Personal Narrative: The First Crime Scene

The first crime scene is the Van Dam home, according to the father the garage door, sliding glass door and window was open when he woke up. Knowing that there are so many potential points of entry to the house and the fact there were a lot of people over that night, every person needs to be finger printed and have a back ground check preformed on them. Then the house needs to be broken in to zones by rooms they quadrant markers laid so that you can thoroughly check everywhere.
It would be hard for him to carry her out without her putting up some sort of fight so the walls should be checked carefully to see if she grabbed at the walls and left any claw marks. There is small chance she could have scratched at her kidnapper than reached for …show more content…
Any prints found in her room will be key evidence along with any potential DNA and foot prints.
Once it was found that David Westerfield was the main suspect the motorhome needs to be searched for DNA, latent prints and any physical evidence that may be left in the motorhome. Since it was washed there isn’t a very good chance of DNA or latent prints won’t be left on the outside of the RV. With the RV being cleaned there would be no obvious signs of blood so there. With the when the bullet casings are found looking for a gun becomes a big part of the evidence and finding it becomes a top priority.
If you can find out where he went and how long he was there you can make a timeline to help find witnesses that could have seen him and the RV, or maybe even have seen Danielle. I would also check his phone records and bank accounts to see if they will provide any information on where and when he has been. A good witness could be a key nail to the case, if you can place him on the way or coming from where the body was found that would be best. Since we don’t know when she died maybe he could have been seen buying food item especially for her while on the