Who murdered Robert Hughes? (Long overdue!)

Rough Notes;

Facts about the Murder;

Victim: Robert Hughes

- middle-aged caucasian male

- break in followed by struggle

- hughes flaunted wealth, philandering

- motive could be jealousy

- cool autumn morning

- two diff women coming in and out of victim’s house at diff times in afternoon of murder

- One: pretty blonde at 1.00, good mood at 2.00, never seen before

- Two: feisty redhead, 4.00, stormed out 4: 15 mins later, seen before

- Strange man walking back and forth 10.15 pm on night of murder

Clues;

1. Blood splatter

- messy death

- 2 puncture wounds, carotid artery (neck) / heart, great loss of blood

- lost consciousness

- 2nd wound at heart

- The attacker must be as tall as victim, at least 5’9’

- suspect has been in many fights

- Murder weapon was a switchblade, narrow, 4 inches, good quality

2. Footprint

• men’s size 11 doc martin boot, drags his feet

1. 3. Tool Marks

• crowbar

• Guy that was walking around is electrician Bright Lights R us

4. Hair

• 5 hairs
• 2 brown, 1 red (short), 2 dyed blonde (long)

5. Fingerprints

• fingerprints on vase belong to pat the rat, convicted twice, electrician

6. Fibres

• 50% wool, 50% polyester, black, sweater

7. Time of Death

• dead for over 12 hours, 10.30 at night

8. Blood in Sink

• blood belongs to a woman

Answer;

Clues:

Footprint

Paint

Physical ‘crime tool’

Blood

Fibre

Wood

Hair

Document

Time of Death

Wound

DNA fingerprint

Field

Forensic Scientist

Morphology

Entomologist

Pathologist

Coroner

Fingerprinting;

Body Measurement:

- Head

- Arm spam

- Mainly bones, places with less flesh (more accurate)

Types of fingerprints:

- Visible

- Latent

- Impressed

Methods:

- Patent (can be seen)

- Latent (cannot be seen)

- Porous

- Non porous

Examples;

- Plastic

- Iodine

- Paper

The Mystery; The Awareness Test; The Exchange Principle

The Trash Tosser Mystery.

Things I noted:

- fishbone (criminal eats fish)

- Raccoon eats fish (is an omnivore)

- Bull does not eat fish (herbivore)

- Trashbag has an assortment of foodstuffs (criminal eats many things, may be a scavenger)

- Bull is well dressed, Raccoon is not?

Answer:

Raccoon is the criminal as it is an omnivore, unlike the Bull.

Evidence; the fishbone.

The Awareness Test.

How many tosses were there?

Answer: 13.

But did you see the moonwalking bear?

No! :O

Reflection of what you have learnt about yourself from the test.

I found that I’m not really aware of my surroundings, especially when focusing on a specific object. In a bid to count the number of passes, I did not see the moonwalking bear and only saw a black blur move across the screen. I did not pay much attention to it, which is rather strange as surely a moonwalking bear would command a certain amount of attention and would be hard to miss. Hence, I can conclude that we are in fact not very aware of the happenings around us and even the most attention-grabbing things can go unnoticed.

The Exchange Principle.

Every contact leaves a trace.