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Chapter 6. 1998; Detroit Good marriage – 2 sons Then Mark hurt his back; hooked on Vicodin, alcohol, gambling – couldn’t work Florence returned to work.

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1 Chapter 6

2 1998; Detroit Good marriage – 2 sons Then Mark hurt his back; hooked on Vicodin, alcohol, gambling – couldn’t work Florence returned to work to pay off debts 2003 – family trip to a lake resort Both went to dock; Mark returned to cabin to put boys to bed MARK UNGER

3 15 minutes later, Florence not at dock Mark assumed she was with neighbors, so he went to bed Florence not back in morning Neighbors found Florence floating face down in water & called 911 May 2004 – Mark arrested & charged w/ premeditated murder

4 Passed a polygraph Lots of circumstantial evidence: - not told where body was found, but went straight there - packed car and left before body removed from water - sobbed, shed no tears

5 - Florence’s injuries (broken hip, internal injuries, fractured skull) show she fell on concrete before entering water & would have been unconscious - blood on concrete confirms this police suspect Florence was dragged into water, where she drowned believe Mark did it Convicted & sentenced to life in prison (no parole)

6 2001 Several Americans – anthrax infection – inhaled Breathe bacteria into lungs; fluid builds up in lungs and in sac around heart  hard to breathe, organ failure News affiliate employees & postal workers affected ANTHRAX SCARE

7 5 people died after inhaling spores Little physical evidence, no fingerprints, no suspects, no motive US CDC – studied spores – found genetic mutations found in government lab Determined all letters came from same person – male w/ scientific background

8 Circumstantial evidence  Bruce Ivins, US gov’t scientist who specializes in anthrax research Ivins committed suicide just before being arrested

9 Forensic Anthropologist Dr. Kathy Reichs – also author and basis for TV show Bones CAREER


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