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21 Cards in this Set
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Who in the OJ Simpson case was the only person convicted? What were they convicted of |
Mark Furman - Purgery
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What was the motive behind the Casey Anthony case? |
Prosecutors claimed she was young and wanted to live a party lifestyle |
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What was the defense theory in the Casey Anthony case? |
Caylee Anthony drowned in the family pool and due to Casey being a victim of abuse she helped her parents hide the body |
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Where did the Casey Anthony case go wrong? |
The prosecution tried "overcharge" 1st degree and manslaughter charges made them look unsure |
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Why did the prosecution overcharge Casey Anthony? |
They caved to the publics idea of a 1st degree murder charge |
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What did Dr. G rule the cause of death as? |
Undetermined, she didn't have the official threshold to rule it as a homicide |
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Why did the prosecution try to overcharge the Casey Anthony case? |
The prosecution tried to scare Casey Anthony into a plea bargain by charging the case in mass abundance |
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What is Caylee's Law? |
Stricter requirements on parents to report a missing child to law enforcement soon after, felony if parent or legal guardian fails to do so
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What evidence was discovered after the Casey Anthony case conceded? |
Someone in the Anthony household googled "Full-proof Suffocation Methods" then logged into Casey's myspace account soon after |
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What was searched on the Anthony computer the was discovered during the case? |
Chloroform, Cindy Anthony claimed she did it but meant to google Chlorophyll for the plants she owned |
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Who was Dr. G in the Casey Anthony Case? |
The chief medical examiner in the case? |
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When Chloroform was found on the tires and human hair decomposed at the roots in the trunk of Casey Anthony's car why wasn't this evidence considered in court? |
The technique used to find this evidence wasn't vetted |
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What 2 pieces of evidence were crucial against OJ Simpson? |
Nicole's blood was found splattered all over his socks and blood was found on his gate that could match OJ Simpsons |
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What was found in the blood stains on the gate in the OJ Simpson case? What did it mean? |
EDTA, the blood was placed there |
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What was done with the blood vials in the OJ Simpson case which was controversial? |
One single senior detective checked out a vial of OJ Simpsons blood and Nicole Brown Simpsons blood |
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Who was the prestigious forensic analyst bought in to look at the OJ Simpson case? |
Dr. Henry Lee |
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What is Dr. Henry Lee's theory? |
There were 2 people at the crime scene, could be OJ, another suspect, or a witness
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Who was the second lead suspect in the OJ Simpson case? |
Jason Simpson, OJ's 24 year old son. Mentally unstable |
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What were the main charges in the Casey Anthony case? |
1st Degree Murder & Manslaughter |
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Enron? |
Ken Lay & Jeff Skilling, energy and service. Kept debts off balance sheets |
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WorldCom |
Bernie Ebbers, now MRI. Inflated assets by 11 billion |