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Nicole, Carla, Laci, and Emily

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Nicole, Carla, Laci, and Emily

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Group Members: Theresa, Gracyn, Gabe, Grace

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Group Members: Theresa, Gracyn, Gabe, Grace

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Dan Eberle, a 13-year-old boy was found with stab wounds and bound with an unusual rope.
The FBI’s profile (neat, white, built 20-year-old male) was consistent with the described profile a daycare employee gave to police when she found a man lurking outside the daycare. She wrote down his license plate, leading to the capture of John Joubert and a search of his belongings, resulting in the discovery of the possession of Korean rope and hunting knife of Joubert's. This evidence caused Joubert to confess to killing Dan Eberle and others.

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1. What made the rope unusual in this case?

The rope was unusual because it was manufactured in Korea while this murder took place in the US.

2. What was the occupation of John Joubert?
John Joubert is a radar technician at Offutt Air Base.

3. What did the criminal profile include?
The criminal profile included that the suspect was slightly built, white, neat, and estimated to be about 20 years old.

4. What led to John Joubert finally being looked at?
John was found watching children at a daycare. An employee of the daycare reported him and the police looked into him.

5.  If Joubert had not confessed, do you think he would have been found guilty? Why?
Yes, he would still be found guilty because the rope was so different from the norm, that this would be enough evidence to convict Joubert.

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In 1989, five-year-old Melissa Brannen was having a Christmas party in her apartment where she went missing that same night. The groundskeeper, Caleb Hughes, went missing at the same time as well and was seen as a suspect. Police found him but he ended up washing his clothes which washed away potential evidence. Evidence in Hughes's car was found and police were able to find similar fibers from a similar outfit found at a store. Police charged Hughes with abduction with intent to defile and even though he couldn’t be charged that he killed Melissa, he was still sentenced to 50 years in prison.

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Millionaire George Marsh was murdered in Lynn, MA. He was found with expensive possessions on him, so he was not robbed. There was coat material and buttons found on him. His family had no motive as they were all wealthy themselves. Evidence led police to Willis Dorr whose coat was missing all the buttons and the weave matched the weave of the material on the body. Information that Dorr’s car was outside Marsh’s house led to a conviction primarily based on the matched coat weave.

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Gaetene Bouchard was a 16 year old girl that was found dead with multiple stab wounds in a gravel pit near her home. She was last seen with her boyfriend, John Vollman, and circumstantial evidence pointed to him committing the crime, including flakes of paint in his car that matched where they were, candy in his glove box that had the same color lipstick she was wearing, and hair in her hand that was similar to Vollman’s. The hair was tested using neutron activation analysis and showed that the hair had a similar sulfur to phosphorus ratio to Vollman’s hair, causing him to confess to murdering her.

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1. Why was George's family not suspected of murder? Where was all of George's money going after he died?
His family was not suspected because they were independently wealthy, and his money after death would go to charity and not them.

2. How was Willis finally found?
He was found after the police appealed to the public for information. This also led to reports of his car being seen.

3. What did the weave of the cloth found at the crime scene match?
The weave of the cloth on the body matched Willis Dorr’s overcoat.

4. How was the case significant?
This case was significant because it was the first case to use fiber and textile evidence as relevant evidence.

5. How would a defense lawyer today challenge the conviction based on the evidence presented in this case?
A defense lawyer today would argue that the small amount of fiber evidence isn’t enough to convict a person guilty as in most cases, weaves are an example of class evidence.

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1. Who was Vollman and Bouchard? John Vollman was Gaetane Bouchard’s boyfriend.

2. What other circumstantial evidence linked Vollman to Bouchard? The circumstantial evidence that linked Vollman to Bouchard were paint flakes in Vollman’s car that were from the place the couple was last seen. Additionally, candy in the glove box of Vollman’s car had lipstick on it that matched the color of Bouchard’s lipstick and hair was found in her hand that was similar to Vollman’s.

3. What elements were used to compare the hair samples? The hair was tested for the ratio of sulfur to phosphorus using neutron activation analysis.

4. Would Vollman have been convicted without the hair evidence? Vollman may have still been convicted, but the hair sample was the main piece of evidence used to do so.

5. How do you think the outcome would have changed if this crime was committed today, instead of in the 50’s? The outcome of this case would be drastically different if it were to be committed today instead of in the 50’s. One way is through the process of DNA hair analysis instead of using NAA.

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Newspaper Article that says George Marsh was murdered

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Newspaper Article that says George Marsh was murdered

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1. What happened to most of the physical evidence?

Most of the physical evidence was gone because Hughes washed away the evidence. Although, police were able to pick up evidence inside his car such as blood, hair, and fibers that were left.
2. How did they match the fiber they found to the shirt Melissa was wearing?

