ABC Technologies, Inc. · 8. The local Ballistics Lab is available for your use. You can test fire any weapons as needed . Simply show your supervisor the weapon you would like to

FORENSIC SCIENCE DIVISION mEMO

To: All C.S.I. Teams

I just received a call from the Los Angeles, California Crime Lab and they need our assistance for what appears to be a routine crime. Read the details of the crime (found below) on our flight out to Los Angeles and be prepared to start working on the case immediately upon arrival. IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RULES – PLEASE READ!!

ABC Technologies, Inc.

THE CASE OF SHATTERED DREAMS

LOCATION OF CRIME: Brock’s Glass Boutique, 990 Broken Way, Los Angeles. Glass art store and residence/home of Darin Brock (he lives upstairs).

DESCRIPTION OF CRIME: Three, large, original glass sculptures were destroyed by gunfire sometime in the middle of the night. The glass sculptures were displayed in the front windows of Brock’s Glass Boutique – a store selling original, hand-made, glass artwork. Three bullets were fired through the front windows of the store hitting the fragile, glass sculptures – breaking each into hundreds of pieces and destroying them. The sculptures were priced for sale at $1.5 million dollars each. It appears as though the expensive, glass sculptures were the targets of the attack. The bullets were apparently fired from a group of buildings located to the North of Brock’s Glass Boutique.

EVIDENCE FOUND AT THE CRIME SCENE: Very little evidence was found in Brock’s Glass Boutique. Three bullets entered the shop. Each bullet first passed through a front window (leaving a bullet hole behind), next passed through a glass sculpture (destroying the sculpture), and finally hit the floor (leaving a second bullet hole behind). The bullets were recovered from the holes in the floor, but were too damaged to be used as evidence. Mr. Brock reported that his residence above the Boutique was not damaged in any way.

INTERVIEWS - Darin Brock, owner of Brock’s Glass Boutique, says that due to a lack of sales and financial difficulties, he had to recently lay off one of his long-time employees – John Edelman. Darin claims that John was very angry and upset, and before leaving John screamed “I will get even – you can count on it!”. Darin thinks this shooting is the work of John Edelman getting even. Darin’s last statement was “I have always dreamed of selling my magnificent glass sculptures and becoming rich and famous. Now all my dreams appear to be shattered.”

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1. Detailed sketches (TOP VIEW, SIDE VIEW, AND FRONT VIEW) of the crime scene and surrounding buildings have been provided by the Los Angeles Crime Lab. 2. The bullets were fired from the buildings to the North of Brock’s Glass Boutique. Shots could have been fired from any WINDOW or the front edge of any building’s ROOF. 3. Analyze the bullet hole evidence to see if you can determine the location of the shooter. 4. Once a shooter’s location is discovered you should search that area. You might uncover important evidence that can help you solve the crime. 5. You will be given EIGHT Search Warrants that will allow you to search any rooms, roofs, or residences/homes for additional evidence that might help you solve this case. Each Search Warrant can be used only once – to search one room, roof, or residence/home. You DO NOT need to cut out the individual Search Warrants. 6. You can search any of the rooms or roofs of any building for additional evidence. Simply fill out one of your Search Warrants with the correct information – the building and room number (or roof) you would like to search - and give it to your supervisor. 7. You can search for additional evidence in the residence/home of any person you believe is involved in this crime. Simply fill out one of your Search Warrants with the correct information – the name and address of the person’s residence/home you would like to search – and give it to your supervisor. 8. The local Ballistics Lab is available for your use. You can test fire any weapons as needed. Simply show your supervisor the weapon you would like to test fire. When your team has completed analyzing the crime scene you will: 1. Turn your remaining Search Warrants in to your supervisor and pick up a Police Report Form. Neatly fill out the entire Police Report Form – answer all questions. 2. Turn in to your supervisor:

Your neatly completed Police Report Form

Neat copies of the TOP VIEW, SIDE VIEW, and FRONT VIEW sketches showing bullet hole locations, correct bullet trajectories, and the correct location and identification of any shooter

Your pay for this job will be based on the completeness and accuracy of your work. I will be completing an Evaluation Form to determine your final pay.

