EVIDENCE FOR FINAL CRIME! Ms. C LSA Grade 6

The Crime Scene Ms. Miller’s Chemical Storage Closet: – 9 Chemicals missing – White fabric with blue marker on window ledge – Blonde hair strands on window and shelves – Shoeprints outside window (only one detectable; mostly blurred) – Shoeprints inside closet (two different prints are detectable) – Broken glass on floor of closet – Bloody napkin in trash can in closet. Blood also found on shelf. – Closet door has tool marks on it (keyhole is stripped) – Zinc metal is spilled on ground – Water bottle with lipstick on shelves – Small whiteboard on wall has half erased “Thanks Ashley” – Black carbon powder spilled on floor – Window is open – Ladder is sideways on middle of floor. Sodium borate on ladder.

Hair Found at Crime Scene Found on Window Found on Shelf Brown Hair (comes out very dark) Hair Directory Dyed Blonde Hair (medium colored) Natural Blonde Hair (looks yellow)

Fingerprints Directory SallySamantha Ms. Miller Ms. Anderson George Ashley The Custodian Ms. White Bob Sierra

Fingerprints at Crime Scene Laboratory shelves: Doorknob: Water bottle: Playing Cards: Latex gloves at a home of a suspect: Latex gloves outside of School Office

Blood Type of Suspects SuspectBlood Type GeorgeB SamanthaB AshleyB SallyAB CustodianB BobA Ms. MillerO Note: Cuts were only found on the custodian and Sally Blood Type can only be characterized by A, B, AB or O

Blood Found on Shelf and on Bloody Napkin (After run through CSI test) Chart of Blood Types After CSI Testing

Footprint evidence outside of window Doc Martins cm long. Other footprints were muddled. Footprint evidence of sticky soda in storage room: 26.5 cm long.23 cm long Footprint evidence on school field Etnies cm long. Other footprints were muddled.

Shoe size references in inches

What was under suspect’s shoes: Under George’s Shoes: Zeolite, soda residue. Soil pH ranges from Under Sierra’s Shoes: Nothing detected Under Ashley’s Shoes: Black carbon powder, soil pH 7.5 Under Samantha’s Shoes: Glass, Black carbon powder, soda residue, dark medium sized granules, large amounts of minerals and fertilizers. Soil pH ranges 4-7. Under Ms. Miller’s Shoes: Black carbon powder. Soil pH ranges Under Bob’s Shoes: Soil pH ranges Traces of hydrochloric acid, hydrogen peroxide and zinc. Under Sally’s Shoes: Glass, Black carbon powder, soda residue, light small sized granules. Soil pH ranges Under custodian’s shoes: Glass, sodium borate powder

pH levels of different environments PlacepH of soil Middle School5.5 Samantha7 Bob4 Custodian2 George9 Ms. Anderson8 Ms. Miller5 Ashley7.5 Sally4 pH: measures how acidic the soil is. The lower the pH, the more acidic the soil.

Chemicals Missing from Ms. Miller’s Storage Room Aluminum Potassium Zeolite Potassium chloride (fertilizer) Sodium chloride (salt) Sodium silicate gel Hydrochloric Acid Zinc Manganese Hydrogen Peroxide

Video Surveillance Footage Reveals 3 unknown people entering Ms. Miller’s room with a key. Faces not shown. 2 of the people never left the room. 1 person, about 5’6’’ in height, left the room to go to the custodian’s room, then the principal’s office, then back in the custodian’s room, then back to Ms. Miller’s room with a long object. Same person leaves Ms. Miller’s room, goes back to Principal’s office, then leaves through side doors. He throws something in the trash on the way out. Time stamp: midnight.

Handwriting Samples George Mrs. White Ashley Bob Ms. Miller The Custodian Sally Ms. Anderson Sierra Samantha Handwriting found on whiteboard in chemical storage closet : Thanks Ashley

Search Warrant Information Key imprint mold found in George’s household Doc Martins shoes found in Samantha’s, Sally’s homes. Sierra’s Doc Martins shoes missing. Crowbar found in Sally’s household. No white shirt found in Samantha’s household, however white shirt with blue marker stains found in Sally’s household. Glass particles in Custodian’s shoes do not match those under Sally’s and Samantha’s shoes. Chewing gum of similar color outside of window found in Samantha’s household. Dried mud found on Bob’s windowsil. Latex gloves similar to those found outside of office found in Sally’s room

Whodunnit? Organize your evidence with graphic organizers. Only allowed 3 questions per day. Come up with your prime suspects and accessories to the crime. Come up with possible motives. Come up with a detailed analysis of what you think happened the night of the crime, and what took place 2 days afterward.