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Cass High Forensics 2014 Final Paper Teacher: Chuck Bohannon Author: Kaitlin Kimsey
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Ice Truck Killer Reincarnated
Kaitlin Kimsey
Cass High Forensics Final
7th
Period- Bohannon
Case Summary
The first crime scene discovered was called
in at 2106 hours on the 15th
of April 2014. The
scene was called in by Lieutenant Deborah Morgan
who discovered the scene. First responders and the
coroner arrived at the scene between the hours of
2200 and 2300. The body was cut into pieces and
placed strategically in the hockey rink located at
196 Cass White Road, Cartersville, Georgia 30121.
The ambient temperature of the hockey rink was
52 Fahrenheit. There was no direct sunlight or
lighting on the body. The body parts were wrapped
in construction paper and twine. The body parts
present were the head which was on top of the torso
and the remaining body parts surrounded the torso
and were the right foot, right hand, and left forearm
and thigh. The victim was seen as a white female in
her late 20’s- early 30’s. There was substantial
reasoning and evidence to suggest a homicide had
occurred. Evidence at this crime scene included the
fibers of the twine that wrapped the body parts and
the evidence that the victim’s actual death
contained.
The second crime scene was called in at
0120 hours on April 18th
, 2014. First responders
arrived on the scene at 0138 hours to find mass
amounts of blood at the location of 198 Cass White
Road Cartersville, Georgia 30121. This was in the
basement of Brian Moser’s home, who was an
original suspect in the case of the homicide of
Cherry Popping. The mass amounts of blood
indicated a death had occurred. With a hard search
for any evidence of Brian Moser being down there,
the forensics team found a Jolly Rancher wrapper
and quickly searched for a latent fingerprint, which
they found. The evidence at the second crime scene
of the murder of Cherry Popping included the mass
amounts of blood present and the Jolly Rancher
which contained an unknown latent fingerprint.
There was substantial evidence at this crime scene
to suggest a murder had occurred at the location.
Results and Discussion
The Kastle-Meyer solution is a
phenolphthalein indication solution which has been
reduced, usually by reacting it with powdered zinc.
The basis of the test is that the peroxidase-like
activity of the hemoglobin in blood catalyzes the
oxidation of the colorless reduced phenolphthalin
into bright pink phenolphthalein. I used this test to
test the blood that was found at the second crime
scene located at 198 Cass White Road to ensure it
was blood that was present. To perform the test,
first I moistened a Q-Tip with four drops of water. I
then touched it to the blood sample taken from the
crime scene. Following that, I added three drops of
70% Ethanol, then two drops of the phenolphthalein
solution, then two drops of hydrogen peroxide. The
solution turned pink immediately as shown in figure
1.0. This indicates the blood sample was indeed
blood.
Figure 1.0.
Following the Kastle-Meyer presumptive
blood test, I performed a blood typing test to
determine what type of blood was the blood present,
to compare those results to the type of blood the
victim Cherry Popping had and to also compare the
results to the world-wide average of that distinct
type of blood. To perform this test, I started with
two samples of each type of blood; A, B, AB and O
and from there added antibody A to one of each and
B to one of each. I also had two samples of the
blood found at the second crime scene of 198 Cass
White Road, I also added a sample of antibody A
and antibody B to each, and then compared the
results to the known samples of blood to determine
what type of blood the victim had. In figure 2.0 you
can see the results of my experiment. I determined
the blood found at the second crime scene was type
A with Antibody A, which matched the victim of
the first crime scene, Cherry Popping’s blood type.
Figure 2.0
I then compared this to the world-wide average of
types of blood and the averages. These are listed in
table 2.1. The table indicates that Cherry Popping’s
blood, is relatively common with thirty one percent
of the population having it. Both of these blood tests
prove and indicate that the blood in crime scene two
is blood and it belongs to the victim from the first
crime scene, Cherry Popping.
With the latent fingerprint found, I
performed a latent print analysis. I first identified
the Henry FBI number of the fingerprint found and
also that of Brian Moser, the current suspect. The
Henry FBI number is a number based on the
patterns (whorls found on each) of the ten fingers of
an individual. The Henry FBI number is a
percentage that the world has the same type of
fingerprints. There is a given number for each
finger’s pattern and then put into a formula. This
can be seen in figure 3.0. This system reduces the
effort necessary to search large numbers of
fingerprint records by classifying fingerprint
records according to gross physiological
characteristics. Figure 3.0 also shows the results of
both fingerprint analyses; both resulted into a Henry
FBI number of 1.