The shooter must have fired from either location “A” or “B” – but which is correct?

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TOP VIEW

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FRONT VIEW

Calculated shooter’s height is too high for location “A” to be correct.

Shooter must have been at location “B”. Calculated height is at window.

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Evidence Found On Myer Building Roof

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Evidence Found On Myer Building Roof (continued)

One Note Found In Shirt Pocket

We do it tonight! Make sure you are on the roof of the Myer Building at midnight. And don’t worry, you’ll get your share of the money in a few weeks – just like we planned!

One Rifle: .30 Caliber

One Body: Died From A Single Gunshot Wound. Did this person accidentally shoot himself??

The Remains Of A Bullet Removed From The Body

Bullet That Killed John Edelman top of bullet - this edge up

Enlarged View Of Bullet Lands And Grooves

Identification Found in Wallet

John Edelman

17790 Glassy Road

Professional Glass Blower

Glass Creations

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Evidence Found In Portland Building Room 52

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Evidence Found In Tony’s Tower Room 72

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Evidence Found In The Room Evidence Found In The Room Evidence Found In The Room

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Evidence Found When Searching Cierra Eastman’s House

Evidence Found When Searching Cierra

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Evidence Found When Searching Darin Brock’s House


One Insurance Policy

Artworks Insurance Company

items insured: Three Original Glass Sculptures

items insured for the amount of:

$5,000,000

this policy will pay in full if:

The original glass sculptures are destroyed by fire, flood, tornado,

earthquake, hurricane, volcanic eruption, or gunfire.

The Following E-mail Was Discovered On Darin Brock’s Computer

Cierra,

Everything worked just as planned. It was sad to see my beautiful glass sculptures destroyed – but thinking of the money we will soon have makes it all worthwhile. I already have our tickets to South America. I can’t wait to start our new life together!

Love, Darin

Two Airline Tickets To Brazil, South America

Flight 3487

Destination: Brazil,

South America

Name: Darin Brock

Address:

990 Broken Way

Flight 3487

Destination: Brazil,

South America

Name: Cierra

Eastman

Address:

3030 Rifleman Place

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Evidence Found When Searching John Edelman’s House

Evidence Found When Searching John Edelman’s House

One note attached to refrigerator in kitchen.

John,

I guarantee my plan will work! Just follow my instructions exactly and the insurance money is as good as ours. We’ll split the cash 50 – 50, then both of our financial problems will be a thing of the past.

One note attached to refrigerator in kitchen.

John,

I guarantee my plan will work! Just follow my instructions exactly and the insurance money is as good as ours. We’ll split the cash 50 – 50, then both of our financial problems will be a thing of the past.

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Ballistic Evidence Recovered When Test Firing Cierra Eastman’s Rifle

Enlarged View Of Bullet Lands And Grooves Bullet Shot From Cierra Eastman’s Rifle

Bullet Fired From Cierra Eastman’s Gun this edge up

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Ballistic Evidence Recovered When Test Firing Darin Brock’s Rifle

Bullet Fired From Darin Brock’s Gun this edge up

Enlarged View Of Bullet Lands And Grooves Bullet Shot From Darin Brock’s Rifle

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Ballistic Evidence Recovered When Test Firing John Edelman’s Rifle

Enlarged View Of Bullet Lands And Grooves Bullet Shot From John Edelman’s Rifle

Bullet Fired From John Edelman’s Gun this edge up

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POLICE REPORT FORM

Case #: 558740 Case Of Shattered Dreams Names of Crime Scene Investigators filing this report:

***ORIGINAL CRIME SCENE DATA*** Location of the crime scene: _________________________________________________ Brief description of the original crime: Name of person who reported the original crime?____________________________ List of evidence discovered at the original crime scene: Names of possible suspects given by the glass boutique owner:__________________________________________________

