In this murder case our suspect, Queenie Volupides, claims that her husband Arthur slipped down the stairs and fell to his death. Prior to the incident Queenie and Arthur had an altercation and afterwards Queenie left the home to go to the country club and drink. At close to one, Queenie returned home to prepare for some friends that she had invited over for a few more drinks. When Queenie’s friends arrived at her home Queenie met them at the door and told them that Arthur died after he slipped down the stairs. Since Queenie’s friends were not there at the moment of Arthur’s death we have no witnesses besides Queenie herself. Upon further investigation of the case we found multiple pieces of evidence that strongly support that Queenie lied …show more content…
In this case Arthur did not drop his glass which leads us to believe that he did not fall down the stairs. If Arthur had fallen then he would have dropped the glass or at least shattered the glass on his way down. However, neither of those actions occurred to the glass and it remained fully intact and in Arthur’s hand. These observations allow us to safely conclude that Arthur probably did not slip and fall because he’s still holding onto the glass and it is …show more content…
As a rule, when people fall they have more injuries than just a head wound. It would be an extremely strange and rare occurrence if a person were to fall down the stairs and only injure their head. It is only logical to expect that there would also be other significant injuries from a fall such as this. The fact that the autopsy only comments on the head wound and declares that it was fatal strongly indicates that something was used to inflict harm upon Arthur. It is clearly safe to conclude that if Arthur had fallen there would have been other injuries mentioned in the autopsy besides the head
She claims she returned to the victim residence the next morning to ask Smith for his assistance starting her car. When he did not answer, she entered the unlocked residence and found the victim deceased at the bottom of the back steps. There is no indication of forced entry; although, the body was found face up and the lividity on the victim’s face and chest indicate he died face down. The victim died at approximately 12:30 am on June 12, 2012, due to blunt force trauma to the back of the head and a broken neck as result of suspicious
Marie Delphine LaLaurie tortured innocent slaves due to her family’s murders during the slave uprising of 1811. After her family’s deaths all three of her husband’s mysteriously died or disappeared. Her first husband, Don Ramon De Lopez y Angullo was a high ranking Spanish officer and died on March 26, 1804 mysteriously during a falling out with the king of Spain. Her second husband Jean Blanque was a prominent banker, merchant, lawyer, legislator, and well-known slave trader. They were married for two years before he died unexpectedly reasons as to why are unknown (A Portrait of Cruelty).
Essay Response #11 Equivocal death investigations are generally open for further discussion because the case could be either a homicide or a suicide based on the crime scene and how it is presented (Geberth, 2015, pg 1055). A lot of the times in these situation the crime scene is staged and not what it appears to be so investigators, medical examiners, and forensic pathologists must evaluate the situation in a critical manner hoping the conclusion they come to will serve rightful justice to those who were wrongfully done. Geberth’s Practical Homicide Investigation provides a few cases that were undetermined and considered equivocal death investigations like case 2.
James Rackover was led out in cuffs from New York 's 13th Precinct, center, after being charged with the murder of Joseph Comunale, left, 26, over the weekend. Lawrence Dilione of Oceanport, New Jersey, top right, has also been charged with his murder. Rackover and Lawrence Dilione are facing charges of second-degree murder, tampering and hindering prosecution charges after they allegedly stabbed Comunale 15 times and then tried to burn his body with gasoline on Sunday. The body of Comunale, who goes by the name Joey, was discovered in a wooded stretch on the Jersey shore early Wednesday. His partially-burned remains were found inside a suitcase that had been buried behind Foggia 's Florist in the town of Oceanport.
Barbara Deppner and her companion, the former foreman of the car-theft ring, Percy House, testified that Kuklinski had told him about both murders. However, this was all circumstantial evidence because it was just a “He said, she said”
BRIDGEWATER, Ma. — Another arrest has been made in connection to the death of a South Jersey woman who was set on fire in Massachusetts, 6abc reports. Ovi Cruz is being accused of misleading police, according to prosecutors who say Cruz lied about how well he knew the man wanted for the murder of Ashley Bortner, reports say. Fernando Owens, 43, of Dorchester, Mass., is wanted for the murder of 29-year-old Bortner. Bortner, a Paulsboro native, was found Nov. 3 alongside railroad tracks in Bridgwater, Mass.
The purpose of this paper is to help Rose’s attorney out for her Appellate Review. Rose was convicted of killing her roommate. There are a lot of issues regarding this case and there is a big possibility that Rose is innocent. While reviewing the case I find out that there were issues with the jurors which should have resulted in a Batson challenge. Another issue was the whether or not it was beneficial for Rose to take the plea.
One piece of evidence that shows that Arthur did not fall down the stairs was the glass in his hand. The glass was “‘...in his hand’” when he “‘slipped and fell on the stairs’”(1 “Slip or Trip”). This would not be possible because the force
Now, this caused some of the investigators to suggest suicide, but that was quickly ruled out. The two officers’ wives quickly put it together, that the wife had killed him in his sleep, but they wanted to save their friend from life in prison. The two women kept all of the evidence to themselves, and carried on without a word to their
It was not odd that they would not confess the first demonstration as reasonable proof against the accused and the trial continued after this acknowledgment was deemed forged, even though this witness was the sole grounds on which the accused names were originally issued was baffling. The early accusation is must be taken on reliance, and the reliance in Branch was dubious and not proven, best emphasized by this quote, “Perhaps, as the ministers suggested, her torments were a combination of involuntary fits and crafted performance.”
The prosecution is charging the defendant Alex palmer with first degree murder of Jes Markson. Critical aspects of four witness testimonies will be analyzed and discussed. Furthermore, the prosecution will explain the importance of each testimony and how the testimony helps link the Defendant Alex Palmer to the crime. The first witness Detective Dana Brown should state that she has been working for the Hollywood police department for eighteen years, seven of which have been as a detective. Disclosure of this information to the jury will help establish her credibility.
Throughout the years of this investigation there have been false accusations of the crime which has made the mystery more complex. When the story of the murder first came out not a lot of evidence was gathered. Many
A Christian pastor and his wife’s adopted son has been charged with murder after the couple was recently found dead in Alabama. On Thursday night, Pastor William Jeremy Hulsey, 43, and his wife Sandra Hulsey, 37, were shot dead inside their home in Hartselle. Priceville cops were called to the residence, and an investigation flagged their adoptive son as a person of interest in the crime, according to AL.com.
It is of great importance to take the appropriate legal actions as soon as a slip, trip, or fall injury takes place with the intention of protecting your claim and get full settlement for damages. The subsequent few lines will put in plain words what a slip and trip victim has to consider proceeding with a personal injury case. Report the event The primary step later than slip and fall accident on public or individual property is to let the liable owners or persons know. If the accident happens at commercial property such as apartment stores or hotels, find out the highest position person on standby and inform about the accident but never give any more informations or implying
Excellency, surely her claims and this trial deserve to be re-examined. Human lives are on the line! Have you thought of the unfairness of this court? If the devil lives on such confidence (Act 3, p78), the court is surely the devil or it worships his majesty for believing the girls’ false claims without even requiring a single piece of evidence from them. Giles Corey and John Proctor presented the court with credible and tangible evidence.