They were able to match the fiber found to Melissa's shirt by finding the exact same one bought at a store and comparing the store fibers and the evidence fibers.
3.Do you think Hughes would have been convicted without the fiber evidence?

Without the fiber evidence there would’ve been less of a chance Hughes would be convicted as the bloodstains were not connected to Melissa. Her hair was found in his car which made him more of a suspect but the fiber evidence was the most important evidence that connects the crime.
4. How do you think that this case would have been different if instead of occurring in the 1980’s, it occurred this year?

If the crime happened this year, more investigation would have been put into it to actually prove that Hugues was guilty or not. Even though Melissa was a match to the hair, she was not a match to the blood. This means that investigators should have found a potential match for the blood and whose blood it was.
5. Do you think Caleb Hughes committed the crime? Why?

We think Hughes committed the crime because the hair and fibers found in his car is a match to Melissa. The blood in the car could have been his own as Melissa could’ve potentially fought back which caused injuries.

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Group Members: Theresa, Gracyn, Gabe, Grace

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Group Members: Theresa, Gracyn, Gabe, Grace

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A man named Bernard Josephs came home to find that his wife, Clair Josephs, had been killed. She had been choked and her throat was then cut with a serrated knife. Clair had been wearing a uniquely colored red dress (cerise). A family friend, Roger Payne, was suspected to have killed her because a significant amount of cerise colored fibers were found on his clothes and fibers from his scarf were found under Clair’s thumbnail. Payne was convicted of the crime.

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1. Why did the police suspect the murderer was someone Claire knew? There was no forcible entry into the Josephs’ house, indicating that the murderer was likely someone that Claire knew.

2. What happened to Claire? What was Claire doing when she was killed? Claire was killed with a serrated knife and it appeared that she was in the middle of cooking.

3. How many fibers were found on Payne’s clothes? More than 60 of the unusual cerise-colored fibers were found on Payne’s clothes.

4.What was found under Claire’s fingernail? Fibers from a red scarf similar to Payne’s.

5.Do you think Payne would have been convicted without the fiber evidence? Yes, because there was suspicion that he was involved in the murder, followed by other evidence aside from the fiber examination.

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In 1921, a 12 year old Alma Tirtschke was raped and beaten. Her body was found in Melbourne, Australia wrapped in a blanket near an alley. Police believe the crime was committed somewhere different than where the body was found. Colin Ross was a bar owner who was questioned because he admitted seeing her earlier that day. In Ross’s possession was blankets found with hair of reddish blonde pigment. This was the cause to make Ross the leading suspect in the investigation. After hair analysis 75 years later the hair was matched to different individuals.

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1. What happened to most of the physical evidence?

Most of the physical evidence was gone because Hughes washed away the evidence. Although, police were able to pick up evidence inside his car such as blood, hair, and fibers that were left.
2.How did they match the fiber they found to the shirt Melissa was wearing?

They were able to match the fiber found to Melissa's shirt by finding the exact same one bought at a store and comparing the store fibers and the evidence fibers.
3.Do you think Hughes would have been convicted without the fiber evidence?

Without the fiber evidence there would’ve been less of a chance Hughes would be convicted as the bloodstains were not connected to Melissa. Her hair was found in his car which made him more of a suspect but the fiber evidence was the most important evidence that connects the crime.
4. How do you think that this case would have been different if instead of occurring in the 1980’s, it occurred this year?

If the crime happened this year, more investigation would have been put into it to actually prove that Hugues was guilty or not. Even though Melissa was a match to the hair, she was not a match to the blood. This means that investigators should have found a potential match for the blood and whose blood it was.
5. Do you think Caleb Hughes committed the crime? Why?

We think Hughes committed the crime because the hair and fibers found in his car is a match to Melissa. The blood in the car could have been his own as Melissa could’ve potentially fought back which caused injuries.

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In Colorado, a girl named Eva Shoen was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head. Her husband was out of town when the crime occurred and there hadn’t seemed to be any evidence in the house leading to this case. While investigations have been going on for three years, a man thinks that his brother-in-law is responsible for the death of Eva. Evidence such as 2 bundles of bullets and hair matching hers from his clothes thrown out the window of his car proved he could have possibly killed Eva Shoen. Marquis confessed to the murder, sentencing him to jail for 24 years.

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1. How many bundles were thrown out of the car?

There have been 2 bundles thrown outside the car.

1. Why couldn’t they use firearm evidence to solve this case?

Marquis tampered with the barrel of the gun so there couldn’t be an accurate comparison.

