During the seventies and sixties Heisman Trophy winner Orenthal James Simpson captivated the nation as the charismatic record setting running back for the USC Trojans, New York Buffalo Bills and the San Francisco 49ers. Many people regarded him as a man who transcended race such as Hertz CEO Frank Olson a company were Simpson was the face of the company throughout the seventies. However, the events of June twelfth 1994 changed that image when Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman were found murdered in her apartment. After a major pieces of evidence were found against Simpson such as the victims’ and his blood in his Bronco and his injury to the left side where police determined the killer must have injured, Simpson was arrested.
DNA profiling was initially developed as a method of determining paternity. Which samples taken under clinical conditions were examined for genetic evidence that could link parent to child. It first made its way into the courts in 1986 when police in England asked molecular biologist Alec Jeffreys. She had begun the investigation of the use of DNA for forensics, to use DNA to verify the confession of a 17-year-old boy in two sexual murders in the English Midlands. As the result in the test, it proved the teenager was innocent.
To begin, physical evidence is an important artifact in any base of a murder trial. First off, there is no evidence of Adnan in Hae’s car liking him to her murder. Sarah says, “There was nothing linking him to the crime-no DNA, no fibers, no hairs.” This demonstrates that the conviction of Adnan is unfair because if there is nothing that shows that Adnan is in the car when Hae was killed, he cannot be convicted for this because theoretically, one cannot be convicted of murder without any physical evidence. Sarah says, “There was nothing linking him to the crime,” so how can the jury make an assumption about the murder without any physical evidence?
Claude Jones was executed for the murder of liquor store owner Allen Hilzendarger, in San Jacinto County in 1989. Hilzendarger was shot three times with a .357 magnum as he turned to retrieve a bottle of liquor. Jones and another man were seen pulling into the liquor store. One stayed in the car while the other went inside and shot the owner. Witnesses who were standing across the road couldn’t see the killer, but Jones and two other men, Kerry Dixon and Timothy Jordan, were linked to the murder.
OJ Simpson was an idolized NFL player, actor, and broadcaster. He was loved by all and defied all racial barriers during the 1900s. People didn’t see him for the color of his skin, they saw him as an American hero. This was until June 12, 1994 when Nicole Simpson, OJ Simpson’s ex wife, as well as Ronald Goldman were found murdered. This was the beginning of the end of most Americans respect and adoration for OJ Simpson.
Albert DeSalvo was born on September 3rd, 1931, in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He was born to Frank and Charlotte DeSalvo. His father Frank DeSalvo, was of Italian descent and was a violent alcoholic. Frank was also very abusive towards his wife and children. At a very young age Frank was said to have taught Albert how to shoplift.
Casey Anthony “Smell of Death” In the summer of 2008, Casey Anthony daughter Caylee Anthony was last seen on June 16, 2008. No one knows where she was nor did Casey report that her daughter was missing. Time went by with no sign of Caylee reappearing. Casey’s mother called and reported that her granddaughter was missing and that Casey’s car smelled like a dead body had been in there.
On February 25, 2010 Chelsea King, a 17 year old cross country runner from Poway high school, went for a run around Lake Hodges in Escondido. She took longer than expected worrying her parents. At 6 pm that evening her parents filed a missing person's report. The community came together to search for her hoping she was still alive. The police used dogs, drones, and helicopters with infrared sensors.
Nancy Grace is livid and is speaking out about the new Netflix documentary Making A Murderer. Nancy doesn 't have nice things to say about Steven Avery and feels like he targeted the victim Teresa Halbach and that they do have the right man behind bars. After this show started airing, a lot of people feel like Steven Avery could be innocent, but Nancy Grace is sure that he is the one who killed her. Radar Online actually spoke with Nancy Grace and found out what she had to say about it all. Here’s the evidence that shows Steven Avery IS the killer of Teresa Halbach: https://t.co/NQAZdpr0Dg pic.twitter.com/QNH8MHihye — Nancy Grace (@NancyGraceHLN)
Roles of Forensic Scientists as crime scene investigator, laboratory analyst, and expert witness Forensic scientist must use scientific method when conducting observation and examination. It’s not a job of forensic scientist to determine whether the suspect is guilt or not. Through investigations, observation and evidence interpretation, they can determine how the crime can happened, when it happened and who could be at the crime scene. 1.0 Forensic scientist as crime scene investigator.