The case of the Barefoot Burglar
The Crime
At approximately 7:15 a.m., Friday morning, Mrs. King, the science teacher, thought something was fishy
as she walked down the hall and noticed that her door was open. She walked into her classroom and
immediately
discovered that the small aquarium had been broken and her prized gold fish were gasping in the sink.
Beside the broken aquarium were the shattered remains of the pink piggy bank that had been on the shelf
above the aquarium. A can of blue paint was spilled on the floor. Footprints of a barefooted burglar led to
an open window. Bits of a white powdery substance were found next to
the broken, empty, piggy bank. The only other item found was a half-eaten large chunk of chocolate candy.
as she walked down the hall and noticed that her door was open. She walked into her classroom and
immediately
discovered that the small aquarium had been broken and her prized gold fish were gasping in the sink.
Beside the broken aquarium were the shattered remains of the pink piggy bank that had been on the shelf
above the aquarium. A can of blue paint was spilled on the floor. Footprints of a barefooted burglar led to
an open window. Bits of a white powdery substance were found next to
the broken, empty, piggy bank. The only other item found was a half-eaten large chunk of chocolate candy.
When the police arrived they immediately began to gather forensic evidence.Peg the Leg
Height: 5'
Alias: Lucky Lady
Peg is a librarian known for hanging horseshoes and four leaf clovers in her library. Employees say
she is so superstitious she insisted on carpeting in the library instead of laying tiles so she would not step on the cracks. She wraps construction zone tape around open ladders so no one can walk under them. Cola bottles litter her office, which she drinks with chocolate chunks. Her teeth are chipped from knocking the bottles against them. She is always throwing salt over her shoulder for good luck and keeps a salt shaker in her purse. Her alibi is that she was busy closing open umbrellas the morning of the crime. | |
Jake the Jock
Height 6'6"
Alias: Armchair Quarterback
Jake the Jock is known for quoting statistics on every sport from boomerang throwing to sled dogging. His neighbors report that he is the neighborhood
pitcher for baseball games. Last year a baseball hit him in the mouth and knocked out his front tooth. This has cramped his eating style of chocolate chunks, candied apples, and corn on the cob. His wife claims that on the morning of the crime Jake was rubbing his hands with cornstarch to keep them dry in preparation for an important baseball game. |
Dan the Man
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Lou Lou
Height: 5'3"
Alias: Sweet Tooth
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Lou Lou is so addicted to sugar that she never leaves home without it. She loves to bake sweet things and has an entire pantry full of sugar bins. She claims to have been baking her famous chocolate chunk cookies the morning of the crime (although not a morsel of cookie or chocolate chunk was left when the police arrived.) Lou Lou rarely wears shoes, which often causes her to slip and break things, especially her collection of ceramic pigs.
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- Sticky, 'swirl' fingerprints were lifted from the aquarium and piggy bank.
- The painted footprints were measured and were for 26cm feet. ( size 8)
- The chunk of chocolate candy was collected for examination. It appeared there were teeth imprints.
- The white powdery substance by the piggy bank was carefully placed in a plastic bag and taken to the forensic chemist for identification . It had very small grains and when mixed with Iodine it reacted making the colour brown. It did not have a smell.
my thinkings/finding
name
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evidence
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clues
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Peg the Leg
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always throwing salt over her shoulder {white powder.}
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there was a white powder in the crime scene
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Jake the Jock
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eating style of chocolate chunks. rubbing his hands with cornstarch [white powder
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the was half eaten choc
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Dan the Man
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baking soda {white powder} and choc chunks are missing
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Lou Lou
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rarely wears shoes, suger {white powder}
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was barefoot
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the bad guy is i think lou lou because suger turns black/brown she really wears shoes and has a sweet tooth
let me know what you think
