Jealousy Kills Case
The first responder checked the victim and they didn't need medical attention. She then detained any witnesses found at the crime scene. The crime scene is protected by the first responder and she begins taking notes.
Now that some of the crime scene team has arrived, the crime scene investigator, and first responder and the lead detective (you) begin the crime scene walkthrough. Before anyone enters the crime scene, they must put on gloves and booties to prevent contamination of the crime scene. During the walkthrough, a mental reconstruction theory what happened at the crime scene is created along with a lot of note taking. Weather conditions, transient evidenceEvidence that is temporary Example: smells , conditional evidence produced by a specific event or action Example: blood splatter , points of entry or exit, and initial observations of who, what, where, when and how is documented.
The Forensic Anthropologist is called to help with identifying the bones. The medical examiner is called to collect the body along with a Forensic Entomologist to help determine the time of death by using the insects found in and around the body. Photographs are taken and a sketch is created of the crime scene. Once both of these are completed the evidence is collected properly and the chain of custody is kept for each piece of evidence. The handwritten letter is collected and the cast of the tire track is taken and both are sent to the lab. The victim's body is collected by the pathologist and analyzed at the lab.
