Category: Murder

Homicide detectives often deploy unethical and improper investigatory tactics to secure convictions of wrongly accused persons. Flynns (2019) article outlines how law enforcement agencies fabricated evidence, falsified witness statements, and coerced a single onlooker to make a false identification, which sent Johnson Lamar to prison. Although homicide investigators are highly competent and specially trained, the…

According to FBI statistics, the crime rate in the United States is growing. In the early 2000s, it declined significantly, especially in the number of homicides and other serious violent crimes (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2019). However, in recent years, the murder rate has risen significantly across the country, and some states have much higher…

Table of Contents Abstract Statement of the Problem Recommendations Bibliography: Footnotes Abstract During the course of recent decades, it became a common trait among Americans to think of Puerto Rico in terms of being a crime-haven, even though Americas mass Medias and this countrys progressive sociologists continue to refer to this tendency as simply another…

It is claimed that 50 years after the JFK assassination, nearly all the known facts have been propagated by the mainstream media. Nearly each idea known to the public has been either evoked or driven by individuals who restricted activities of the mainstream media (Gormlie 1). Thus, just like the previous misleading leads that were…

Violence has become commonplace in the US such that news of mass shootings or police brutalities is no longer surprising. Fausset et al. (2021) report the most recent incident on March 18 in which a gunman went on a rampage at three spas in Atlanta and killed eight people. The perpetrator was arrested following a…

The Prosecuting Attorneys Closing Argument Your Honor, this case is the one of utmost cruelty and brutality. The defendant has clearly planned the most atrocious and cold-blooded murder of the plaintiff. First of all, he used the victims weakness for good spirit against him, knowing that Mr. Fortunato would not refuse to follow him once…

The crime-scene investigations primary aim is to recognize, collect, and document pieces of evidence. The collected proofs form the basis of these cases during judgment. In this instance, the different types of evidence which were collected include the broken window, paintbrush and the autopsy results of trauma to the head and strangulation marks on the…

Table of Contents Background Similarities and Differences Statistical Analysis References Background Homicide is always regarded by the law as a serious crime, determining it as an illegal killing of an individual. In the United States, this wrongdoing has different types depending on its severity, including first and second degree murders or voluntary and involuntary manslaughters.…

Inchoate crimes primarily include attempts, conspiracy, and solicitation and are based on the harmful intent of the suspect. Consequently, these cases also include attempted murder, which is probably the most disturbing example of inchoate crimes. One such case includes the prosecution of Michael Hayes, who deliberately shot Bobby Gale  a 45-year-old black man …

Table of Contents Introduction The Case Details Basic Guidelines for Preliminary Investigation The Four Characteristics of Investigator Follow-Up Investigation Conclusion Source List Introduction Crime is an inherent part of any society, and the role of law enforcement is to prevent it and effectively identify the perpetrators. The investigation process consists of several phases, including the…