Right
Index
(0)
16
Right
Ring(0)
8
Left
Thumb
(0)
4
Left
Middle
(0)
2
Left
Little
(0)
1
+1
Right
Thumb
(0)
16
Right
Middle
(0)
8
Right
Little
(0)
4
Left
Index
(0)
2
Left
Ring
(0)
1
+1
= 1/1 Figure 3.0
After I found the Henry FBI number I performed
the latent print analysis of the two prints (found at
crime scene and Brian Moser’s) and then compared
them. In the latent analysis of the fingerprint at the
second crime scene and Brian Moser’s, it was found
that the print was the left index of Brian Moser’s
prints. Both prints were found as a radial loop. The
minutia, including an eye, delta, and several ridge
endings and bifurcations, match between the two
fingerprints. There are bifurcations in the center of
the loop, and three ridges up there is an eye. Two
ridges below the bifurcation at the center is another
bifurcation. Four ridges below that bifurcation is a
delta with an island in the center of the delta. Three
ridges below the delta is another bifurcation that
results in a ridge ending further to the left. One
ridge down and further to the left is another
bifurcation and ridge ending. All of these minutia
can be seen in figures 3.1 and 3.2 with 3.1 being the
fingerprint at the first crime scene and 3.2 being
Brian Moser’s taken fingerprint.
Figure 3.1
Figure 3.2.
The results from both the Henry FBI analysis and
the latent print examination prove that the
fingerprint on the Jolly Rancher wrapper found at
the second crime scene match correctly with the
print of the left index of Brian Moser, indicating he
is guilty of the murder of Cherry Popping. Though
these fingerprints are very influential in the case of
the Ice Truck Killer Revived, they do not
necessarily prove Brian Moser’s guilt. According to
the Locard Exchange Principle, just because the
prints were present at the crime scene, it doesn’t
necessarily mean he was guilty of the crime. It just
proves his presence at the crime scene.
I performed a microscopic analysis of a
sample fiber and of the fiber found at the first crime
scene that wrapped of the body parts belonging to
Cherry Popping. In the microscopic examination,
both crime scene and sample fibers showed a light
brown color with an estimated diameter of 3-4
millimeters, while an extraneous fiber came up with
an estimated 1-2 millimeter fiber. You can see these
characteristics in fig. 4.0 and 4.1; 4.0 being the
crime scene fiber and 4.1 being the sample fiber. In
the burn analysis, both crime scene and sample
fibers showed odors of similar scents (burnt leaves,)
while the extraneous fiber smelt of burnt plastic
indicating it was not of natural origins unlike the
crime scene and sample fibers. Both crime scene
and sample fibers also have a spinning/curling like
reaction to being in the flame. These results indicate
the sample fiber of twine matched the fiber found at
the first crime scene located at 196 Cass White
Road.
Fiber 4.0
Fiber 4.1
The last set of evidence was the evidence
that was by the victim’s body at the first crime
scene. The decedent was ruled a white female,
approximately 30 years old with brown hair that
was about 20 inches long, brown eyes and no facial
hair. She has all of her upper and lower natural
teeth. No scars or tattoos were noted. The victim’s
had no clothes on when found. Her body was found
cut up in the hockey rink on Cass White Road. The
top of her head was pointed northwest. Her body
parts were located as stated above, with them
surrounded the torso.
There was very little lividity because of her being
drained of blood. The little bit of lividity found was
because of cellular breakdown. This has little to no
indication on how long the body has been dead.
With the ambient temperature of the hockey rink
being 52 Fahrenheit and the temperature of the
body being 65 Fahrenheit, the algor mortis
suggests the body had been in the hockey rink for
close to 24 hours, before found.
Rigidity had also been set already in the body parts,
suggesting the body had been dead for 24+ hours.
All of the evidence present indicates the
guilt of the suspect Brian Moser in the murder case
of Cherry Popping located at 196 Cass White Road.
Conclusion
Based on the evidence I analyzed and
collected, I presume the manner of death of Cherry
Popping as a homicide. I also presume Brian Moser
committed the murder based upon the convicting
evidence found at both crime scenes. The cause of
death was exsanguination.
The fiber and death evidence found at the
first crime scene underwent investigation. An
autopsy report indicated the rigor, livid and algor
mortis, along with the manner and cause of death.
This confirmed Cherry Popping’s death was
exsanguination and was a homicide. The fiber
evidence was found as twine.
Blood and a latent fingerprint were found at
the second crime scene located at 198 Cass White
Road. The blood evidence indicated a murder had
occurred, that it was indeed blood, and that it was a
probable match for the victim of the first crime
scene, Cherry Popping. This evidence was obtained
through a Kastle-Meyer test and a typing
examination. The latent fingerprint found at the
second crime scene was an exact match to suspect
Brian Moser. Though this did not prove guilt, it
proved his presence at the crime scene. This
evidence was obtained through the determination of
both Henry FBI numbers and latent print
examination.
Through this evidence and my expert
opinion, I presume Brian Moser’s guilt in the
homicide of Cherry Popping at the crime scene of
the hockey rink located at 196 Cass White Road.
