How to investigate the crime scene and what are the important steps that should be kept in mind while investigation
this is the investigation of Jodi Arias who is the murderer and killed her boyfriend
2. O you who believe! stand out firmly for
justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as
against yourselves, or your parents, or your
kin, and whether it be (against) rich or
poor: for Allah can best protect both.
Follow not the lusts (of your hearts), lest
you swerve, and if you distort (justice) or
decline to do justice, verily Allah is well-
acquainted with all that you do.
(Surah Nisa – Verse 135)
3.
4. • Any physical location in which a crime has
occurred or is suspected of having occurred.
5. • PRIMARY CRIME SCENE:
The original location of a crime
or accident.
• SECONDARY CRIME SCENE:
An alternate location
where additional evidence may be found.
7. • Isolate and secure the scene
• Document the scene
• Search for evidence
• Collect and package evidence, maintaining
the chain of custody
• Submit evidence to the crime lab
8. • Any weapons, puncture marks,
wounds, blood, and the surface
under the body must also be
photographed
• If the crime scene includes a
body then the position of the
body, as well as the position
relative to other parts of the
room must be photographed.
9. • Make tent cards and number them to mark all
evidence located on the crime scene.
11. • The story of this relationship is one of
attraction, of friendship,” describes,
“One of passion, one of forbidden
sex, one of abuse, and one of
violence.”
12. • Jodi Ann Arias was a blonde,
beautiful, an aspiring
photographer but a narcissist
sociopath born on July 9th,1980.
Raised by William and Sandra
Arian in California. She had been
in a long-distance relationship
with Travis.
13. • Travis Victor Alexander was a
handsome, hard-working,
practicing Mormon born on
July 28th, 1977. Raised by
David and Pamela Alexander.
Travis was a salesman and
motivational speaker for Pre-
Paid Legal Services.
14. • Jodi Arias met Travis Alexander in
September of 2006 at a business convention
in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two became
friends right away, and in November of that
same year, Arias was baptized into the
Mormon faith, Alexander’s church. Several
months later, the two were dating but had
broken up in the summer of 2007, and
Alexander began dating other women.
Around the same time, Alexander even told
to his friends that he believed Arias was
stalking him, but the two continued a
fragmented friendship. When Arias moved to
California, they continued to communicate.
15. • Travis Alexander was murdered by Jodi Arias
while he was having a shower after
copulation with her on Wednesday, June 4,
2008. At the time of the murder, Arias
sustained 27 knife wounds and a gunshot to
the head. His jugular vein, common carotid
artery, and trachea had been slashed and
that Alexander had defensive wounds on his
hands. His death was ruled a homicide.
16. • On May 28, a burglary occurred at the residence
of Arias' grandparents, with whom Arias was
living. Among the missing objects was a .25-
caliber automatic Colt pistol which was never
recovered. This later became significant as a shell
case from a spent .25 caliber round was found
near Alexander's body at the murder scene.
17. • On June 2, several calls have been made between the
couple which is as follow:
• Between 1 am and 3 am, Arias called Alexander four
times.
• After 3:00 am, the first time for eighteen minutes, the
second time for 41 minutes.
• At 4:03 am, Arias called Alexander back, and the call
lasted two minutes, 48 seconds.
18. • On June 2, at 8:04 am, Arias rented a car at Budget
Rent a Car in Redding, California. She went to
Utah for a PPL work conference and to meet with
Ryan Burns, a PPL co-worker
• On June 3, Arias apparently set out for Salt Lake
City by late evening.
• On June 4, Alexander missed an important
conference call. The following day Arias met one
of his friends Ryan burns.
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19. • Burns later said he noticed Arias'
formerly blonde hair was now dark
brown, and she had cuts on her
hands.
• On June 6, she left Salt Lake City and
drove west towards California
• On June 7, Arias had been driven
about (4,500 km). The rental clerk
testified that the car was missing its
floor mats and had red stains on its
front and rear seats
20. • On June 9, After not be able to meet
Alexander, a few concerned friends of
him went to his home and found
large pools of blood in the hallway to
the master bathroom, where his
body was discovered in the shower
21. • Police found his recently purchased digital camera
damaged in the washing machine. Police were able
to recover deleted images showing Arias and
Alexander in sexually suggestive poses, taken at
approximately 1:40 pm on June 4 The final
photograph of Alexander alive, showing him in the
shower, was taken at 5:29 pm that day. A bloody
palm print was discovered along the wall in the
bathroom hallway; it contained DNA from both
Arias and Alexander.
22. • On July 9, 2008, Arias's 28th birthday, she
was arrested for the first-degree murder of
her ex-boyfriend.
• “Lying isn't typically something I just do.
The lies I've told in this case can be tied
directly back to either protecting Travis'
reputation or my involvement in his death ...
because I was very ashamed.”
• —Jodi Arias