1. Who was an initial suspect? Where was Eva’s husband when the murder happened?

Her husband, Sam, was an initial suspect but he was out of town so they had no evidence to prove he could have been behind this murder.

1. What about the hair found on a shirt that was similar to Eva’s?

The hair found on the shirt was similar in color and structure so it was useful evidence during this case.

1. Do you think if Marquis had not confessed he would have been convicted?

Marquis had not confessed to this murder, it is likely that he might not have been caught. Of course there could have been his prints or maybe a strand of his clothes left behind that could have connected him another way though.

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Leanna Tiernan was found in a shallow grave by a man walking his dog in West Yorkshire in 2001. Cables were found around her wrist and neck as well as a bag over her head and a dog collar around her neck. Standard DNA testing could not be done because she didn’t have sufficient DNA in the roots of her hair. A strand of pink carpet fiber was found even though the carpet was burned by John Taylor, the man suspected of killing Leanne. Police found the same carpet fiber around the nail on the floorboard and soon found a bloodstain under the floorboard that matched Leanne’s DNA. John Taylor was arrested in October of 2001 and sentenced to two life in prison in July of 2002. He was also sentenced to another life because of rapes in February of 2003.

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1. What was all found on Leanne Tiernan’s neck?

Cables, a collar, and a scarf were found around Leanne’s neck.

1. Why couldn’t DNA profiling be performed?

Her roots did not have sufficient DNA to be tested.

1. What was found under the floorboards?

The blood of Leanne Tiernan was found under the floorboard.

1. Where did the pink fiber come from?

The pink fiber came from the rug in John Taylor’s house, which he burned to try and hide the evidence.

1. Do you think John Taylor would have been convicted without the fiber evidence?

John Taylor clearly did not commit this murder as swiftly as he wished. Prints could have been detected on the collar, scarf, her body, etc.. If Leanne struggled before she died, she could have tried to fight back. The bloodstain matching hers helped this case a lot as well.

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In Telluride Colorado Eva Shoen was found dead with a single gunshot wound in her head.  She was married to Sam Shoen but he was out of town at the time of the murder. They tried to use the bullet as firearm evidence to solve the case but had no leads. Three years later they got a tip saying that the brother in-law was responsible for the murder. From questioning one of the in-laws' friends they discovered that he was in the same place as Eva at the time of the murder and he threw two bundles out of his car one of which had a strand of hair that was similar to Evas hair. When he was presented with this information he confessed to the crime. He was sentenced to 24 years in jail.

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1. How many bundles were thrown out of his car?

Two bundles were thrown out of his car.
2. Why couldn't they use firearm evidence to solve this case?

They could not use firearm evidence to solve the case because they did not have any useful leads from the bullet used in the crime and when police found Marquiss firearm the barrel had been tampered with preventing an accurate comparison with the bullet from the crime.
3.Who was an initial suspect? Where was Eva's husband when the murder happened?

The initial suspect was Eva's husband Sam Shoen but he was deemed not guilty because he was out of town at the time of the murder.
4. What about the hair found on a shirt was similar to evas?

The color and structure of the hair found on the shirt was similar to Eva's hair which was helpful evidence in the case.
5. Do you think if Marquis had not confessed he would have been convicted?

If marquis had not confess to the murder I doubt he would have been convicted. They did have strong suspicions against him but because of the CSI effect I do not think the jury would have convicted him.

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Leanne Tiernan was found by a man walking his dog. She was in a shallow grave with a plastic bag over her head held by a dog collar, with a scarf and cable ties around her neck, and cable ties holding her wrists together. There were many fibers caught in the scarf but there was no significant DNA that was found. Strands of pink carpet fiber were found on the victims' clothes with die even tho the murderer had burned the carpet At John Taliors house they found fibers of the victims cloths and under the floor birds they found Leannes blood. John was sentenced to 4 life sentences because of the murder and two rape charges.

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1. What was found on Leanne Tiernan's neck?

A scarf and cable ties were found around Leanne Tiernan's neck along with a collar holding the plastic bag that was over her head.

1. Why couldn't DNA profiling be performed?

Standard DNA profiling could not be performed because unfortunately there was not significant DNA in the root of the hair.

1. What was found under the floorboard?

Blood stains that matched Leanne Tiernan's DNA were found under the floorboards.

1. Where did the pink fiber come from?

The pink fiber came from a pink rug that was in John Tailors house.

1. Do you think John Taylor would have been convicted without the fiber evidence?

Yes I do think John Taylor would have been convicted without the fiber evidence because of the blood stains that were found under the floorboards that matched Leann's DNA.

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Leanne Tiernan and her murderer John Taylor    

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Leanne Tiernan and her murderer John Taylor    