Forensic Science in action case study

Forensic Science in action case study

Case 1

When it comes to Forensic Investigations , nothing can be assumed . A court will not consider a claim based merely on its being obvious Everything has to be backed up by empirical data . As for this case after all preliminary precautions , recording and documentations have been done the investigators can now proceed to collecting and analyzing data

Given the case facts , there appears to be two areas for preliminary investigation , the shallow grave site and the car . However , as had been mentioned , nothing

in forensics can simply be obvious , everything has to be verified . The car tracks may have originated from the shallow grave but it still has to be confirmed . It is possible that the car may have just coincidentally passed through the shallow grave thus leaving its tracks there . A mold or at least a photograph of the tracks on the ground must be taken and then compared side by side with the treads of the tires of the car

Once the link between the car and the grave has been established , what must now be established is the link between the car and the dead body According to the case , there are maggots and a rotting smell coming from the truck of the car . Those would indicate the presence of something decomposing in that trunk . The Trunk would have to be thoroughly examined . If there are traces of something decomposing in the truck , a chemical analysis to determine what it...