The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes is a round character. There are multiple facets to his personality. For example, he is very observant, but he is also modest when it comes to his talents. When Holmes explains how he followed Watson’s train of thought during his reverie, Watson is amazed. Holmes says in response, “It was very superficial, my dear Watson.” It can also be assumed that Holmes doesn’t like to be alone. While dreaming of going on a vacation, Watson says about Holmes: “Neither the country nor the sea…

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis “What processes must be undertaken to analyse bloodstain patterns at a crime scene for the purpose of presenting this evidence at a criminal trial under South Australian law?” Blood. Sticky, hot, messy, awful blood. For most of us, the sight of it turns the stomach, but in the court of law, blood can tell a lot more about a crime scene than you might think. Forensic bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) is the interpretation of bloodstains for the purpose of…

view as he analyzes the investigation that Holmes conducts in the tale. Holmes and Mr. Utterson these two individuals, who seem completely different, are more alike in a similar ways than one might think. By reviewing the text of both tales, there is a set of both similarities and differences able to be made between such as character, setting, personal motivation,…

In 1890 the novel, A Study in Scarlet, written by Arthur Conan Doyle introduced the character of Detective Sherlock Holmes. Doyle would go on to write 60 stories about Sherlock Holmes. The Sherlock Holmes stories have long been credited as an influence on forensic science thanks to his character’s use of investigative methods such as matching fingerprints, serology, ciphers, trace evidence, including footprints. 130 years later, this is old news, but a key component to investigations today.…

Forensic science is a widely explored topic, featured in television shows and books, however there are many unseen faults to this “science.” Can it be considered a science despite its faults? That is a question often asked by experts, and maybe that’s a question that should be asked in our everyday lives. People are often wrongfully convicted due to the lack of precision within forensic science, it changes people’s lives by allowing the guilty to go free and the innocent to rot away in jail for…

In order to determine the sequence of events that occurred at a crime scene it is important to be able to determine and identify certain bodily fluids versus non-human substances. Based on the location of the biological evidence and its DNA can provide crucial information about the crime scene, its victim, and the suspect(s). These tests divided between presumptive and confirmatory testing. Blood evidence is the most common type bodily fluid found at a crime scene. Presumptive testing at the…

The following simile- "Swaying to and fro like that of a drunkard. Presents a terrifying picture of the figures movement. "Metaphors are also used to very good effect by Conan Doyle. On page 182, Holmes interjects Helens narrative with the comment "These are very deep waters," Holmes clearly sees this as a terrible situation and we can sense that he feels the problem is going to be very difficult to solve. We can see on page 188 good use of a simile when Conan Doyle Describes…

Speckled Band”, a short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I wanted to make the case file look realistic so I used a manilla folder with a picture of the “Stoner twins” attached to the front. Since the case in the story was unsolved in 1982 and Sherlock Holmes solved the case in April of 1983, I included this information on the file. A case number is written on the top of the file to make it look more realistic. Inside the file, one can find crime scene photos. One picture shows the eerie Stoke…

"Thus, Holmes is a drug-using manic-depressive with a superiority complex and a long list of other symptoms that can be cataloged as mental illnesses" (Faktorovich, 183). For the 19th century detective genre, Sherlock Holmes was the ideal of a flawed protagonist – imperfect in character but exceptional in his capacity for detective work. Arthur Conan Doyle’s Holmes is "a new and unique hero figure” (Faktorovich, 175 and an eccentric in the truest sense of the word. Rather than detracting from…

Julia, on the eve of Julia’s wedding. The exposition, or beginning, of the mystery is when Helen seeks the assistance of Sherlock Holmes, a determined and observant detective, along with his assistant Dr. Watson who was a supportive medical doctor. She arrives at their place of residence early in the morning in a very destressed state, and proceeds to explain her situation…