Name: _______________________________________ Date:_____________ Period:__________
Forensics
Forensic Case Report
Presentation Dates: _____________________
You will present a 5-7 minute power point presentation on your case.
Part I Background Information ( 4-5 information slides)
This section will begin with an introduction and should provide all of the relevant background
information including the date, time, and people involved. Give a description of the time frame
in which the crime occurred. Knowing the time in history gives an understanding of what
scientific tools were used and how cases were solved.
Part II The Case (4-5 information slides)
In this section, you should explain the case itself, including all of the details (especially the
MMO) concerning the "incident" at the time it occurred. Include the final disposition (court
trial results) of the case. Finally, include a slide(s) that gives a detailed description of any
forensics used to solve the crime.
Part III Current Information (2-3 information slides)
Use this section to discuss any new or ongoing investigations that might impact or change the
current understanding of the case. It is in this section that you can express any personal ideas or
thoughts regarding the case, changes in science that might affect/have affected the outcome, or
ongoing appeals.
Part IV Conclusion (1 slide)
A summary slide will bring your presentation to a conclusion and highlight important facts for
the audience to remember.
Part V Bibiography/Works Cited (typed up; turned in separately) Cited in MLA Format
Bibliography (one separate page)
Go to:
www.mhslibrary.blogs.rsu1.org,
click on: “big 6”,
click on 5th bullet down “pink sheet” link, save the pdf of MLA format citations on
your desk top.
You will be researching information using primary resources and citing them in MLA format. Use the
“Pink” Packet available at the Library.
Examples of MLA citations (from the pink packet) include the following:
Websites:
Author. Title of item. [Online] Available http://address/filename, date of document or
download.
Images:
Description or title of image. [Online Image] Available http://address/filename, date of
document or download.
The project requires between 2- 4 sources. Don't forget books- even if it's your textbook. Our library
has crime books also.
Guide to finding a research source. First, determine what you want to find out, usually in the form of
a question. Choose a source -- book, internet, video, video download, newspaper, magazine, etc. Scan
the materials and decide if it is worth using. Write a MLA bibliography citation. THEN take detailed
notes.
Internet Sources
http://www.crimespider.com/cgi-bin/ilink/ilink.cgi?Category=Homicide%7CCase_Studies
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/ftrials.htm
http://www.crimelibrary.com use website search:
http://www.trutv.com
click on: “trutv library” or use website “search”
http://www.fbi.gov click on left column “Learn about us-History” click on “famous Cases”
http://investigation.discovery.com/
recent cases ....www.cnn.com
Newspaper, Magazines, Books, Textbook:
Morse Library has started a great collection of Crime resources. Ask Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Fagan
for help.
Your textbook is a great resource for describing the forensic techniques used in a case, so use it!
TV Programs, Videos & Video Downloads
Scan TV channels: Discovery ID, truTV, A&E. All are good sources. If you subscribe to
ITunes, search for Discovery Channel, as there are programs that are free downloads. With
high profile cases, there are often movies made based on the case, but DO NOT RELY ON
MOVIES AS A PRIMARY RESOURCE!
The topic for my report is: _________________________________
Forensic Case Report Evaluation
PowerPoint Slides and Presentation
GENERAL (2 points each)
The report is engaging and has clear topic. In other words, the audience
has learned something and is interested!
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The student knows his/her subject and is comfortable relaying the information.
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The student’s PP includes simplified information (in bullet form) vs. entire paragraphs.
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Student relies on his/her speech to “fill in the blanks.” In other words, main ideas
are included in presentation and minor (but important) information is included orally.
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Ideas are effectively presented using sensible organization. Audience is able to
follow the sequence of ideas because they flow into one another logically.
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TEXT ELEMENTS (2 points each)
The fonts are easy-to-read and point size varies appropriately for headings
and text. Use of italics, bold, and indentations enhances readability.
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Text is appropriate in length for the target audience and is to the point.
