Homicide Cases
Questions 6
During the police discovered what they thought to be two crime scenes. Identify these two places. One of the scenes was much more useful and valuable than the other. Explain.
The two different scenes that the police thought would be useful in the homicide cases were the basement of David Leik home in Ypsilanti and the abandoned farmhouse. The different areas marked as crime scene had some evidence linked with the different homicide cases. However, David’s basement crime scene was of great importance to the case as it had a wide range of evidence linking the key suspect with the different homicide cases. First, David’s wife noticed the strange appearance of her basement as she was doing laundry after coming from vacation. She is quick to note that only her nephew John has access to the basement when they were on vacation meaning that the scene evidence and issue would be perfectly linked to him. Consequently, the head hair clipping found in the basement were similar to those found under Karen`s underwear. This means that Karen was tortured and killed form the basement. Additionally, the crime scene had bloodstains that were covered with paint to conceal the activities that were going on. The painting was done while John was cleaning the crime scene but made a mistake of painting on top of the blood. More so, the crime scene had most of the evidence in the case of Karen that was used to pin down John by the prosecution. The crime scene placed John at the center of murdering Karen thus playing a vital role in having John effectively prosecuted.
Question 9
How John Collins was first identified as a prime suspecting the murder of Karen Beineman? How was his name developed and how was he linked to the missing girl? Johns name came up before the prior to becoming a suspect in the murder of Karen. Explain the evidence that led to this development?
John was identified as a prime suspect when he was perfectly identified by the attendants of the wig shop to have been seen with a victim before their death. The description of John perfectly placed him at the center of the homicide cases thus making him the main suspect.
The development of Johns’s name was developed from the telegraphic description. The police visited John for questioning thus establishing his premises and the number plates of his four motorcycles. Additionally, the witnesses arguing that they have seen John with a victim as they headed to the wig shop and the identification of John by the attendants of the shop proofed John to be a key witness. Lastly, the identification of David’s basement crime scene linked John directly to different homicide cases. These different events enabled the development of John`s name until prosecuted and found guilty.
John’s name had come up before he became a suspect after Peter Harkos a psychic made a telepathic composite of the killer. The description given was that the killer was 5`7, probably a student, brilliant, loved cars, drove a motorcycle and had a bigger eye. This description perfectly related to John thus he was identified before becoming the suspect.
