31 Jan JADM494 Senior Project II

JADM494 Senior Project II

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1 GAME PROGRESS

“The Investigation: Cold Case” and then download the game.

Enter The Investigation: Cold Case and report back on your progress. What have been some of the early rewards and challenges this week?

If you are not in the game before Wednesday, make a post on your progress.

Do you have any tips to help other students? My tip: Save the game icon to your taskbar, so the game is readily available to click and play!

DQ2 REPORT WRITING

In Evidence Box 1 you will find a report from Marvin Barnes, who was the original detective on the case. The summary is included below. Provide a critique of Detective Barnes’ report. Consider points from your lesson and what you have learned in your previous studies in justice administration.

IMPORTANT: You do not have to be in the game to participate in this discussion. The second discussion activity each week is separate from gameplay. Remember to get your first post up by Wednesday. Also, you cannot see the posts of others until you make your first post.

CASE REPORT SUMMARY

On 12/15/2015, I, Detective Marvin Barnes, received a call for service at 371 Orchard Lane, of a male party stating his wife had been shot. Upon my arrival on scene, I observed a female party, identified as Stephanie Soto (now the deceased). The deceased had two gunshot wounds. One to the front and one to the back. I observed Mr. Soto covered in his wife’s blood and crying histerically. Mr. Soto stated he was in the backyard and Mrs. Soto was in the house when he heard two gunshots and a vehicle drive off, which I found highly doubtbul. Mr. Soto stated the front door was open when he found Mrs. Soto, but he did not know how it got that way.

I had an officer drive Scott to the station for an interview. I also conducted interviews in the neighborhood. I was unable to retrieve any witness statements that could describe a suspect to the murder. The women in the area shared that Scott was a real “Casanova.” His first winter in the area, he sent romantic Valentine’s Day cards to the local wives. This really intensified my focus on the husband.

No one could give any real information regarding the shooting. There were no parties located in the search that we could identify as a suspect. One neighbor indicated they had a surveillance camera for persona security and they believed another neighbor had one as well.

Soto is the prime suspect for the murder, due to being the only party identified on scene at the time of the murder, not to mention flirting with the women in the neighborhood. After interviewing Mr. Soto on the murder of his wife, we were unable to retrieve any evidence that he committed the crime. He is one slippery guy, but the guilty always mess up.

The case will be closed out and will be reopened if there is further evidence to pursue the case.

Rating:
4.1/5