The Murder of Hateful Holly

Step 1: Review the Case File.

 HOX3 December 24, 1929
Officer Frosty Mrs. Clause

Female body found in the bathroom of Woolworths

Department Store.

Female body identified as Hateful Holly. Found at 12:36

p.m. by shoppers buying last minute Christmas Presents.
Victim appeared to be stabbed in the eye with a sharpened
candy cane.

Photos were taken at the crime scene. Evidence collected

included the murder weapon, a wrapped present, a Santa
hat, a coffee cup, and a broken ornament. Body was
photographed and taken to the morgue.
 Dr. Rudolf
HOX3

Hateful Holly

29
Female
1234 Main Street

Huntington, Indiana 46750

Huntington 46R

29 Caucasian Female 63 inches 129 Blue Brown None

n

A+ Clean 12 hrs. 12 hrs.

Sharpened Candy Cane shoved through

X the right eye.

Stabbing

December 24, 1929 City Morgue

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X
 Suspects

Suspect 1: Chris Krinkle

Chris Krinkle worked for the local candy cane factory. He had five children
and depended on his job to make ends meet. He lived paycheck to
paycheck. When the candy cane factory burned to the ground, his family
became homeless and had to live under a bridge. There was quite a bit of
evidence to suggest that Hateful Holly burned the candy cane factory down.

Suspect 2: Shopping Mall Santa Sam

Shopping Mall Santa Sam loved his job at the local Woolworths. He loved
making childrens dreams come true and was devastated at the thought that
Hateful Holly planned to tell all the children there was no Santa Clause.
 Suspect 3: Wall Street Wally

Wall Street Wally made his money in the stock market. He invested all of
his savings in the market so that he could earn interest. When the stock
market crashed, he lost everything, even the money he planned to use to buy
presents for the orphans at the Childrens Orphanage. Hateful Holly started
the stock market crash when she burned down the factory. She caused the
GREAT DEPRESSION!
Step 2: Analyze the Hair Evidence
Hair was recovered from the Santa Hat found at the scene. Analyze the hair
evidence to see if you can eliminate any of the suspects.

Hair Evidence: Case HOX3

Source of Color Width Medulla Cuticle Straight, Is it a

Hair Pattern Pattern Kinky, or Match?
Curly Yes or
No?
Victim
Light Brown 40 Microns No medulla Straight NO
Imbricate

Crime
Brown 40 Microns Fragmented Imbricate Straight YES
Scene

Suspect Straight
Brown 40 Microns Solid Imbricate NO
#1 Chris

Suspect
Clear 40 microns Fragmented Imbricate Straight NO
#2 Sam

Suspect
#3 Wall
street
Brown 40 microns Fragmented Imbricate Straight YES

Wally

Conclusions

1. Did any of the suspect hair samples match the crime scene?
Yes.

2. If so, which samples matched?

Wall Street Wally's matches the one found at the microscope

3. Were you able to eliminate any suspects?

Suspect 2

4. Why is hair considered class evidence rather than individual evidence?

Yes it is class evidence because multiple people can have the same features in their hair
Step 3: Analyze the Fiber Evidence
Fiber evidence was collected at the crime scene from the towel. Analyze the fiber
evidence to see if you can eliminate any suspects.

Fiber Evidence: Case HOX3

Source Single- Color of Relative Relative Shape of Is it a

of Fiber Color or Fiber Number of Thickness Fiber Match?
Multi- Fibers of Fibers (twisted Yes or
colored? (single, (thin, or No?
few, thick, straight)
numerous) variable)
Victim single Most thin of
Yellow Numerous Twisted
all the NO
samples
Crime single White Numerous Thin but as a Match to
Twisted Wallstreet
Scene whole it is thick
Wally

Suspect single Thin, but as a

Twisted
White Numerous whole it is thick, NO
#1 Chris not as thick as the
Krinkle crimes scene fiber

Suspect single Thin, but as a

NO
White Numerous whole it is thick, Twisted
#2 Sam not as thick as the
crime scene fiber

