G ROUP 14 Kwa Jie Hui Jerrick Lim Xu Run Huai Wang Zhi Jian

S ECTION 1 – S OLVING THE CRIME

M OST DIFFICULT TASK The questions sessions Many varied questions (useful, useless, sidetrack) Many people have different POVs Noisy, excited

M OST EASIEST TASK Problem solving sessions Fun though challenging Look unsolvable but simple Leisure

W HAT WORKED, WHAT DIDN ’ T ? Worked : Evidences done at the laboratory Quite accurate Rather a step-by-step session Teachers to guide us Learnt many forensic methods there

W HAT WORKED, WHAT DIDN ’ T ? Didn’t worked : Questions & Hypothesis Asked the wrong questions Misled by the suspects Thought that only Jane Liu, Peter Hamilton and Robyn Jones were the only possible ones involved with the crime

M EDIA Not helpful May misled police and public Cause confusion, panic Article was made to seek attention and finish up the job Facts were wrong and not supported

E VIDENCE

C RIME SOLVING Harder than it looks Requires more than evidence Things do not go as well as you think Requires quick thinking(Think out of the box)

E VIDENCE Locard’s principle Might not be enough Must be very careful Slightest detail must be noticed Does not equal to everything

CSI Different view. Why? Knowledge of forensics from CSI More than what is in a television series What different view?

E XAMPLES Finalizing results More than what actual crime scene investigators do

F INGERPRINTS Fingerprints are unique, however….. Results not correct Many fingerprints at the crime scene

L IP PRINTS

S ECTION 3 – T HE VERDICT

P ETER H AMILTON Verdict : Imprisonment for life Reasons : Planned the whole murder 1 st degree murder Drug Trafficking Repeat offender

J ACK S MITH Verdict : Life imprisonment Reasons : Murder Illegal possession and use of firearms

E VERYONE AT PARTY Knows about the drug dealings, but did not report to police about it Use of drugs ( Jane Liu, Robyn Jones etc. )

S ECTION 4 - R EFLECTIONS

G ROUP R EFLECTION Very beneficial A new insight to forensic science Teamwork Learnt: It is not easy to solve a crime Think out of the box Developed critical thinking skills Learn to be focused Vital questions are needed The crime may not always seem as easy as it is Forensic methods Footprints Fingerprints Blood tests Lip prints