Murder Mystery
Project Description: For this project, we took the roles of Forensic scientists to solve the mysterious murder of Carleton Comet.
Here is a summary of the premise:
On October 26, 2016, Carleton Comet held a picnic on Chalk Hill to celebrate his release from jail and a fresh start with a new name. The guests present were Nancy Normal, Sam Sophomore, Theresa Terra, Fred Flimmer, and Glen Glee. At 7:35pm, Carleton Comet was stabbed with a steak knife; at 8:00pm, he was pronounced dead. A knife, a note saying "You are a dead man", and a piece of glass were found on the scene. There were two types of blood on the knife, one belonging to Carleton Comet. Nancy Normal had a cut on her hand, which she claimed came from a piece of glass.
To examine the evidence, we:
After examining all of the evidence, we determined that Nancy Normal was the killer. We made a case to request a search and arrest warrent for Nancy Normal, who we accuse of first degree murder.
Here is an outline of our case:
See the presentation below to learn more!
Here is a summary of the premise:
On October 26, 2016, Carleton Comet held a picnic on Chalk Hill to celebrate his release from jail and a fresh start with a new name. The guests present were Nancy Normal, Sam Sophomore, Theresa Terra, Fred Flimmer, and Glen Glee. At 7:35pm, Carleton Comet was stabbed with a steak knife; at 8:00pm, he was pronounced dead. A knife, a note saying "You are a dead man", and a piece of glass were found on the scene. There were two types of blood on the knife, one belonging to Carleton Comet. Nancy Normal had a cut on her hand, which she claimed came from a piece of glass.
To examine the evidence, we:
- examined family histories to draw pedigrees and decipher motives
- tested the blood to determine its group
- ran the blood's DNA under gel electrophoresis
- examined hair fibers under a microscope
- used ink chromatography to determine whose pen was used to write the note
- cut out chromosomes to mimic digital karyotyping
- extracted the fingerprint from the glass and compared it with the suspects'
After examining all of the evidence, we determined that Nancy Normal was the killer. We made a case to request a search and arrest warrent for Nancy Normal, who we accuse of first degree murder.
Here is an outline of our case:
- Before Carleton changed his name, he was Thomas Sandstone
- both have O blood
- both recently released from jail for accidental murder
- both claim to have many children my many different women
- Nancy Normal has motive to kill Thomas (aka Carleton)
- Thomas had an affair with two of her aunts
- One of the affairs resulted in a child, who was kidnapped and murdered
- aunt institutionalized
- Thomas provided no support
- Nancy blames Thomas for aunt going crazy
- One of the affairs resulted in a child, who was kidnapped and murdered
- Nancy loves Fred
- Thomas killed Fred's sister and aunt
- wanted to win Fred's affection
- Thomas had an affair with two of her aunts
- Nancy has Triple X Syndrom
- emotional difficulty (may lead to rash decisions)
- difficulty understanding things
- learning/development disabilities, which can lead to behavior problems and poor self-esteem
- Nancy is 75% likely to have Huntington's disease
- low impulse control causes rash decisions
- irritable
- Evidence points to Nancy
- her pen was used to write the threat note
- DNA, fingerprint, and blood type all found on scene
See the presentation below to learn more!