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WasitaCrime?

SuaadNour

1.
Introductiontothecase:
Onahotsummermorning,acallcameinat9:45am.Amancalledworriedabouthis
neighborherdoghadbeenbarkingforthelasttwohours.ThepoliceandEMTarrived
findingherdeadbodyinthehallwayfacedown.Shewasrecentlyreleasedfroma
hospitalforbackpain,andwasalsoonAspirinabloodthinner.
2.Summaryofthefindings:
fingerprints
ThefingerprintfoundatthecrimescenewasAlexGarcia'swhichdoesnotmakehima
suspectsincehewassigningpaperworkatherhomethenightbefore.Thereasonwe
knowthisisbecausetheyhavemanysimilaritieslikethesamebridges,ridges,overall
havethesameexactcoresandpatternslikeloopsaroundit.
Bloodtype
TheBloodatthescenewasB+.Whenwedidthevirtuallabthecrimesceneblood
clumpedwhenaddedtotheSerumBandtheRHserum.MakingitB+theonlytwo
peoplewithB+bloodisAnnaandAlex.
ShoeprintAnalysis:
Whentheshoeprintfromthecrimesceneandthesuspect'sshoeprintswerestudied,
theconclusionwasdrawnthattheprintscamefromAnnaGarcia'sshoe.Thereasoning
behindthisismainlybecausethemakeandheeloftheshoesmatchtheimprint.Also,
shehadbeenwalkingherdogpreviouslythatmorning,makingtheconclusionlogical.
HairAnalysis:
ThehairatthecrimesceneandAnnaGarcia'shairwereamatch.Itwasaclosecall
betweenAlexandAnna'shair.Howeverwhenwegotthesamplesthemedullaswere
different,ThusleadingtotheconclusionthatthehairbelongstheAnna.
UnknownSubstance:
Inthelabwecompleted,weaddedchemicalslikewater,Iodine,andVinegar,tothings
likecocaine,Aspirin,meth,andotherdrugsalongwiththesubstancefoundonthecrime
scene.TheAspirinandUnknownsubstancehadthesameexactreactionstothe
chemicalsmakingthemthesamesubstances.
BloodSpatter:
Whenwemeasuredthebloodspatteratthecrimesceneithadadiameterof1.3
centimeters.Whichwhenmeasurecameuptobeabouttheheightofthetableshefell
nextto.Wecametotheconclusionitwasdroppedwhenshehitherheadonthetable.
DNAAnalysis:

Whenwerecentlyusedrestrictionenzymesandgelelectrophoresisinordertotoget
theDNAstrandstoseparateandmovemakingthesmallerstrandsmoverfasterand
longerstrandsmoverslower,whenstoppedtheDNAfromthecrimesceneandAnnas
DNAwerelinedup.TheonlyonesthatmatchedmeaningthatitwasAnnasDNA.
3.
Discussandproblems:
TherewerecasesofinconclusivedatawhenwewerestudyingthecaseofAnnaGarcia.
Forexamplethestridelength.Itdidntleadtoafirmconclusion.Foracrimescene
investigatorthatmightmaketheirjobalittleharder.Wedidntgettheexactheightfrom
thestridelengthortheweightoftheperson,wedidnthaveanythingtomatchitwith
sincethemainsuspectoftheshoeprintsannagarciaisdeceased.Thiswasa
limitationinthecase.
4.
InconclusionbecauseofpointslikeThebackproblems,oxygendeprivation,
discolorationofthefingernails(grayishblue).Vomitinheroralcavity,Traumatothe
head,lightbleeding,andlackofbloodflow.Ihavedeterminedthattothebestofmy
knowledgeitwasanatural(health)accident.Nowthatthecauseofdeathhasbeen
determinedthenextstepsthatIrecommendaretodocumentateitandexplainthe
reasoningbehindtheconclusion.ThenIwouldsendthebodyofftothemorguesoit
canfinallybeburied.Iwouldalsoalerttheproperauthoritiesofmyfindings.

Thetopthreebiomedicalscienceprofessionalthatassistedinannascase,that
helpeddeterminethecauseofdeaththemostwouldbe:TheCSItechnician,the
MedicalExaminerandtheToxicologist.Thereasoningbehindthisisbecausethe
withouttheCSITechnicianwewouldnthavehadevidencecollectedinsuchaproper
manner.Thatwouldthenaffecttheamountofinfo.wewouldbeabletogetfromthe
placeofdeath.BecauseoftheMEwewereabletoknoweverythingthatwasphysically
wrongwithher,thingsthatifatfirstglancecouldbeoverlooked.Thethirdandfinalone
istheToxicologistwithoutthetoxicologistwewouldnothaveknownthemedicationshe
wason,andwhetherornotalcoholplayedaroleinherdeath(whichitdidnot).The
toxicologistdeterminedthatshewasonaspirinwhenshedied.

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