Suspect single Thin, but as a Match to

White Numerous Twisted

#3 Wallstreet whole it is thick crime scene
Wally

Conclusions

5. Did any of the suspect fibers match the crime scene?

Yes

6. If so, which samples matched?

Wall street Wally's

7. Were you able to eliminate any suspects?

No

8. Why is fiber considered class evidence rather than individual evidence?

Class because they can be found in multiple different places
Source Flame Burn Burn When Odor Color Is it a Match?
of Test Test Test Removed When and Yes or No?
Fiber (does (does (does from Burning Texture
sample sample sample Flame (tar, of
curl as it burn burn (does it burning Residue
burned?) or slowly or go out or hair or (beads,
melt?) quickly?) continue paper, ash,
to glow?) acrid) crusty,
fluffy,
round)
Victim Ash
Slowly Goes out Paper NO
No Burned

Crime
No Melted Slowly Goes out Paper Crusty Match to Wallstreet
Scene
Wally

Suspect
#1 Santa Curl Melted Fast Goes out Hair Crusty NO
Sam

Suspect
Fast Goes out Acrid Crusty
#2 Chris No Burned NO
Krinkle

Suspect
No Goes out Crusty
#3 Wally Melted Slowly Paper Match to Crime
Scene

Conclusions

9. Did any of the suspect burnt fibers match the crime scene?
Yes

10. If so, which samples matched?

Wall street Wally

11. Were you able to eliminate any suspects?

Not really the fibers could have been placed there

12. Are burnt fibers considered class evidence or individual evidence? Why?
Class evidence because they could be from some where else etc.
Step 4: Analyze the Fingerprint Evidence
Fingerprint evidence was collected off of the wrapped present. Analyze the
fingerprint evidence to see if you can eliminate any suspects.

Fingerprint Minutia Reference Chart:

Fingerprint Evidence: Case HOX3

Source of Fingerprints Type of Matching Is it a

Fingerprint Print Minutia Match?
Yes or
No?
Victim

Whorl Ridge ending

No

Crime Scene

Whorl Yes
Ridge Ending
Suspect #1

dot No

Whorl

Suspect #2

Whorl Island No

Suspect #3
(ON ECHO)

Whorl Yes
Ridge Ending

Conclusions

13. Did any of the suspect fingerprints match the crime scene?
Yes.

14. If so, which fingerprint matched?

Wall Street Wally's matched the one at the crime scene
 15. Were you able to eliminate any suspects?
Not really, only because we aren't really good at identifying finger prints

16. Is fingerprint evidence considered class evidence or individual evidence?

Why?
Individual because everyone no one can have the same fingerprint

Step 5: Analyze the Blood Evidence

17. Observe the blood spatter in the crime scene photos. What can the blood
spatter tell you about this crime?
She was stabbed

18. Estimate the type of weapon and wound on the victim from the blood spatter
evidence?
We were informed that it was a candy cane to the eye

19. Is the blood spatter evidence consistent with the other evidence present at
the crime scene?
Yes

20. Can you eliminate any of the suspects by observing the blood spatter? Why
or why not? If you can, which ones can you eliminate?
You cant really
Step 6: Analyze the DNA Evidence
DNA evidence was collected at the crime scene off of the coffee cup. Analyze the
DNA evidence to see if you can eliminate any suspects.

DNA Evidence: Case HOX3

Snapshot of Matching DNA

Victim

Crime Scene Shopping

Mall
Santa
Sam

Wall
Street
Wally

Chris
Krinkle

Conclusions

21. Which DNA samples match? Who was the killer? Explain your answer.
Wall Street Wally is the Killer!!! His DNA was found at the crime scene

22. Does this evidence provide sufficient information for a conviction? Why
or why not?
Yes, because it is individual
 23. Explain why it was necessary to run a sample of the victims own DNA.
So you have something to compare what was found at the crime scene

Final Analysis

24. Rank your evidence from the most reliable (1) to the least reliable (5) below:

1. DNA
2. Finger Print
3. Examining Fibers
Burning Fibers
4.
Hair
5.

25. Explain your rankings.

We chose these because DNA is the most reliable it can't really be planted and it is individual
evidence, Fingerprints was next mainly because we aren't really good at identifying the difference,
and it is still individual. Fibers and Hair we put next because they are all class evidence.

26. As a forensic scientist, your job is to provide the detectives and policemen
with a truthful analysis of the evidence found at the crime scene. Regarding
all of the evidence listed above, could you give a solid recommendation as to
the identity of the killer?
Yes

27. According to your recommendation, who is the killer?

Wall Street Wally
 28. Are you confident enough in your recommendation to send someone to jail
for murder? Why or why not?
Yes, because the DNA the most important part pointed to him!