Intro
In this project, we worked on solving a murder mystery using forensic science. We learned about DNA, fingerprinting, blood types, pedigrees, diseases, chromosomal disorders. We were given a murder case to solve the murder of the fictional character Carlton Comet. Carlton was murdered on February 4, 2019 while hosting a picnic at San Marin High School. He was just released from prison and changed his name. He also claimed that he has had many afairs with different women. There were five suspects, Nancy Normal, Glen Glee, Sam Sophomore, Fred Flimmer, and Theresa Terra. There was fingerprints, two samples of blood, a note, and DNA found at the crime scene. Our job was to find the murderer, charge them, and gain a warrant to arrest them.
Evidence
We found fingerprints on a glass table near the crime scene. Along with two DNA and blood samples found on the steak knife used to kill Carelton Comet. There was a note found on the crime scene that said "you are a dead man" and we were able to find the family histories of each suspect.
Content
- Chromatography: The process of separating the parts of a substance used to write something in order to identify its origin
- Pedigree: The ancestry of a person and their family
- Blood type: The classification of red blood cells into the 4 groups, A, B, AB, and O as well the Rh blood group
- Chromosome disorder: A condition in which a person is affected from an error in the number of certain chromosomes
- DNA fingerprinting: The process of discovering the full characteristics of a person from their fingerprints
- Forensic science: The study of evidence at crime scenes
Conclusion
In conclusion we are charging Nancy Normal for first degree murder because of our evidence. All of our found evidence pointed towards Nancy Normal. We found that she was the owner of the pen that wrote the death note, which shows that this was a premeditated murder. Her blood type was found on the knife that was used to kill Carleton (Matching Karyotypes). She was in love with Fred Flimmer who's dad is Thomas Sandstone or better know as our victim Carleton Comet ( who killed two of Fred's family member in a love triangle), this gives Nancy motive to kill Carleton because it would mean that she could impress or get Fred's attention. She has Huntington's disease which proves that she is mentally unstable. And the fingerprints were hers as we found by using the method of DNA fingerprinting.
Reflection
Reflection: At the end of our project we convicted Nancy Normal with first degree murder. This project was a fun project, but it was a little hard to share the amount of work. A lot of the time my group members and I didn't have anything to do because one person would be doing all the work that we needed to do. As a group we worked well together. I would say that my work ethic on a scale of 10 on this project would be a 8/10. Our presentation went really well and our work was completed right and in the ammount of time given. This project was fun and I would do it again.