The background and colors enhance the readability of text.
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LENGTH (2 points)
Student’s slide show has logically ordered content slides (which
include an introductory and conclusion slide) + a title slide.
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WRITING MECHANICS (2 points)
The text is written with limited errors in mechanics & grammar.
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GRAPHICS, SOUND, and/or ANIMATION (2 points each)
Graphics help clarify understanding of & appreciation for the topic.
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The presentation contains at least 3 graphics, most of which do not rely
heavily on ClipArt.
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Graphics and/or animations have been used to attract and maintain
audience’s attention, as well as enhance subject matter.
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LAYOUT (4 points)
The layout is visually pleasing and contributes to the overall message with
appropriate use of headings, subheadings and white space.
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PART I BACKGROUND INFORMATION (2 points each)
4-5 informational slides
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Font and pictures are visible from the back of the room but not too big
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Student fulfills assignment of introducing topic to class. Audience gains a full introductory understanding of the
topic. The introduction presents the overall topic and draws in the audience
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The content is written clearly and concisely with a logical progression of information.
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All of the relevant background information including; date, time, and people involved.
_________(x2)___
Gives a description of the time frame during which the crime occurred.
_________(x2)___
Part II The Case (4-5 information slides) (2 points each)
Explains the case itself , including all of the details (especially the MMO)
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Final disposition (court results) of the case.
_________(x3)___
A slide(s) that gives correct detailed description of the forensics used to
solve the crime.
_________(x3)___
The content is written with a logical progression of ideas and supporting information.
Includes persuasive information from reliable sources.
_________(x3)___
Part III Current Information (2-3 information slides) (2 points each)
Discusses any new or ongoing investigations that might impact or change our
current understanding of the case.
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Presenter expresses personal ideas or thoughts regarding the case, changes in science
that might affect/could have affected the outcome or appeals.
_________(x2)___
The content is written with a logical progression of ideas and supporting information.
Includes persuasive information from reliable sources.
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Part IV Conclusion (1 slide) (4 points)
Summarize your presentation and highlight most important points.
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FLUIDITY & SPEECH (2 points each)
Student is well-prepared and well-rehearsed.
The student knows his/her stuff.
The student varies the volume and pace of speech; there is no mumbling,
and everyone in the room can hear.
Student selected appropriate vocabulary.
Student limits the amount of distracting spacers-- i know, umm, ahh, like, etc.
Student uses Power Point as aid to presentation and has not relied on
reading the presentation verbatim
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TOTAL: ________/ 100
Annotated Outline with Bibliography MLA format (Separate Test Grade)
Annotated outline is clearly written following the guidelines-Typed, one page, 12 point font
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Between 2 -4 sources of information, properly cited, so that the audience can determine
the credibility and authority of the information presented.
_____________(30)
One source is a book
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All sources of information in the slides are clearly identified and
credited using MLA citations throughout the project.
_____________(30)
TOTAL: _________/ 100
Name: ____________________________________ Date: ________________ Period: ________
Forensics Final
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Forensics Final Choices
1. Amerithrax
Anthrax Postal Mailings Case Suspect: Dr. Bruce Ivins
2. Al Capone
“Scarface” Organized Crime, Notorious Mobster & Gangster
3. Bonnie and Clyde
Clyde Champion Barrow and his companion, Bonnie Parker,
suspected of numerous killings and was wanted for murder,
robbery, and state charges of kidnapping
4. Theodore Kaczynski
“Unabomber” Over 17 years, he mailed or hand delivered a
series of increasingly sophisticated bombs that killed three
Americans and injured 24 more.
5. Robert Hanssen
Charged with committing espionage by providing highly
classified national security information to Russia and the former
Soviet Union
6. Willie Sutton
Willie Sutton acquired two nicknames, "The Actor" and "Slick
Willie," for his ingenuity in executing robberies in various
disguises.
7. Patty Hearst
Heiress Hearst was kidnapped by a group of armed radicals that
billed themselves as the Symbionese Liberation Army, or SLA.
