The Death of Meriwether Lewis - Assignment Example

The Death of Meriwether Lewis It is the 26th of March 2015 on a Friday afternoon. The skies are clear with only blue clouds hovering over an afternoon sunlight. The temperature is relatively high at 67F. The sunshine is bright explaining the hot afternoon temperatures. The location is at 3700 Willow Creek Road, Prescott, in AZ Street, Parking Lot F. The above location is identified as a scene of an armed robbery that involved a one hour drive car chase. A group of armed robbers had planned on the attack, with the target being an identified public service vehicle. The armed robbers were trailing the vehicle on a personal car that had presumptuously been stolen. Witnesses say that the driver of the public service vehicle noticed a suspicious car following them, and he decided to speed heading to the Willow Creek Road. The armed robbers maintained the chase and it is said that the driver ran out of options when he got to parking lot F, forcing him to resign. The armed robbers caught up with gunshots in the air to scare away any potential witness. They performed the robbery recklessly and left. Witnesses alerted the Forensic experts with the Willow Safety Unit of the incidence. The Willow response team reported the forensic experts to the scene of the robbery in 3700 Willow Creek Road. Prescott, AZ 86301, Parking Lot F. (location shown in the slight, 0.11, 0.12 and 0.13). Members of the forensic unit began to arrive on the scene of the crime at 1338, led by forensic unit #12. Upon arrival at the scene of the crime, forensic unit #12 secured the perimeter walls to prevent any distortion of the evidence. The two people shot in the incident of the robbery were confirmed dead. Almost at the same time, Abigail Christensen(#010), Sterling Maynard (#050), Ahmed Alshamsi (#081), Rashed Alshamsi (#082) arrived. Accompanying them was Mohammed Alkaabi (#090), Fahad Shuhail (#100), and Arian Dragos (#125) enter the crime scene and help forensic unit #12 in securing the perimeter walls. The crime scene was located downtown on Willow Creek Road (path 0.11). AZ 86301 at parking lot F. The forensic team had to access the scene from an aerial view, at the roof top (path 0.21) since human blood and evidence was scattered all over the entrance. An access from the roof top led the squad to parking lot G. Team only had to turn right to access parking lot F. The first people to enter the crime scene were three members from the forensic squad #12. Upon entering the crime scene, they noticed one body on the front side of the parking lot near the gate (drawing 0.11). The body appeared to be that of an adult male, approximately in his mid-thirties. The male was well built and neatly dressed. One arm lay above the body as he seemed to be engaging in an argument, probably with the robbers. The team coordinator Abigail Christensen (#10) ordered the team to halt observation of the bodies before the photographer and other crew members arrived. Almost immediately, the forensic team was joined by Arian Dragos (#125) the photographer, Fahad Shuhai (#100) in charge of the search activities, Ahmed Alshamsi (#081) and Rasehd Alkaabi (#090) for measurement and sketch. With the new squad, new observations on body 1 started with the new findings being recorded. (Drawing 0.11) Showed the exact location of the body. Photographs were taken for further observation. Body 1 appeared to have scars on the elbow and others on his face. The team observed slight bruises on the victim’s face and neck. Blood spots filled his forehead, an evidence of a physical struggle. His mouth was wide open as if he was going through some pain just before his death. He seemed to have fought a losing battle. The second body, body 2, was found near the public vehicle (drawing 0.21). It was a body of an average teenager, at his nineteen. He was casually dressed in tight jeans and a t-shirt. The body lay in a pile of broken glasses, and the victim seemed to have succumbed to glass injuries. He had died due to excessive bleeding, observed from the pool of blood surrounding him. His clothes had already become wet with blood. Warm blood oozed from his neck, showing he had not died long ago. The victim had several glass bruises on his arm, legs, and upper body. Serious bruise spots were observed at the neck where most of the blood was flowing out from. Evidence Fahad Shuhail in charge of the search activities compiled different evidence from the crime scene. The following is the order of the evidence Evidence 0712.038 D-1: cockroach #1. The cockroach was found next to the front right tire of the public service vehicle. The cockroach was secured for storage reasons. Evidence 0712:039 D-10: cockroach #2. Cockroach #2 was retrieved a few centimeters from cockroach #1. The cockroach was secured by Sterling Maynard for storage purposes. Evidence 0712.040 D-6: 45 Auto Casing (1). This auto casing was retrieved near the gate of the parking lot, five centimeters from the main entrance. The auto casing was secured by Sterling Maynard and stored. Evidence 0712.041 D-2: 40sw Casing (1). The casing retrieved from the scene of the crime. It lay in front of the parking lot, on the right side of the parking sign (drawing 0.31). This casing too was secured for storage reasons. Evidence 0712.042 D-5: evidence number six obtained was a spider. The dead spider was retrieved at the right corner on the roof of the public service vehicle. It was immobile and cold. It was secured for storage purposes. Evidence 0712.043 D-3: (1) Green Pill. The head of the search retrieved the green pill in one of the victim’s pockets. The pill would later be taken to the laboratories for further investigation. Evidence 0712.044 D-4: (1) red pill w/ (1) blue pill. The red pill and the blue pill were retrieved from the scene of the crime a few minutes after arrival. They were obtained together at the center of the parking lot just behind the public service vehicle. Evidence 0712.045 D-19: Red substance that was confirmed blood. The red substance was scattered all over body 2, with parts of it around body 1. Spots of the red substance were also observed on the walls of the public service vehicle. Evidence 0712.046 D-16: 40sw casing (1). The casing was retrieved from the boot of the public service vehicle. It was secured for storage reasons. Evidence 0712.047 D-12: 45 Auto Casing (1). This auto casing was obtained from the boot of the vehicle. It lay side by side with the previously obtained casing. Evidence 0712.048 D-15: 45 Auto Casing (1). The auto casing was retrieved in the driver’s seat of the public service vehicle. It was also secured for storage reasons. Evidence 0712.049 D-26: rope. A rope of unknown length was retrieved at the scene of the crime. The rope was inside the vehicle, on the back seat near the right window. The rope was neatly folded with a round end at the top. Evidence 0712.050 D-26: retrieval of the pills in the crime scene advanced with green pills, red pills, and yellow pills. The pills were retrieved from a traveling bag dropped at the door of the public service vehicle. Evidence 0712.051 D-22: unknown currency. Currency of an unknown country was recovered at the crime scene. The currency, inform of notes, lay scattered around the vehicle, and it took several minutes to collect and assemble them. Evidence 0712.053 D-24: (1) yellow pill. Another yellow pill was retrieved in the public service vehicle at passenger seat number 14. It was found on the seat, still sealed. Evidence 0712.056 D-34: syringe. The syringe was retrieved near the door of the vehicle, in a neat and well-kept bag. The syringe was stored for further analysis. Evidence 0712.057 D-35: blue pill. The blue pill was obtained near the yellow pill in passenger seat 14. It was stored for further analysis. Challenges faced in collection and analysis of the crime scene report includes tampered evidence and stubborn audience. The on lookers could not let the forensic team perform their duties as curiosity had gotten the better hold of them. The crime scene report presented was collected and recorded professionally according to the situation the forensic team came to terms with in the crime scene. The information, therefore, will be used in police investigations and hospital references. No altering has been done on the report whatsoever. The report, therefore, can be said to be a hundred percent credible. Works Cited Starrs, James E, and Kira Gale. The Death of Meriwether Lewis: A Historic Crime Scene Investigation. Chicago: River Junction Press, LLC, 2012. Print. Read More