CSI Project

Task Your objective is to discover who the murderer is. You will need to use logic and reasoning to gather your evidence. Examine all the evidence carefully. Based on your evidence, you will create a list of suspects, witness information, a sequence of events, determine the method, and determine the motive for the murder. You will be presenting your information as a case file. This case file will be used to assist the prosecutor with her case. The case file will contain: witness information, factual evidence, motive, and method of murder. Examine the police crime scene sketches Carefully study the evidence Carefully read over the witness interviews Construct a case file that contains --Witness Interviews --Factual Evidence --Motive for the Murders --Method of Murders --Name the Murderer

Evidence Table Suspects Vehicle Motive to Kill Vanessa Motive to Kill Jeremy Means Alibi Opportunity Relationship to Victims

Introduction On Saturday, June 7, :27 a.m., the Charlottesville, Virginia police department was called to 2965 Quarry Road where they found a double homicide. Vanessa Martin, a 30 year old Maul-Mart cashier and aspiring store manager was found dead on the couch in her apartment. After a thorough search of the premise, the police also found the body of Jeremy Hayes, Vanessa’s 35 year old boyfriend and head bagboy at Maul-Mart. The department had a frantic call from Mary Sue Williams. Mary Sue had arrived at Vanessa’s apartment at 8:45 that morning to pick up Vanessa for work. Mary Sue also worked at Maul-Mart in the grocery department, whereas Vanessa worked in the children’s clothing department. Mary Sue said that she sat out front of the apartment for about 10 minutes before getting out of her car to get Vanessa. According to her account of the story, Mary Sue, finding the front door to the apartment unlocked walked in and discovered Vanessa dead in the living room. She said that she quickly ran out of the door and phoned 911. Police later found Jeremy’s dead body in the bedroom of the apartment. When questioned, Mary sue denied knowing about the body.

Autopsy Results Vanessa Martin 30 year old white female No apparent wounds. No bleeding. No internal injuries. Down feathers found in nostrils. Blood found on her hand and arm belonged to Jeremy Hayes. Stomach contents contained the remains of a spaghetti dinner, red wine, and an unusual toxic substance. Time of death: approximated between 4 and 6:30 a.m. Saturday June 7, 2009 Jeremy Hayes 35 year old white male Death due to gun shot wound. Two twenty- two caliber bullets left back lodging in lung. Lung filled with blood. Asphyxiation occurred approximately 1 hour later. Stomach contents contained the remains of a spaghetti dinner, red wine, and an unusual toxic substance. Time of death: Approximated between 4 and 6:30 a.m. Saturday, June 7, 2009 To analyze what toxic substance was discovered, visit: The Bad Bug minants/CausesOfIllnessBadBugBook/ucm htm

Interviews

Ben Boggs Interview

Neighbor’s Interview

David Thomas Interview (Co-worker)

Lindsey Parker Interview (Co-worker)

Fingerprints

Crime scene investigators arrive at the scene of the crime 2965 Quarry Road, Charlottesville, Virginia.

Photo of Jeremy’s body

County Medical Examiner removing one of the bodies from the crime scene.

Bedroom where Jeremy’s body was found.

Close up of Vanessa’s hand. Notice the object around her arm near her wrist.

Carefully examine Vanessa’s face. What is covering it? Notice the blood on her cheek?

Shaft of dog hair found on the body at the crime scene