two visits to Mr.Manion in jail and discussing things over with Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Biegler indirectly helps Lt. Manion enter a plea of not guilty due to temporary insanity. Aside from preparing Lt. Manion for this defense, Mr. Biegler has to worry about Mrs. Manion who is always wearing tight clothing and flirting with other men. Mr. Biegler advises her that for the best interest of her husband’s case, she should refrain from her flirtatious behavior and dress appropriately to court and until the case is over.
The Civil War was a complex conflict that took this country through its darkest period. The unpredictability of the Civil War included each feature of life. The war tore at the heart of what America remained for. It cut to the very center of the political, financial, and social components of American life. The contention focused on where extreme sway lay—whether with the Union or with the individual states.