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Tables
Table 1 (Figure 3.0)
Right Index
(0)
16
Right Ring(0)
8
Left Thumb
(0)
4
Left Middle
(0)
2
Left Little (0)
1
+1
Right Thumb
(0)
16
Right Middle
(0)
8
Right Little
(0)
4
Left Index (0)
2
Left Ring (0)
1
+1
=1/1
Table 2
Table 3
APPENDIX A
Photo Log: 196 Cass White Road
04-10-2014 Ice Truck Hockey Case- BLOOD
Case #: 196-0410-2014-1
Photographer: Kaitlin Kimsey, Cass High School
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APPENDIX C
Photo Log: 198 Cass White Rd
04-18-2014 Ice Truck Killer Hockey Body
Case #: 196-0418-2014-2
Photographer: Kaitlin Kimsey, Cass High School
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Appendix E
Appendix F
Appendix G
Blood Lab Report
Blood is often found at the scenes of violent crimes. Blood can be used to reconstruct a
crime scene by the location, distribution and pattern of the spatter. Blood has biological
characteristics, such as blood, that make it class evidence and extremely important to a crime
scene in identifying the victim and locating and identifying the perpetrator. Blood is interesting
in the aspect that it cannot only tell a story, but identify a single individual.
I will be performing a Kastle-Meyer presumptive test for blood, along with analyzing the
typing of blood present to identify the second crime scene’s blood. The Kastle-Meyer test is
based on the catalytic breakdown of peroxides by hemoglobin. To perform this experiment, you
apply four drops of water to a piece of filter paper or Q-Tip, followed by rubbing the wet paper
to the ‘blood’ stain. Then you will proceed to apply three drops of a phenolphthalein solution,
followed by three drops of hydrogen peroxide. If the test is positive for blood, the result will be a
deep pink color. For blood typing, you simply compare the reaction of your sample blood to the
reaction of additions to the blood to other samples of all eight types of blood.
In completing these labs I hope to accomplish obtaining the information that this
substance is indeed blood, and to type the blood given to identify it to the victim in the first
crime scene. I hypothesize that the substance at the second crime scene is blood and that the
typing is a match between that of the first crime scene victim’s blood, and the second crime
scene’s blood. I have hypothesized this because of deductive reasoning and that the substance at
the second crime scene appears to be blood with my expert training, and much experience in the
blood spatter field. No variables were manipulated in the Kastle-Meyer test; in the typing test,
each blood type was observed change when given the antibody A and B.
Fig 1.0 Fig. 1.2
Fig. 1.3
The result of the Kastle-Meyer presumptive test was
positive for blood. The result was a deep pink seen in figure
1.2. The result of the blood typing was that both samples of
blood matched for type A with antigen A, which is seen in figure 1.3. In figure 1.0 you can see
the percentage of the population that also has A+ blood. These results supported my predictions
and hypothesis.
I hypothesized that the second crime scene contained blood and that it would match that
of the victim in crime scene one’s blood. The evidence found in the Kastle-Meyer test and blood
typing supports my hypothesis and predictions. Though my hypothesis was supported, I could
have performed more tests to further the accuracy of my results. I could have tested the blood at
crime scene two for DNA, done a luminol test, and done a blood spatter analysis. My results did
not turn out surprising; they went right along with my hypothesis and predictions. Go figure.
Appendix H
Fiber Lab Report
Fibers are usually made up of many filaments twisted or bonded together to form a yarn
or thread and are everywhere. They form textiles that are fabrics woven into a specific pattern.
Because textiles are mass-produced, they are extremely hard to find and trace back to one
specific maker or individual, which explains why fibers are considered as class evidence. Fibers
contain probative value which creates associations and connections which is why this evidence is
so imperative to this case.
Each type of fiber has its own set of characteristics that can be discovered by using
different tests and labs. A microscopic examination of the given fiber was completed along with
burn tests. From this lab I will accomplish the matching to the best of my ability the fiber found
at the crime scene with the sample fiber we found at the secondary crime scene in the home of
the suspect. With the microscopic examination, you can find the major characteristics of the fiber
at hand; including the color, number of strands/filaments, the twist, kinkiness, and an estimation
of the diameter using a microscope at three levels of magnification. With the burn tests, you can
distinguish how a fiber burns, its odor, and the appearance of the ash/residue by burning the fiber
and sample fiber, followed by observing its behavior and smelling to analyze the odor. In these
analyses there were no treatments and/or manipulations of the variables at hand. A second fiber
of a different kind was used to analyze the comparison of the match versus a fiber that did not
match the fiber found at the first crime scene.
