Rhea's draft slideshow

1. Murder at Jefferson Falls
International Crime Project 2012
Glasgow Caledonian University
University of West Florida

2. The Task
• Online project where students from Glasgow
Caledonian University and the University of
West Florida work together to solve a crime.
• Crime in question is the murder of Jack Booth
and Angela Castle.
• Students worked together in the investigation
of the double homicide as well as each having
an individual role to fulfil.

3. Meet the team
• SIO
– Kyle Knaust
• Forensics Team
– Lisa Murison
– Samantha Ellison
– Campbell Booth

4. Meet the Team
• Public Relations
• Lisa-Marie Russell
• Sarah Brynes
• Medical Examiners
• Venisha Clayton
• Melissa Przybylski

5. Meet the Team
• Internal Affairs
– Rhea Jack
• Investigation Team
– Lucy Malcolm
– Michelle Farrell

6. What I learned from America
• Working with international students broadened my knowledge of International
issues such as:
• gun crime: In Scotland, gun ownership is not permitted. Thus, I had never
given gun related crime much of a thought.
– There are differences in the US and UK regarding how crimes are both defined
and investigated.
– I gained an insight into Forensics, a subject which my Criminology degree has
not enabled me to explore.
– There is no right or wrong answer nor silly question. This project encouraged
discussion in order to work together to reach the most logical answer/theory
• Moreover, this project demonstrated that there is no right way of investigating
crime.
– Each country has a different approach in doing so and to assume that your
own country investigates crime the ‘correct’ or ‘best’ way is naive.

7. My role as Internal Affairs Officer
• Encouraging students to discuss a complaint
made against a police officer with regards to
unethical conduct.
• Encourage discussion on the appropriate
punishment for the officer in question.
• Submission of a report on behalf of the
team, summarising our main points and
outlining the advised course of action.

8. What we learned
• Week 1
– Case studies of murders from our locaities
revealed that crimes are defined diffrently.
– In addtion to this, it was established that the law
and punishment in the UK and the USA differs.

9. What we learned
• Week 2
– Analysis of crime scene photos
– Each student had opposing ideas on what
happened to the victims
– To resolve this we relied on the forensic evidence
and our discussion formed the basis of the
forensic report which outlined our findings.

10. What we learned
• Week 3
– Suspect profiles were released, which promoted
discussion as to who was the likely suspect(s)
– The team had opposing opinions however, working
through these we came to the conclusion that alibis
needed to be confirmed before a decision was made.
– In addition to this, the possibility of two killers
arose, given that we were having difficulty identifying
a suspect who had motivation for murdering both
victims.

11. What we learned
• Week 3 cont.
– The medical examiners were required to complete a
medical preliminary report for each victim.
– The team were encouraged to look at the vicitm
profiles and the crime scene photos to aid the the
completion of the forms.
– Our theory of there possibly being two killers was
supported by the discovery that there was a
significant lapse in time between the time of deaths of
both victims. This was a significant breakthrough.
– Group discussion resolved some concern surrounding
wounds and terminology.

12. What we learned
• Week 4
– The muster report revealed that a police officer had behaved in
an unethical manner, thus we had to decide upon a punishment.
– Discussion provided a useful insight into the ethical code of
Police Officers in America.
– Given the limited information we were provided with, the group
came to a decision that the severity of punishment could only
be decided upon given further information regarding the
context of his behaviour.
– In order to satisfy public concern and to reinforce the
professional nature of the police, it was decided that the Police
Officer remain suspended until further investigation.
– This information was summarised in the IAD report and the
press release was formulated outlining our decison.

13. What we learned
• Week 5
– We were required to come to a final decision on what
happened in Jefferson Falls which resulted in the
double homicide.
– The team, actively worked together in reviewing all
the evidence and clearing up any discrepancies.
– There had been a previous suspicion that Yuri was the
suspect however, reanalysis of evidence revealed two
more likely suspects: Jack Booth and Angela Booth.
– Each team member contributed their own version of
events and this formed the basis of the SIO report.

14. What we learned
• Week 5 cont.
– To further support our theory, a muster report
revealed that female blood had been found at the
crime scene.
– The team decided that the next steps in the
investigation should involve further questioning of
Angela Booth for them murder of Jack Booth and
DNA samples taken and compared to the
unidentified blood found at the scene.