an open the cuffs without a key. The closet door that had the cord attached to it was approximately 6'6 and the victim was 6'0. The problem was that there was not any notable stretching of the cord.The victim's ex-girlfriend said that they had broken up and the day before he was found dead he had bought her about one hundred dollars worth of flowers that she did not accept, and he was always depressed once they ended their relationship. The victim had also made comments to his ex-girlfriend and family members that there was some kind of motorcycle gang after him and if he dies expect foul play. From all of the evidence that was collected from the forensic investigators, it wasconclusive he had staged his death as a homicide. It was suspected that the victim intended to elicit sympathy and guilt from the ex-girlfriend over the failed relationship (Adair & Dobersen, 1999). The crime scene investigation should help determine when Malone 4some sort of staging has taken place. Without recognizing these types of clues may lead to uncalled-for, postponed and expensive investigations.According to Geberth (1983) you are suppose to "remember, once an item of evidence has been removed or altered it is impossible to restore it to its original position or condition" (p.6). Everyone needs to work together in crime scenes, there is no I in team. Collecting evidence is very crucial. It is very important that a body or anything around the crime scene is not moved. Some cases are harder to solve than others though, even if nothing is moved around. Let's say in order to identify a body that has been dead for a while and the skin is shriveled or wrinkled. It is said that if you take a needle full of water and inject it into the skin with water the finger will fill up to it's original contour. In a raped victim if traces of dried semen is found on the body, forensics use a 100% cotton ball moistened with distilled water. Then let it air-dry, put ...