8. Black Dahlia
Infamous unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short, aka the “Black
Dahlia,”
9. “Baby Face” & “Pretty Boy” Albert Nussbaum and Bobby Wilcoxson, robbed eight
banks, accumulated a massive arsenal of weapons, murdered a
bank guard, and set off several bombs in the nation’s capital
10. George “Machine Gun” Kelly Kidnapping and extortion of Mr. Urschel and Mr. Jarrett.
11. "Baby Face" Nelson
Was born Lester M. Gillis, career criminal and bank robber.
12. Aldrich Hazen Ames
With his wife's help, committed espionage compromising the
identities of CIA and FBI human sources, some of whom were
executed by USSR authorities.
13. John Gotti
“Teflon Don” a violent, ruthless mobster who’d grown up on the
streets of New York—had been in and out of prison several times
in his early career.
14. Lizzie Borden
Lizzie Borden took an axe, and gave her mother forty whacks,
When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one.
15. Dr. Sam Sheppard
The wife of a handsome young doctor, Mrs. Sheppard was
brutally murdered in the bedroom of their home. Movie “The
Fugative”
16. Charles Manson
Cult Leader convicted of numerous charges.
17. John Hinckley, Jr.
Tried for his attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan.
18. The Lindy Chamberlain Trial A mother's cry came out of the dark: "My God, my God,
the dingo's got my baby!" ......or did it?
19. O.J. Simpson
1995 Murder Trial of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald
Goldman
20. Dennis Rader
The BTK Killer, a serial killer recently caught.
21. Oklahoma City Bombing
Timothy McVeigh, convicted of a conspiring/planning the
bombing of a Oklahoma federal building.
22. Caylee Anthony
A missing Florida toddler whose body was found in a nearby
swamp, her mother, Casey Anthony, arrested and indicted for her
murder
23. Scott Peterson
Jurors found Scott Peterson guilty of first-degree murder in the
slaying of his pregnant wife Laci and of second-degree murder in
the death of his unborn son Conner.
24. Otis Toole
A young child, Adam Walsh, is kidnapped from a Sears and
murdered. Toole was always suspected, but never convicted.
25. Polly Klass
A man, high on booze and drugs, kidnapped 12 year old Polly
and fled the home. Richard Allen Davis, 39, a career criminal
was arrested.
26. Amber Hagerman
She was the abducted and murdered child whose tragic story
prompted the establishment of the Amber Alert system.
27. JonBenet Ramsey
Beautiful and talented child was found dead in the basement of
her doting parents' Boulder, Colorado home.
28. Susan Smith
South Carolina woman drowns her children in her car so that she
will be more "marriageable" to the boyfriend who rejected her.
29. The Tylenol Murders
One of the first terrorist cases in the U.S. dealt with the poisoning
of medicines.
30. The Menendez Brothers
Lyle and Erik Menendez were the two spoiled children. The boys
were annoyed that their father was domineering and had
threatened to disinherit them, so they decided to murder him.
31. Aileen Wuornos
Female killer preyed upon truck drivers. Movie: Monster
32. Andrea Yates
Woman drowns her five children, one at a time, after her husband
goes to work. Is she psychotic or a monster? Incorrect expert
testimony causes murder convictions to be overturned.
33. John F. Kennedy
President murdered in a Texas motorcade by a sharp shooter. The
controversy continues re: who and how many were involved.
34. Dartmouth Professor
Two Dartmouth Professors (Susanne & Half Zantop) are found
dead in their home. Is it a traveling serial killer or is it a local
crime spree.
35. Lindberg Baby Kidnapping Bruno Richard Hauptmann, convicted and executed, whose guilt
to this day remains an unanswered question.
36. I-95 Killers
John Muhammad, 41, and John Lee Malvo, 17, multiple-state
spree (DC area) picking off strangers driving on I-95 with a highpowered gun.