Snakes+KS


 * First Paragraph: Summary**

In this episode of CSI, the investigators deal with a decapitated head found in a newspaper stand. Inside the head, there is a dead rattlesnake. The investigators identify the woman as Veronica, and they eventually find crystal meth in her apartment. They also find that she was a fan of a local spanish band whose songs have lyrics about murderings people in different ways. The investigators learn that the woman was actually undercover working to expose the drug lords, and she worked at a local spanish newspaper. After several leads, the CSI team find a car that has matching tire prints to the ones they found on the back of a jacket that the woman was wearing. The man's name is Juanito Concha, and he admits to killing the woman.

In a separate case, Warrick finds a dead man in a car who was shot by someone in a wheelchair. They trace the wheelchair (which was still in the van) back to a retirement community to a woman who died the week before the shooting. Her grandson bought the wheelchair for her. After the investigators set up a trajectory reinactment, they find the 9mm casing in the van. They also learn that the man who was shot worked at a telemarketing company and he was number one on the 'board.' The investigators find that the number 2 man has a gun on him when they go into the office, but his grandmother is alive and well. They find the the shooter must have been a soldier because the bullets were from World War II.


 * Second Paragraph: Comparison to Forensic Profililng**

Though they didn't really mention that much about profiling in the episode, it is always used in cases whether or not is an actual forensic profiler or just an investigator. For example, in the case with the woman with the snake in her mouth, the investigators knew they were looking for someone who either knew of or listened to the spanish music she did, because the killing was similar to the lyrics of the song. Once the investigators knew this, they could narrow down the suspects. In the case of the man found dead in the van, the investigators were able to narrow down the suspects to a man who did not necessarily need a wheelchair, but had access to one. The man also had to be a relatively old retired soldier, because he used bullets from Germany in WWII. While these facts didn't pinpoint a suspect, they allowed the investigators to narrow down the list of suspects.