Forensic Evidence In The Camaren's Case

In cataloging the forensic evidence found in the Camaren”s case, I will trace the steps that investigators followed and attempt to discover any faults that done and what I believe would be the correct way to process this scene by the criminal justice systems procedure. On February 7, 1985 Special Agent Enrique Camarena and Captain Alfredo Zavala from the DEA, were abducted. Special Agent Enrique Camarena was reported by a witness to have been forced into a light colored small car in front of the Camelot Restaurant near the U.S .Consulate in Guadalajara, Mexico. Captain Alfredo Zavala was abducted from his car near the Guadalajara Airport. The (MFJP), Mexican Federal Judicial Police started the investigation with Coman-dante Pavon-Reyes being the investigator on dity. Investigator …show more content…
Evidence can come from diverse sources such as from genetic material or trace chemicals to dental history or fingerprints. Evidence can serve many functions in any investigation, such as to trace an illicit substance, to identify remains or to reconstruct a crime. It supports the enhancement and creation of tools and techniques to identify, collect, analyze, interpret and preserve evidence.

Individuals involved in the field of forensic science are part of an ancient tradition where the facts of legal matters are thoroughly analyzed in scientific manner to gain pertinent information that can ultimately be used in an investigation and subsequent prosecution. The evidences are then analysed and classified to document the observation. Forensic scientists who store the evidences work in close coordination with the attorneys, law enforcement and medical examiners. In order to restructure a crime scene, scientific methods are used to facilitate analysis of physical evidence, which is important in minimizing manual inaccuracies (Stuart,