investigation

Whodunnit, and why? All about criminal investigations and the forensic methods used to search for clues and collect evidence to get to the bottom of the crime.

Reason First: Man Fails at Rationality, Faces Murder Charges
Talk about a bad day for Uber. No, its stocks did not tumble or have mobs of angry taxi drivers unable to compete with the ride sharing service attempt to tear down their headquarters. This was far more severe. First- and third-degree murder suspect Nicholas Forman, 23, allegedly abused his girlfriend, Sabrina Harooni, 23, to the point that he apparently stole her life. Once the deed had been done, he sent her corpse on a ride to the hospital via an Uber vehicle.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: What Does a Lost Tooth Have to do with Miseducation?
Aren’t teachers supposed to instruct students, not cause them to lose teeth, allegedly? A Florida woman who claims to be a teacher is embroiled in a fall out over one of her student’s teeth being forced out of his mouth. She has been released on $3,000 bond. But the story remains a mystery as to how the piece of dental makeup dropped from the young man’s mouth. The teacher, Cynthia Smith, 64, claims that a ruckus that occurred in the hallway involving other students (not her) lead to the dental loss.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: How can Snitching be Virtuous?
So you say that snitching is wrong? What about when it comes to an unarmed teen who just had the notion to create a music video? Jeremiah Dickey’s productive mind was silenced by rounds piercing the night air on a Brooklyn, New York City street corner. Why would it be evil to snitch on the coward who mowed this teen down in his prime? The levels of cowardice remain at an all-time high. People can be discreet and anonymous and be looked at as brave. But to just sit back and watch as a family grieves for Dickey and to know who committed this vicious crime is lower than a coward. Someone out there may know who did this. And the actual culprit should possess some shred of dignity to turn himself in to police custody.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: How Much Praise Should Cops Get for Stopping a Joyrider?
Life as a police officer can be dangerous. This is no secret. Everyday, the men and women in blue protect themselves, each other, and every law-abiding citizen from hurt, harm, or hazard in a criminal situation. In the wake of the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade celebration, a vehicle with two occupants driving at a fast rate charged down the parade route. Police officers prepared themselves by employing “tactical vehicle intervention” (TVI). Police utilized stop sticks to no effect. By the end of the chase which lasted for several yards, the officers finally used a pursuit intervention technique or PIT maneuver to cease the advancement of the vehicle. This proved to be successful.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
New California Child Sex Assault Law
A new California law going into effect this year is extending the statute of limitations for childhood sexual assault lawsuits. The new law will give childhood assault survivors more time to file a lawsuit for the abuse, increase the amount of damages for some cases, and give victims who have lost cases due to the statute of limitations another chance.
By Stephanie Murguia6 years ago in Criminal
The Whitechapel Murderer
[CONTAINS GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF VIOLENCE UPON WOMEN] The scene of the murders was the Whitechapel District, an area with a backdrop of poverty and a proclivity of violence in 1888. While others believe he took 11 lives, most believe he only killed five. With these murders a morbid fascination was evoked from the public; sending them into a fearful frenzy.
By Mary.U6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: What Can be Done About Gervonta Davis' Behavior Outside of the Ring?
No individual should grab or strike another person or violate him or her in any way that the law can deem criminal. Featherweight champion Gervonta Davis’ case seems to be one of the most public, blatant acts of the start of force against someone else. That individual just happens to be his baby’s mother, Andretta Smothers. As the boxer received the steel bracelets after reporting to the authorities, he faces charges of simple battery and domestic violence. So, from where does all of this aggression and rage stem? Is it a culture within the boxing realm that promotes and amplifies not just violence in the square ring but without the sports arena?
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Can Eliminating the Minimum Wage Stop Robbers Who Wear Blackface?
Talk about that old chestnut of adding insult to injury. A white man in blackface robbed a Maryland bank on Friday, January 31, 2020. He is still at large. At this PNC Bank location, witnesses including a camera right behind the teller depict the man as wearing face paint to not only conceal his identity but make a last ditch effort trying to pin the crime on a person of color.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
The Bad Samaritan
Courtney A. Keller CJUS 3025/2020-Spring 2 Assignment #4-2 Chapter 4/Page 45 4-2 The Bad Samaritan Summary of the incident: David Cash and Jeremy Strohmeyer, both 18 years old, went to a casino that is located on the border of California and Nevada. After they entered the casino, Jeremy Strohmeyer walked into a women’s restroom at the casino. Upon entrance, Mr. Strohmeyer forced himself on to a seven-year girl. Soon after Mr. Strohmeyer started his offense, David Cash walked into the bathroom and witnessed this altercation.
By Courtney Keller6 years ago in Criminal
Criminology ,investigative methods in the UK
The method in which the Criminal Justice System defined rape has been notably changed by the Sexual Offences Act 2003, adopted on 1 May 2004. Any sexual offences carried out before 1 May 2004, are prosecuted under the 1956 Act which defined rape as any type of intercourse, without consent ,performed by a man with the victim being either male or female . Also, the intercourse in the 1956 Act is categorized such as non-consensual anal or vaginal intercourse, not including oral sex without consent . (Cps.gov.uk, 2012 ) The term consent was interpreted by the court ,by its common signification. Furthermore, if the perpetrator considered that the victim consented ,even though the statement was unreasonable ,it was jury ‘s responsibility to decide whether the act was consensual or not . (Cps.gov.uk, 2012) Contemporarily, sexual offences perpetrated after 1 May 2004 are being prosecuted under the Sexual Offences Act 2003,which elaborates and extends on the laws surrounding consent and also amends the definition of rape by introducing vaginal or anal penetration by a penis ,as well as penetration mouth of a person. The word rape is currently defined in the legislation as ‘(1) A person (A) commits an offence if- he intentionally penetrates the vagina, anus or mouth of another person (B) with his penis, B does not consent to the penetration, and A does not reasonably believe that B consents ‘ (Legislation.gov.uk, 2018)
By Novsky6 years ago in Criminal
Suffer The Children
Oliver "Ollie" Charles Dill was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Tyson Dill on June 26, 2016. Just three short years later, his father would strap him into his car seat, drive to work and forget him, leaving little Ollie to succumb to the effects of hyperthermia, and finding him dead hours later.
By Phoenixx Fyre Dean6 years ago in Criminal
The Disappearance of Madeleine Mccann
On the fateful day of May 3rd in 2007, young Madeleine went missing from her families apartment in Portugal. What started as a seemingly perfect family vacation ended in tragedy. The day Madeleine went missing had began as normal with the family spending the day at a pool, laughing and swimming. At the end of the night, the parents left their three children in the room while they went bar with friends. This was something that the adults did every night, and they would check in with their kids at least once an hour.
By Dani Hendrix6 years ago in Criminal