JonBenet Ramsey’s death is one of the most compelling cases in the history of the FBI. Jonbenet was just six years old when she was killed. She was born in 1990 and killed in 1996. She was mainly famous for her pageants that she participated in, winning six total. Nobody knows how JonBenet truly died, and more information is still being discovered to this day.…
Case Study Type of Homicide The following is a case study of Simon Gittany and the intended murder of Lisa Harnum. First it must be understood that murder is a reckless act with intent to kill or grievously injure another (NSW Criminal Code Act 1900). It is known that Ms Harnum was the fiancée of Gittany (R v Gittany, 2013) and, as mentioned by Carcach & James (1998), this is an example of Intimate partner homicide, a murder between two people in an intimate relationship. On the 30th of July, 2011, Lisa Harnum was unloaded from the 15th floor of “The Hyde” apartment building to her death.…
It is clear now that the whole house was a crime scene. The morning of the investigation police, victim advocates, and JonBenet’s family roamed around, what should have been a crime scene, cleaning up evidence (Glick et al.). Mark Beckner, the former Boulder Police Chief, feels that the scene could have been secured much better and he considers this a mistake. Mark Beckner also believes that the police not interviewing John and Patsy Ramsey right after the discovery of…
Q1 The Simon Gittany Murder Case features an intimate femicide. This is evident in how the perpetrator, Gittany, behaved and how he treated his partner, Lisa Harnum, prior to her death. Intimate femicide almost always consists of the perpetrator being possessive and controlling of his partner, and also features a sudden outburst of rage before the homicide takes place. Both of these factors occurred in the case, and were thus referred to domestic violence.…
On the 8th June, 1995 Caroline Byrne’s body was found at the bottom of the cliffs of The Gap in Sydney, in the early hours of the morning by her boyfriend Gordon Wood. It was presumed that she had died on the 7th June during the night by jumping from the cliff top. It was thirteen years before Gordon Wood would be put on trial for the murder of Ms Byrne. He alleged that she had originally jumped off the cliff, but evidence compiled and shown to the jury, proved them of his guilt in 2008. Gordon Wood worked as a chauffeur and personal assistant for the stockbroker Rene Rivkin.…
A Murder on a Sunday Morning is a documentary that follows the trial of 15 year old Brenton Butler in order to prove his innocence by displaying the ethical issues behind the case. Brenton Butler was accused for murdering Maryann Stephens who was walking with her husband to their hotel room after breakfast, when he supposedly approached Ms. Stephens and demanded for her purse at gun point, then proceeded to lift his gun and shot her in the face, leaving Mr. Stephens as the eye witness to the crime. When questioned by detectives, Mr. Stephens describes the shooter to be a tall, skinny built black male wearing a dark shirt and shorts, and a fishing hat. Police who were surveying the area spotted Brenton Butler who coincidentally fit the description. Brenton, who was on his way to apply at a local Blockbuster store was told by police of a murder that happened nearby, and was asked to go to the police station to answer questions about what he may have seen; however, the 15 year old ended up in the back of a…
Murder on a Sunday Morning is a documentary that shows the problem in our judicial system concerning the juvenile being accused of a crime. This documentary follows the trial of 15-year-old Brendon Butler from Defense attorney Patrick McGuinness’s and Ann Finnell point of view as he works to prove Butler innocence. This case became America most misleading Cassie's because of its lack of evidence on Mr Butler Butler. This accident took place on May 17, 2000, out of Jacksonville Florida many people say that this case was not handled properly by detective and officers could also represent that the young black teen time to be a stereotype base under skin colour.…
Raya Mirkheshti, 8C History- Grant “John A - Birth of a Country” Given the fact that the audience will take away from the movie an impression of the historical events or figures portrayed in the story,does the film improve the viewer’s understanding of historical events? Justify your conclusion. (1 to 3 paragraphs)…
Textual Response Racially driven stereotypes have been around forever, especially where African-American males are concerned. Most likely you know a few yourself. However, in "Who Shot Johnny?" Debra Dickerson provides her insight, as to why she thinks Black men are stereotyped as criminals. Similarly, Brent Staples tackles the same issue in his piece titled, "Black Men and Public Space."…
Before Rachels stated his stand regarding the cultural judgment of the “excision” he stated that we, all of the cultures should have at least some of our values or moral codes that each culture has in common. Rachels gives the example of Murder and lying to make his point that we all have some moral codes or virtues that are universal by stating “…there are some moral rules that all societies must have in common, because those rules are necessary for society to exist. The rules against lying and murder are two examples. And in fact, we do find these rules in force in all viable cultures. Cultures may differ in what they regard as legitimate exceptions to the rules, but this disagreement exists against a background of agreement on the larger…
According to a recording of the phone call, Burke’s voice clearly said “What did you find?” or “Please, what do I do?” and John Ramsey’s voice saying “We’re not talking to you.” This explains that Burke was not sleeping and was involved with JonBenet missing. While this might prove that the family was worried about JonBenet this does not prove that they did not kill hurt. The choker wrapped around JonBenet was a fake.…
The police were to blame for not capturing Jack the Ripper but only to a certain extent. At the time of the Jack the Ripper murders, the police force was developing and as the Jack the Ripper case started to cause speculation, the police force started to develop rapidly. The murders even sparked investigations from Scotland Yard as well as the Metropolitan Police, this meant that the case became rather crowded very quickly. The Jack the Ripper case was clearly mishandled due to the methods the police force used. The police force at the time was very inefficient and traditional which led them to be blamed for not catching Jack the Ripper.…
I do not believe that the murder of Jim by Edward was a bad choice by the director - Tim Burton - and did not make the film too dark, because, quite frankly, one of them was going to kill the other, and it seemed more justified for Jim to die rather than Edward. It was more justified for Jim to die rather than Edward because first off, Edward is the main character, and though Jim was killed quite near the end of the film, it is very rare for a director to kill off the main character of the film (unless of course you are Shakespeare, then it is excruciatingly common). This made it that it was unlikely, and slightly a dead giveaway that Edward wasn’t going to die, but since it was also obvious that one of them was going to die, it was slightly…
On June 22, 1972, Gacy would yet again be arrested on charges of aggravated battery and reckless conduct. According to Linedecker, “A young man told police that he was standing on the street corner when Gacy swung his car toward the curb, flashed a badge and identified himself as a sheriff’s deputy. The young man was order into the car un the threat of arrest…After he got into the car he was forced to perform oral sex on the driver” (1980, p. 61). The case was never brought to trial, but for the next six years Gacy’s name would not be named to the police in a complaint. Gacy would often pretend to be a police officer, with a badge, and blue flashing lights to gain his victims trust or at times force them into his car against their will.…
He turned the key in the lock and opened the door. To his horror, he saw his grandmother lying on the ground like a wood plank and felt a strong smell of gas trying to strangulate him. His first thought was to run fast to the window to open it and take his grandmother out of the house. He ran to the window and fell to the ground trying to open the window. The gas consumed all his forces and the struggle to open the window was like a fight with a grizzly bear.…