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Kaitlin Cassity CSI: Episode 2 “What’s Eating Gilbert Grissom?” September 4, 2008 Period 5

a) List pieces of evidence they find. Patch of maggots Eyeball of victim Human Tooth Bones-uniform in size and shape Wood Chipper→traces for blood found on wood chipping machine Pieces of soil-uncover maggots (dissect bug to collect DNA from its digestion indicates male) Fingernail with Motor Oil and blue paint-->similar to murders of the past with blue paint Minerals—cement fresh/ installed railing Killer is taunts detectives with fake body (Note reading: I have her) Find body Pump Beer Bottles Van/ Parking Permit: parking spot 324:/ Black powder ink (Copy Union) Local artist with book “Hot Blooded” swap plastic doll Comic Book with images Medical examination-Similarities between boy and girl killed (Hair color/ type) Paint Mixer-creating blue paint Glasses found (broken) Freezer with images of girls murdered (Brit, 6th victim, lock of hair/hoax killing) Picture of what he was to do

b) Which piece of evidence was the most important in solving and why? Upon viewing CSI episode, “What’s Eating Gilbert Grissom?” various pieces of evidence are discovered and utilized in the solving of various homicides. Specifically, the black powder uncovered within a suspect’s van is collected and analyzed in the lab. The black powder, belonging to several ink cartridges, is significant circumstantial, physical evidence. It is used to imply a facts of the case, however it does not directly prove it. This piece of class evidence provides a direct link with the crime scene and the suspect. Once linking the current murders to the “blue paint” serial killer, crime scene investigators suggest that the executed murderer worked with an accomplice. Essentially, investigators discover the corpse of a female within a blue van, surrounded by a black plastic bag. Taking the van to the lab, a parking ticket as well as black powder is discovered. The black powder is then analyzed, proving to be powder from printer cartridges. Victims of the “blue paint” killer, although not possessing much in common, had for one reason or another ventured to the Copy Union moments before their disappearance. For this reason, investigators search the Copy Union, uncovering both plastic bags and wastes of ink cartridges similar to those found in the suspect’s van. They inquire if the artist of several disturbing comic books works at the Copy Union and of his recent activities. Answers reveal that the comic does in fact work at the Copy Union, sometimes utilizing a specific machine to bind his personal comics together. Thus, from the discovery and study of the black powder in relation to the profiles of the various victims, investigators are able to generate a specific list of suspects, eventually identifying the proper suspect and accomplice of the “blue paint” murders.