1. Video: Forensic Files: Muddy Waters (22 mins)2. Murderpedia, Janice Dodson. URL: http://murderpedia.org/female.D/d/dodson-janice.htm3. Murray, R.C. (2005) Collecting Crime Evidence from the Earth: Geotimes online. URL: http://www.geotimes.org/jan05/feature_forensicevidence.html4. Murray, R.C. (2009) Forensic Geology: Earthly Crimes Solved with the Microscope: The Microscope, v. 57, pp 27-33.https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a891/6ee00a7e2bcdb140cde5db65b9de71ff5cde.pdf5. Bergslien, E., (2012) An introduction to Forensic Geoscience: Wiley-Blackwell, 2nd Ed, page 220-222. – Posted in module reading list6. Murray, R.C. (2011) Evidence from the Earth: pp. 1-3 Posted in module reading list
Questions:
1. (10) Outline, in list format, but in complete sentences, the events leading up to, during and after the crime. Stick to the basic facts: a) describe the crime, b) state the location and date did it occurred, c) identify the people (victim and perpetrator) involved, d) the perpetrator’s the plan, and e) motivation.
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1. e.2. (2) State why at the beginning the DA considered this case a homicide rather than a hunting incident.
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3. (5) The key geologic evidence used to solve the crime was a special type of mud: a) what unusual clay did the mud contain, and b) for what purpose was this mud brought to this area?
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4. (4) In addition to the mud, a) what other forensic evidence was found during the investigation, and what evidence required isotopic analysis.
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(6) Detail how the geologic forensic evidence (mud) was used during the investigation and the trial to disprove Janice Dodson’s story.
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