I believe that the fiber that was found at the first crime scene will accurately match the
fibers found at the second crime scene and home of the suspect. I provide this hypothesis
because of a small macro examination, while using deductive reasoning. I predict they will look
extremely similar under the microscopic examination including its external appearances, and will
provide similar information from the burn test including the same odor and “approaching the
flame” pattern, indicating the two fibers are from the same or similar origins. If my observation
and hypothesis is true, this provides a reliable set of class evidence against Brian Moser for being
the Ice Truck Killer and guilty of the murder of at least Cherry Popping.
Fig 1.0
fig 1.2 fig 1.3
In Figure 1.0 you can see that the crime scene fiber and sample fiber are consistent in all
of their results, unlike the extraneous fiber that shows much different results. In the microscopic
examination, both crime scene and sample fibers showed a light brown color with an estimated
diameter of 3-4 millimeters, while the extraneous fiber came up with an estimated 1-2 millimeter
fiber. You can see these characteristics in fig. 1.2 and 1.3; 1.2 being the crime scene fiber and 1.3
being the sample fiber. In the burn analysis, both crime scene and sample fibers showed odors of
0 1 2 3 4 5
Diameter
Odor
Approach
In Flame
Extra
CS
Sample
similar scents (burnt leaves,) while the extraneous fiber smelt of burnt plastic indicating it was
not of natural origins unlike the crime scene and sample fibers. Both crime scene and sample
fibers also have a spinning/curling like reaction to being in the flame, unlike the extraneous fiber.
In these analyses, I have found the crime scene fiber and the sample fiber to be a match.
I hypothesized that the first crime scene fiber would accurately match the second crime
scene fiber and have similar results in both the microscopic examination along with the burn
analyses. The results I obtained from my fiber experiments supported my predictions and
hypothesis. In the future I could perform fore tests on the fibers, such as a weave pattern analysis
and a microspectroscopy examination. My results did not surprise me, as they were what I had
expected, but could be further proven in the future.
http://www.thermo.com/eThermo/CMA/PDFs/Articles/articlesFile_2278.pdf
Appendix I
Fingerprinting Lab Report
A fingerprint is an imprint made by ridge patterns on the tip of a finger that is also used
to describe the characteristic patterns of DNA fragments. It is unique and is consistent over an
individual’s lifetime. Fingerprints are individual evidence and are very useful in cases for
identifying victims present, victims missing suspects. Such significance of fingerprinting is why
it is so important to this case.
The characteristics of fingerprints can be seen in latent analyses. Within the latent
analyses you can assign each individual a Henry FBI number, which is a number based on the
patterns (whorls found on each) of the ten fingers of an individual. The Henry FBI number is a
percentage that the world has the same type of fingerprints. There is a given number for each
finger’s pattern and then put into a formula. This can be seen in figure 1.0. This system reduces
the effort necessary to search large numbers of fingerprint records by classifying fingerprint
records according to gross physiological characteristics. 1 An in depth latent analysis will tell
exactly if the fingerprints match or not. This is characterized by the overall pattern, the different
minutia on the fingerprint and the distance between each minutia. There are no treatments or
manipulations to the variables being analyzed. With these labs, I hope to obtain the type of
fingerprint found at the second crime scene and individualize it.
I predict and hypothesize that the fingerprint found at the second crime scene will match
that of the suspect Brian Moser’s. I feel this because of deductive reasoning and the fact that the
forensics team found more Jolly Rancher wrappers in Moser’s home, and that was what the
latent print at the second crime scene was found on.
Right Index
(0)
16
Right Ring(0)
8
Left Thumb
(0)
4
Left Middle
(0)
2
Left Little (0)
1
+1
Right Thumb
(0)
16
Right Middle
(0)
8
Right Little
(0)
4
Left Index (0)
2
Left Ring (0)
1
+1
= 1/1 = 1 Fig. 1.0.
Figure 1.2 Figure 1.3
Using the Henry FBI number
formula, Brian Moser’s FBI number is 1. In the latent analysis of the fingerprint at the second
crime scene and Brian Moser’s, it was found that the print was the left index of Brian Moser’s
prints. Both prints were found as a radial loop. The minutia, including an eye, delta, and several
ridge endings and bifurcations, match between the two fingerprints. There are bifurcations in the
center of the loop, and three ridges up there is an eye. Two ridges below the bifurcation at the
center is another bifurcation. Four ridges below that bifurcation is a delta with an island in the
center of the delta. Three ridges below the delta is another bifurcation that results in a ridge
ending further to the left. One ridge down and further to the left is another bifurcation and ridge
ending. All of these minutia can be seen in figures 1.2 and 1.3 with 1.2 being the fingerprint at
the first crime scene and 1.3 being Brian Moser’s taken fingerprint.
APPENDIX K
Photo Log: 196 Cass White Road
04-10-2014 Ice Truck Hockey Case- EVIDENCE
Case #: 196-0410-2014-3
Photographer: Kaitlin Kimsey, Cass High School
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