Expert lecture at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) 2013 on the role of forensic scientists and evidence analysts on a number of high profile murder investigations and crown court trial preparations

1. Afentis Forensics
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– AFENTIS FORENSICS –
SCIENTISTS & EXPERT WITNESSES
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2. Afentis Forensics
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Ross Patel BSc(Hons),MCSE,CISSP,MCP
CCNA,CISA,CHFI,CISM,ACFE,ISEB
ross.patel@afentis.com

3. Case Study
‘Body in the Bag’
CIAPCINSKI
‘Judas Beast’
Murder in the Midlands
LAWKOSKI
MAZUR
Q&A
COUCHMAN
Questions &
Answers
Bebo & the
missing girl
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4. About Us
 Background
 Founded 1999
 Digital Evidence & eDiscovery
 Innovative
 Develop own forensic solutions
 Cell Site Analysis – utilised by MET/GMP/FBI
 Expertise
 Unrivalled technical accreditation
 VHCC & High Order Offence Track Record
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5. Casework
Murder
• High profile, aggravating features
Drugs
• Class A, international & multi-jurisdictional
IIoC
Complex
Timescales
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• Level 5, highly sensitive, highly emotive
• Range of evidence, depth/detail, volume exhibits
• Compressed deadlines, no margin for error
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7. Serioza Lawskoski
 Murder
 April 23rd 2011
 Normanton, Derby
 7:30pm
 Cummings Street
 5 armed attackers
 Investigation
 Door-to-door
 Media Appeal
 CCTV
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8. Serioza Lawskoski
 Witnesses
 Masked assailants
 Language / build
 CCTV
 Vehicle
 Photogrammetry
 Suspect movement
 Suspects
 Morpho Comparison
 Mobile telephones
 Social Media
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9. Sylwia Ciapcinska
 ‘Magda’
 24yr old
 Staffordshire
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10. Sylwia Ciapcinska
 ‘Magda’
 24yr old
 Staffordshire
 CCTV
 2pm Shopping
 Radio silence
 Plastic Transactions
 Investigation
 Motive, Opportunity
Means (MOM)
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11. Tomasz Sobczak
 Sobczak
 29yr old
 Factory Worker
 Housemate
 Key Witness
 Magda moved out
 Used her cards/phone
 Alibi
 Pregnant wife & son
arrive in UK evening
Magda last seen
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13. Tomasz Sobczak
 Recovery
 Suitcase found
 Human remains
 Trace evidence
• Fingerprints
• Fibres & DNA
 Digital Evidence
 Computer usage
 Cell Site Analysis
 Accomplice?
 How did suitcase get
to deposition site?
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14. ‘Judas Beast’
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15. Michael Mazur
 Night Out
 Drinking & fun
 Party at flat
 Mazur Missing
 Facebook posts
 Loude
 Romantic w/e girlfriend
 Travel to France
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16. Michael Mazur
 Missing Person
 Advised by email
 Body found
• Shocking injuries
 Digital Evidence
 Text Messages
 Facebook
 Accomplice?
 Footprint in blood
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17. Victoria Couchman
 Victoria
 19yrs old
 East Sussex
 Walks Out
 Argument w/ step dad
 Leaves home - June
 Missing Person
 Social Media
 Cell Site Analysis
 Plastic Transactions
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18. Victoria Couchman
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19. Tony Couchman
 Tony
 45yrs old
 Cell Site Analysis
 Timing & locations
 IMEI / IMSI
 Computing
 Browser cache
 Deleted diary
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20. Crime Scene to Court
 Murder
 Common Law offence
 means rea / actus rea
 No two cases alike
 Sentencing
 Life w/ minimum tariff
 IPP
 Make a difference
 Unique opportunity
 Challenging!
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21. Digital Evidence
NEW GROUND
Tackling problems for
which no protocols or
case law exists
WELL ROUNDED
Protocols, Legal, Cryptography,
Telecommunications, Operations
Digital Evidence
Analyst
EXPERT WITNESS
Confident & capable of dealing
with direct challenge
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