Case studies: Death investigations

Question 1

in the overdose case showed in lecture, what did the person have on the table

Answer 1

all their documents and bills to be paid

Question 2

in the overdose case showed in lecture, what did he have on his hand

Answer 2

rings with tags attached, saying who they want each one to go to

Question 3

in the overdose case showed in lecture, what was in the bedside table

Answer 3

all the drugs they used to overdose

Question 4

in the shooting case showed in lecture, what did the bloodstain tell us

Answer 4

that their hands were not up in defence, it was on one edge but not the other

Question 5

in the decomposition case showed in lecture, what was unique about their hands

Answer 5

• Friction ridges had been gone after being in water
• The person was east african, but their hands were super white cause water

Question 6

in the decomposition case showed in lecture, what was found nearby

Answer 6

lanyards

Question 7

in the decomposition case showed in lecture, how did they get to the body

Answer 7

put on hip waders cause they were in the water

Question 8

in the decomposition case showed in lecture, how was the body found

Answer 8

• Happened at night during spring
• Man stopped on the side of the street for some reason
• Saw a body in water, very discoloured

Question 9

in the missing person case showed in lecture, what was found nearby

Answer 9

a bottle of alcohol under the body

Question 10

in the trent river area case showed in lecture, what happened

Answer 10

• man dug under his cottage
• found human remains/ bones in dirt
• Forensic anthropologist ends up called
• Determined they were first nations
• Some artifacts to go along w it
• Thought potentially the previous owner knew, dug it up and reburried

Question 11

in the human remains off the 401 case showed in lecture, what happened

Answer 11

Used k9 units when searching for suspects after a robbery, but then found a skull

Question 12

in the human remains off the 401 case showed in lecture, who had jurisdiction

Answer 12

the OPP

Question 13

in the human remains off the 401 case showed in lecture, what was determined about the dead person

Answer 13

Personal items nearby indicated they had escaped from a psych hospital into the forrest, where they perished

Question 14

what did that one guy have in his pocket sorry i didn’t pay attention to the start

Answer 14

left a note in his pocket explaining why he did what he did, addressed to the police

Question 15

in the murdered in/under a fire pit in Berry case showed in lecture, what did they do

Answer 15

• had been buried in dirt under fire pit
• used luminol
• found the spot where he had been shot before he was buried

Question 16

describe the overall case of project rosie

Answer 16

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Question 17

why was project rosie called that

Answer 17

because the k9 that searched the property was named rosie

Question 18

in project rosie why did they use a heater and forensic fan

Answer 18

cause the ground was frozen, they had to heat it up before they could dig

Question 19

in project rosie where was the first body found

Answer 19

along the fence line

Question 20

in project rosie where was the second body found

Answer 20

in the upper corner of the barn

Question 21

in project rosie where was the female DNA found

Answer 21

• in trunk of accused’s mother’s car
• matched the DNA obtained from jeans and shoes recovered in the barn

Question 22

in project rosie where do we think the victim was killed, burned, dismembered

Answer 22

the shed

Question 23

true/false in project rosie, the full body was recovered

Answer 23

false

Question 24

what were the main issues in project rosie with the second body

Answer 24

• washroom
• food
• water
• cooling down
• also mentioned
• barn in bad shape
• recovery was slow, long hours, and needed lots of breaks
• limited space

Question 25

in project rosie what was unique about the second skull found

Answer 25

massive head injury on right side of skull

Question 26

in project rosie what was the manner and cause of death of the female/ second body

Answer 26

• manner: homicide
• cause: head injury to skull

Question 27

how ended up being the second victim in project rosie

Answer 27

• 17 year old from GTA
• not reported missing until police media appeal