Project Fraud
December 30, 2020
Business discussion
December 30, 2020

Forensic Science Case Study

For full points, address the key concepts, make specific comments on the example in the case study, and add your own insightful comments. Your response also needs to include factual support from the assigned reading. Read pages 453-467. https://edu.americanhighschool.org/cdn/uploads/PDF…

Read the following Case Study. Although they might seem easy to cover up, why might footprints, tire tracks, and bite marks be hard to conceal?

Tire Evidence Solves a Murder

In Largo, Florida, tire tracks were found next to a dead woman’s body. Police sent photographs of the tracks to Pete McDonald, former Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. tire design engineer. McDonald helps police all over the United States solve crimes by analyzing photographs of tire impressions. McDonald can determine the type, size, and brand of the tire that made the impression, as well as the vehicle that was likely to be fitted with the tire. In the Florida case, McDonald was able to identify the brand and size of the tire and the likely vehicle. Police checked purchase records for local tire dealerships and found a match. A woman who purchased the tire lived with a man who had recently served time in prison for violent crime. Using the tire impression information, police found a suspect. The police asked the tire dealer who sold the tire for help in gathering evidence against the suspected mur- derer. The dealer agreed and called the suspect and told him his tires had been recalled. The dealer offered new tires to replace the old ones. The suspect came to the shop and traded for the new set of tires. The old tires were sent to McDonald for further analysis. The tire impression, combined with other evidence, convinced a jury to convict the man and send him back to prison for murder.

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