Ryerson University Fiery Assassination The Death of Christopher Wood Darian Chau CHY183-011 Introduction to Forensic Sciences Dr. Monica Sauer April 7th, 2016 Darian Chau Dr. Monica Sauer CHY183-011 7 April 2016 Fiery Assassination: The Death of Christopher Wood On February 9th, 1999, on a quiet street of Newman Lake Washington, “investigators were overwhelmed by the carnage of a single case. Arson, murder, fraud, suicide, and more. The bizarre trail of evidence left even seasoned investigators baffled” (Dowling, Flood, Sherry, Jennings, and Katz, “The Forensic Files - Cereal Killer”).…
In the fairly small town of Sherwood, OR, there is a very controversial mayor. The mayor is Krisanna Clark. The controversial mayor has done numerous things to help Sherwood become a better, safer, and happier place to live for all ages. Recently, Krissana has done things many people do not agree with, such as taking away one of the best places for kids and working out, the YMCA. Countless people have gotten very angry with her for that idea and it has caused backlash from a great deal of families.…
Stellar award winning singer, song writer, actress, fashion designer and activist, Kierra Valencia Sheard, also known to the world as “KiKi” is whom I decided to write my paper on. Kierra was born on June 20th, 1987 in the city of Detroit, Michigan. She was raised up in West Bloomfield, Michigan within a family of great talent within gospel music. Kiera is the daughter of Karen Clark-Sheard of the Clark sisters and Bishop John Drew Sheard. Kierra is also the grand-daughter of the late gospel choral director Mattie Moss Clark.…
On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, becomes the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson broke the color barrier in a sport that had been segregated for more than 50 years. Exactly 50 years later, on April 15, 1997, Robinson’s groundbreaking career was honored and his uniform number, 42, was retired from Major League Baseball by Commissioner Bud Selig in a ceremony attended by over 50,000 fans at New York City’s Shea Stadium. Robinson’s was the first-ever number retired by all teams in the league. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia, to a family of sharecroppers.…
On September 2, Alan Kurdi, a three year old toddler, drowned after a rowboat, trying to reach the Greek island capsized, while attempting to escape a civil war Alan Kurdi came from Kobani, the city in northern Syria, that was evacuated due to the Kurdish forces war against the Islamic State extremists. On September 2nd Alan, his brother Ghalib and their mother were among a dozen Syrian refugees, including 5 children who drowned. Abdullah Kurdi was among the few people who survived. We sailed in the sea for about four to five minutes," Abdullah Kurdi said. "The man steering the boat saw that the sea was high, the waves were high.…
Bryant was born on November 3, 1794, in a log cabin near Cummington, Massachusetts; the home of his birth is today marked with a plaque. He was the second son of Peter Bryant, a doctor and later a state legislator, and Sarah Snell. His maternal ancestry traces back to passengers on the Mayflower; his father's, to colonists who arrived about a dozen years later. Bryant and his family moved to a new home when he was two years old. The William Cullen Bryant Homestead, his boyhood home, is now a museum.…
Cole Hansen Kilgore was a boy who was raised in a very loving home. He was an only child that was cared for by his mother and father. Unfortunatley, he was introduced to alcohol and drugs at a very young age. Cole struggled with this for a long time, until his mother realized and moved the family away from his bad-idea friends. However, by the time he was 19, Cole was working towards becoming sober.…
Have you ever know a person who changed their whole lifestyle and personality in a blink of an eye? Well, that is how Jimmy Valentine became Ralph Spencer in 24 hours. Jimmy Valentine, a crook with many connections, got out of jail 38 months earlier. Valentine headed down to a small town by Elmore Arkansas where he changed every little piece of his burglary self within a day; including changing his name to Ralph Spencer. Then within a year Ralph was about to marry a daughter of a rich banker.…
Earlier Life Janie Porter Barrett was an American welfare worker; she was born August 9th, 1865 in Athens, Georgia and died August 27th, 1948 in Hampton, Virginia. Barrett grew up in the cultured Skinner family home, where her mother worked as live-in housekeeper and seamstress. Barrett was educated along with the Skinner’s children, where she learned mathematics and literature. Once Barrett’s mother got married and moved out of the Skinner’s home, Barrett continued living with the Skinners. Barrett lived the life of white privilege which was not typical of most African-Americans.…
Others say Christopher McCandless made a mistake for going into Alaska. One of those people was Shawn Callarman and he thought that "Chris McCandless was bright and ignorant at the same time. He had no common sense, and he had no business going into Alaska with his romantic silliness. He made a lot of mistakes based on arrogance.…
According to the New York Times (2004) “On September 9, 1993, Christopher Simmons, 17, and Charles Benjamin, 15, broke into a trailer south of Fenton, Mo., just outside St. Louis. They woke Shirley Ann Crook, a 46-year-old truck driver who was inside, and proceeded to tie her up and cover her eyes and mouth with silver duct tape. They then put her in the back of her minivan, drove her to a railroad bridge and pushed her into the river below, where her body was found the next day. Simmons and Benjamin later confessed to the abduction and murder, which had netted them $6.” Simmons was tried, found guilty, and received the death penalty.…
Is She a Witch? The courtroom was loud with excited voices of women and men gossiping about the people who were about to go on trial. The whole town had shown up for the trial. They were there to accuse the people they had once called their friends and family.…
Short Life, Lasting Impact “Some kids wish to be a cowboy, to be a princess, to be a chef, or a farmer, while other kids wish for a cure so they can grow up (Joe Wasser)”. Kyle Baker was one of the kids with the wish for a cure to demolish the sickness that ended up taking his life. Just a boy from Searcy, Arkansas who had to take on the world to overcome low survival rates of Pleomorphic Sarcoma, the monster that hid below where anyone could see. It was finalized that CIC-DUX4 Positive Round Sarcoma was his final diagnosis in July 2013 when he was sixteen years old which, started out as a swollen calf muscle. Kyle was a student at Pangburn High School, an active participant at the Gospel Church, and a member of their C.O.R.E drama team.…
Have you ever wanted a pair of SHOO FLIES, so that you could be the next Superman or Batman with flying shoes? The Shoo Flies are a good brand that you can wear. It is one of the best brand that you can obtain today day. This pair of shoes are made to help you fly. This shoe provides the user a great comfort and effectiveness in the activities such as flying and traveling.…
Jack Prelutsky a funny children’s poet who hated poetry as a kid. Jack Prelutsky has wrote many children's poems and is known by many, But do you know how he started writing poetry. Jack Prelutsky was born on September 8 1940 in Brooklyn, New York. When he was still a baby a fire burn his family’s apartment. He was very poor growing up.…