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    John Ramsey was the president and chief executive officer of Access Graphics (a company that grossed over $1 Billion) and it is estimated that his net worth was $6.4 million as of May 1, 1996 (pedophileophobia.com, n.d.). This would have made John Ramsey and his family very attractive targets. An attractive target can be defined as “how appealing a potential target is to a criminally inclined person” (Karmen, 2013, p.491). When the community knows how much a family could be worth because of the…

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    Critical Analysis of Forensic Document Examination The history of document examination is said to have started with an individual named Albert S. Osborn. He was a penmanship instructor and was chronicled as a document examiner in 1887 (Ubelaker, 2012, p. 234). He wrote several books and articles on examining documents and giving expert testimony, with, perhaps his most notable work being Questioned Documents from 1910 (Ubelaker, 2012, p. 234). The title of the book, Questioned Documents,…

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    I believe that JonBenet Ramsey was killed by her brother and that the parents covered up the murder. I also believe that the evidence points towards this conclusion. My version of events starts with the father putting JonBenet to bed on Christmas night. I believe that JonBenet got out of bed and went downstairs where she stole a piece of Burke’s pineapple. He got angry and hit her on the head with the flashlight. He then took a track from his train set and hit her in the side to see if she…

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    attic, Condon’s number and address was found, and similar handwriting. The JonBenet Ramsey Case Overview: Six year old JonBenet was found murdered in Boulder, Colorado in her home on December 26, 1996. Early suspicion fell on her parents but they were exonerated after DNA at the scene was found to belong to a unrelated male. Document Examination: The case was never solved but experts say the ransom note was written by the ramseys because…

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    Hair Case Files: FBI’s “mass disaster” of false conviction- a 78 year old lady had her house broken into, and she was raped. At the scene, officers had NO evidence- accept a piece of hair. DNA evidence led to her rapist and burglar, George Perrot. He was convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison. 1977 Cold Case Murder Solved by a Hair- In 1977, a man named James Anagnos was found murdered inside his bar. He was stabbed 20 times with a steak knife and hit 4 times in the head with a blunt…

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    Additionally, we can see the glorification of serial killers affecting our treatment of criminals and the severity of our jail sentencing. We see criminals getting shorter and shorter jail sentences for these horrific crimes. The justice system with Bates Motel is a direct reflection of what our system is becoming. Just like Norman the criminals are the ones who have power over everything. They hold power of the justice system, the police officers who enforce it, and us the citizens. We have…

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    so they used the replacement and auto tune to make her sound like the real Avril. Yet another conspiracy deals with famous pop star, music phenomenon, Katy Perry. This theory revolves around Jonbenet Ramsey. Jonbenet was a famous, child beauty contestant, whose parents were in it for the fame. Later Jonbenet went missing and nobody knows how. Some people might have believed it was the parents, and some believe that she could have been kidnapped or even killed. But the conspiracy is that…

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    JonBenet was a 6-year-old girl famous for her pageants, but sadly was murdered in her home on Christmas Day. Hollandsworth rationalizes that it is possible she was murdered because of all the exposure from being in these contests. JonBenet is his example for the negative effects beauty pageants can have on young girls. Yet, he claims even after her murder, pageants became…

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    Am I American Yet? When someone is asked what they think of America, the person usually comes to a conclusion that the country has beautiful woman, famous people and luxury. In the United States, there are competitions in which girl children compete in beauty pageants in order to win a certain label or trophy granting her Grand Supreme. These children train countless hours in order to put make up, a costume or dresses and skin tanning in order to increase one’s chances of winning a competition…

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    Miniature sized madonnas of their era gracefully parade down the stage as their names are called, covered in full glam from head to toe in extensions galore. The authenticity of these young girls wears thin as their costumes exhibit a mature look while their bodies have yet a long way to develop. As pure and glamourous the art of pageantry might seem, behind the curtains lie a different show. Karen Kataline, President of The Center for Leadership Communication and author of award-winning…

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