PhilliesFan0604's+Notebook


 * 1) ==Describe what you saw at the crime scene and give your interpretation of the evidence found there. Be specific.==
 * 2) ==(Do this for your first report only.)==
 * 3) ==Tell who you have questioned and describe what information you received from that person. Analyze what this information may mean for the case.==
 * 4) ==Tell how you think the department should proceed with the case.==

= Be sure to read the notes of other detectives to discover new evidence about the crime. =

January 21, 2010 On the crime scene, there was one piece of evidence that really stuck out to me. There was some sort of white powder that I am predicting is some sort of stain removing cleaning product. I think this because at my house my mom uses this white powder, that from the naked eye looks similar to the powder left on the crime scene. The brand of the jacket was New York jeans, and I could not specify, without touching the evidence, if the piece of clothing is women's or men's or what the size was. The clumps of grass and dirt scattered across the scene looked similar to the grass outside. There are aso chunks of grass missing from ouside, which makes me believe that they came in through the door ouside our classroom. I predict that there were two criminals because there were two cups. The Doritos contain milk, so anyone with that allergy will be least likely. I can't wait to analyze this piece of evidence in forensics. I will definitely be observing this and recording what I see. It will also be interesting to observe the size and intended gender for the jacket.

February 5, 2009 Today, Mattysmith, Cowboys24, and I did the chromotology test. This helped because we will be able to compare the pigment in the sample markers to the marker in the note. Well, we contaminated the note because we did not change the blue stained marker water to new water. Next class, I will upload my photos and retest another part of the note.

Below is the observation chart document: [|Marker Test.doc]

March 8, 2009 Today MattySmith, Soccerkeys, and I went around and gathered hair smaples from most of the suspects. We began to look at the samples under the microscope, but it was difficult. Next class, we will try to observe and record what we see.

March 10,2010 Today, MattySmith, Soccerkeys, and I finished looking at the hair samples. One of our suspects hair was missing, so we plan on getting another sample next class. We were having some trouble in the beginning when we were looking at the hair samples under the microscope. After we got the right the correct lighting and were able to pick up the hair, we were fine. I drew pictures of the samples that we did have. Cowboys24 found a few hair samples on the towel, so were are documenting those hairs as crime scene evidence. I did some research to see how I could measure the different parts of the hair, which was difficult. I wasn't able to access most of the websites. We plan to ask another teacher if she has any tips or techniques as to how we should measure things that are under the micrscope.

March 17, 2010 Today, Mattysmith and I tried to finish up the hair analysis. We observed and recorded the suspect's hair that we did not have before. We were still unable to measure the diameter of the medulla and will look into that next class. So, later in class, we did the tape lift test which was a huge sucess. We found a ponytail, a size 37 sticker, and lots of hair samples. Around the hem of the jacket, it looks like something has been ripped off, like a tag. Next class, we will look into comparing hair samples and looking into the evidence that we found while doing the tape lift.



March 22, 2010 Today, we conducted the chemical ananlysis test. These are the results we gathered:

April28, 2010 Kendra Goode committed the crime of stealing the loot in the library. One reason is because her handwriting matched the writing on the cryptography test. The note was written in her handwriting and with a right hand, and she is right-handed. She also had possession of a Mr. Sketch marker which was the marker that the note was written with. When we tested the marker samples, we found that the Mr. Sketch matched the marker that the note was written with. Kendra is the cleaner of the library, and that is where the stuff was stolen from. Also, when we interviewed Mrs. Seibert, she suspected that Kendra committed the crime. She thought this because Kendra was always looking at the videos and not doing enough cleaning, like she was supposed to be. She also mentioned that Kendra was having financial problems, because she was getting married. When we did the tape lift, we found a green ponytail. We asked Mrs. Seibert if Kendra ever wore green pony tails and she said yes. So, Kendra Goode committed the crime.