Analysis of Bullet Hole Evidence Discovered At The Original Crime Scene

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Distance to

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Bullet #1

Bullet #2

Bullet #3

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***BULLET #1 INFORMATION*** Location of Shooter who fired Bullet #1_______________________________________ How many bullets were fired from this location?_________________ These bullets ended up hitting________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Were all the bullets fired from this location shot from the same gun?________ What evidence do you have to support this answer? Caliber of the bullets fired from this location?___________________________ Sketch of the Firing Pin Mark and any obvious Breechblock Marks found on the cartridge cases fired from this location. Did you discover a firearm that matches the firing pin/breechblock marks on the evidence cartridges fired from this location ____________ Who owns the weapon that fired the bullets from this location?______________ Who do you believe fired the bullets from this location?______________________

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***BULLET #2 INFORMATION*** Location of Shooter who fired Bullet #2_______________________________________ How many bullets were fired from this location?_________________ Bullet #2 ended up hitting ________________________________________________ Caliber of the bullet fired from this location?___________________________ Sketch of the Firing Pin Mark and any obvious Breechblock Marks found on the cartridge case fired from this location. Did you discover a firearm that matches the firing pin/breechblock marks on the evidence cartridge fired from this location ____________ Who owns the weapon that fired the bullet from this location?______________ Who do you believe fired the bullet from this location?______________________

***INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISCOVERED BODY*** Identity of the victim____________________________________________________ Location where body was discovered__________________________________________ Cause of death________________________________________________________________ Description of the bullet found in the victim’s body: # of Lands_________ # of Grooves __________ Twist Direction __________ Did you discover a firearm that matches the bullet found in the body?_______

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Who owns the murder weapon used to kill the victim?________________________ Who do you believe fired the bullet that killed the victim?____________________ Where was the shooter located when they fired at the victim? ________________

***BULLET #3 INFORMATION*** Location of Shooter who fired Bullet #3_______________________________________ How many bullets were fired from this location?_________________ Bullet #3 ended up hitting ________________________________________________ Caliber of the bullet fired from this location?___________________________ Sketch of the Firing Pin Mark and any obvious Breechblock Marks found on the cartridge case fired from this location. Did you discover a firearm that matches the firing pin/breechblock marks on the evidence cartridge fired from this location ____________ Who owns the weapon that fired the bullet from this location?______________ Who do you believe fired the bullet from this location?______________________

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***FINAL CONCLUSIONS – THE CASE OF SHATTERED DREAMS*** Place the following FOUR bullets in the order you think they were fired: Bullet #1 Bullet #2 Bullet #3 Murder Bullet Fired First_____________________ Fired Second________________________ Fired Third_____________________ Fired Fourth_____________________ Who was the mastermind behind this crime?_________________________________ Why was this crime planned – what was the motive behind the crime? Describe how you think the entire plan was supposed to work. Describe the events as you think they happened on the night of the crime.

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YES NO

Police Report Form is filled out neatly and completely -5

PAGE 1

Original crime scene is described accurately -5

Analysis of bullet hole evidence is present and correctly

measured/calculated-5

Bullet #1 shooter's location is correct -5



PAGE 2

Bullet #1 information appears to be correct -5

Firing pin/breechblock marks are sketched neatly/accurately -5

Bullet #1 shooter is identified correctly -5

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Body information appears to be correct -5

Bullet found in body information is correct:

Lands = 5 Grooves = 5 Twist = Right Twist-5

PAGE 4

Shooter that killed the victim is identified correctly -10




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Motive of crime appears to be accurate -5

A reasonable explanation of the plan is given - including the role

of John Edelman and Cierra Eastman

-5 / -10 /

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Description of the crime events accurately explain what likely

happened

-5 / -10 /

-15

ABC Technologies, Inc.

Evaluation FormNames ______________________________________________________

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TOTAL SCORE /130minus 5 points for each

extra search warrant used

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ABC Technologies, Inc. · 8. The local Ballistics Lab is available for your use. You can test fire any weapons as needed . Simply show your supervisor the weapon you would like to