Forensic files youtube season 17

FORENSIC ANALYSIS

Forensic Analysis

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Describe Laura’s background:

Laura was an ambitious young woman with a bright future. She graduated from Harvard University and worked for public relations firm in Washington DC.

What did police discover that was peculiar about her bed?

The police detected a mattress pad and a fitted sheet were missing from her bed.

Discuss the path the bloodhound took:

The bloodhound went directly to the tree where the police had found the bloody pillowcase; it followed the scent through the carpark space, through a residential region, and straight to the hind door of Laura’s home.

Was the blood on the found pillow Laura’s?

Yes, it was Laura’s blood type A after being tested it was confirmed that the blood was Laura’s.

What was the name of the chemical that shows the presence of blood?

Luminol is a chemical compound that shows the presence of blood.

Discuss what was found in Laura’s hairbrush?

Synthetic fiber which was recognized as a strand of synthetic hair from a wig was found in Laura’s hairbrush.

Discuss the reasons why Hadden Clarke was a suspect:

Hadden Clarke was a suspect because the night after Laura disappeared Warren was at his mother’s home when he saw Clarke driving he attempted to call him to ask if he had seen Laura but he sped away. Besides that Clarke had a dirty record with the police and when they searched his financial record they learned that he had purchased duct tape, nylon cord, and braided rope and he paid for the items with a personal check which had Laura’s name in the memo section the sheets he bought which are the same size as Laura’s matters and the storage room he had rented which were full of women clothes and wigs.

What was the part of the plea deal that Hadden Clarke agreed to?

To reveal to the prosecutor where he buried Laura’s body for him to be sentenced with second-degree murder and not first.

“Now with the new technologies that are helping us out, it allows the investigator to have new tools to help find that little tiny bit of evidence that sometimes is there (Medical Detectives - Full Episodes, 2016).

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References

Medical Detectives - Full Episodes. (2016). Medical Detectives (Forensic Files) - Season 3, Ep 9: Beaten by a Hair [YouTube Video]. In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn4ZPXTQpok

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