Jack Parrish Perished: Purposeful!
Davis Burch, Towner Schunck, Carter Rohn, and Blaise Achecar
Event Information
Jack Parrish Passed
Jack Parrish was poisoned with 30mg of cyanide at 4:00 PM on November 29. He died 30 minutes later at 4:30.
When?
Wednesday, Nov 19, 2014, 04:30 PM
Where?
The Lovett School
Evidence
Hair
As you can see, this hair was found at the crime scene. After obtaining a warrant, we managed to get each suspect's hair. We then compared this clump of hair to the other suspect's hair. Mr. Rice and Mr. Sayles had hair that was similar to this hair. However, there is a possibility that the hair belongs to the victim.
Blood
The blood on this binder was taken from the scene and analyzed. We placed this blood on an analysis plate and compared it to the suspect's blood and Jack Parrish's blood. We discovered that Parrish had AB blood and blood at the scene is type A. The only suspects with type A blood are John Rice and Erin Dixon.
HS'?
At first, we weren't sure what HS stood for. But, after hearing the interviews of Ms. Dixon and Ms. Lecceardone, we realized that HS' wasn't HS apostrophe! it was HSA! HSA stands for Habits and Skills Assessment, which both Dixon and Lecceardone complained that Parrish refused to do.
Suspects
Erin Dixon was at SoHo with Ms. Lecceardone at 1:30 PM on November 19th, and was dropped off at the school for a meeting at 4:00, which would have given the cyanide enough time to kill. Arsenic is ruled out, though. She was at SoHo at the time,. However, Dixon says Ms. Little can verify Erin Dixon was in the meeting. Dixon seems to resent Mr. Parrish, and she was seen running off campus at 4:30 with one shoe on. 4:30 was the time of death for Mr. Parrish. However, her hair is not similar to the hair found out the crime scene, yet her fingerprints are.
Andy Sayles liked Parrish for the most part, however he disagreed with Mr. Parrish's opinions about the Chattanooga trip. Furthermore, a death cap mushroom was on Sayles' desk, and there are even more of them at Mr. Sayles' home. However, Mr. Sayles couldn't have poisoned Mr. Parrish with cyanide or arsenic, for he was at his summer house the whole time.
John Rice was at the baseball fields around 1:30 PM. Considering he had rat poison containing arsenic, he could've poisoned Jack Parrish with it. However, Rice said he and Parrish are friendly, yet John Rice seemed jealous about Parrish being a model. Rice seemed jealous because he believed Mr. Parrish should give up modeling, and Mr. Rice was modeling at the Mall of Georgia at 4:00, ruling out Rice killing with cyanide. When giving his story of where he was at 1:30 he seemed to be making it up as he went along.
Kelly Lecceardone was at SoHo with Ms. Dixon at 1:30, discussing how much they resented Mr. Parrish. since she was at SoHo at 1:30, she couldn't have killed with arsenic. After dropping Dixon off, Ms. Lecceardone went home and was with her dog Gino at the time of the murder. According to Lecceardone, no human saw her at home. However, Ms. Lecceardone had bitter almonds on her desk that contained cyanide. Her isn't similar to the hair at the crime scene, but her fingerprints are.
Math Formulas
Science Labs 1-3
Blood Detection Lab
In this lab, we took two pieces of cloth with a red liwuid on them. We then swabbed them with Q-tips. If the Q-tip turned purple, then the substance was blood. We determined that both cloths, one from the batting cages and one from Ms. Dixon, had blood stains.
Possible Suspect Blood Types Lab
In this lab, we utilized our knowledge of Punnett Squares to determine the blood types of victims. We found out that Mr. Sayles has blood type O, Erin Dixon has either type A or type B blood, Ms. Lecceardone has either B or O blood, and Mr. Rice has either blood type A or blood type O.
Forensic Hair Analysis Lab
In this lab, we compared the suspect's hair to hair found at the crime scene. We determined that the hair was similar to John Rice's and Andy Sayles' hair.
Science Labs 4-6
Crime Scene Blood Typing Lab
In this lab, we took the four blood types, which are A, B, O, and AB, and mixed them with two antibodies. We then took Jack Parrish's blood and the evidence blood, and, after mixing Parrish's blood and the evidence blood, we found that the evidence blood is type A and the victim's blood is type AB. The only suspects with the evidence blood type are Erin Dixon and John Rice.
Fingerprints Lab
In this lab, we first took our own fingerprints and decided what type of fingerprints we have. Then, we compared the fingerprints of the suspects and determined their fingerprint types. Then, we figured out the fingerprint type for Mr. Parrish. Finally, we compared the fingerprints found at the scene and discovered that Ms. Dixon has the same fingerprint as the evidence prints.
Powder Analysis Lab
When doing this lab, we first took all the possible powders that were found at the crime, and we put them in special analysis trays. Then, we took iodine, vinegar, and water, and put them in the different spots in the tray. After comparing the different substances, we determined the powder at the crime scene was cyanide.
Davis, Towner, Carter, and Blaise
Davis was our evidence person. Carter was our math person. Towner was our #1 lab person, and Blaise was our #2 lab person.
Whodunnit?
According to our observations, we believe Erin Dixon is the killer. She used cyanide.