Rhyme Scene Investigation Pwrpt

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R.S.I

Rhyme Scene Investigation


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Welcome to R.S.I

Im Gil Grissom, Night Shift Supervisor here atRhyme Scene Investigation. We investigate

poems and try to get to the bottom of what they

mean and how they are written.

We have an interesting case here for you andwe want you, our new R.S.I.s to impress us with

your knowledge of poetry and investigative skills


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This is Jim Brass

He is the Head of HomicideInvestigations and has someinformation for you regarding the caseso far


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Theres been a murder!

A young lady has been found dead in a countrycottage.

T

he prime suspect is a young man that reportedthe death. He seems strangely calm forsomeone that was found next to a dead body.

So far he has given a rambling account ofevents, perhaps you can persuade him to write

something down Once he has written down a statement, perhaps

you would like to make a sketch of the RhymeScene.


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This is what his statement looks

likePorphyria's Lover

Read through this document carefully paying

attention to any visual items you can include in

your sketch of the Rhyme Scene.

Be quick, you have ten minutes to read it and to

draw the sketch, we dont want the Day Shift tohave to take over this job. Warrick Brown will

help you


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Draw an overhead map of thecottage

Include the following: The door to the cottage.

The bed where the body and suspect were

found. The cheerless grate (fireplace).

Her shawl and gloves.

Anything else you can think of.


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We need a description of the scene

of the murder

Point Evidence Explain why

this might be

important

Where didthe crime

take place?

What was the

weather like?

How did the

young lady

change the

atmosphere in

the cottage?


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Now we need a description of the

victim


this might be

important

What 3 itemshad she been

wearing?

What colour

was her skin?

Hair and

eyes?


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Good work, guys, youll make great

Scenes of Crime Officers!

Let me hand you over to Sara Sidle.

She has been investigating clues as to

who this young lady is


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Nice to meet you. Ive found out

about this girls background

Her name is Porphyria, thats an

Upper Class name if ever I heard

one

Apparently she is also married, but not to the

guy whose bed she was found in

Her marriage was not a happy one as she didnt

really love the husband.

Does this match up with the suspects statement?


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Find the evidence to back these

revelations


this might be

important

What doesthe suspect

call her?

Does she

love the

suspect?

Is she

already

married?


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All this seems pretty strange

Why is this Upper Class, married

young lady in a rundown,

remote cottage with a manbeneath her social status?

Surely if she loved the suspect, why didntshe marry him?

What does this say about the attitudestowards marriage and relationships at thetime?


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Good digging! Now Dr Robbins,

the Coroner has performed an autopsy

Welcome aboard! An interesting one this...

Cause of Death (COD) is asphyxia by

strangulation. No obvious weapon was used or

found at the scene, the neck bruising was not

caused by hands.

No signs of a struggle put up by our vic.

Her body appears to have been moved after her

death.

Perhaps you can help?


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Tell Dr Robbins what he needs to

know


this might be

important

How wasPorphyria

killed?

How do we

know she

didntstruggle?

Was the body

moved after

she was

murdered?

?


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Excellent work guys, you sure you dont

want to join the Coroners Department?

Hey, stop trying to steal my staff!

Right team, great work so far, Im

impressed!

So far we know who this girl was, whereshe died and how she died.

Now we need motive. Why did he kill her?


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Help Grissom by answering the ?

followingPoint Evidence Explain whythis might be

important

Why cantPorphyria

stay with her

lover?

At what point

did he decide

to kill her?

Why did he

re-arrange

her body?


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This guy gets stranger by the

minute I wanna push for an arrest but we

have to prove this guy did it with a sound

mind, or else he gets off on grounds ofdiminished responsibility.

Prove to me he thought he was doing the

right thing by God.

Prove to me just how long he sat there

with this body for


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Prove to Brass the lovers guilt


this is

important

Did he thinkabout killing

her before he

acted?

How long has

he stayed withher corpse?

Does he think

God will

punish him?


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Enough already Im convinced!

Grissom, would you like the

honour of recapping?

The murder took place in a remote cottage during

a terrible storm. Weather and surroundings are

important because if they are bad/gloomy, we can

tell something bad will happen.

The young lady did her best to keep her loverhappy, she made the cottage warm for him and

undressed herself for him, even when he didnt

seem interested.

She told him she loved him, even though she was

already married and couldnt leave her husband.


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She couldnt leave her husband

because she had married for social statusrather than love. In the 18th Century

marriage was often decided this way, and

women had little choice in the matter. She couldnt get divorced either as it was

virtually unheard of and would have no-

one to support her (remember the loverwas poorer than she was).

The lover knew this and was upset.


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He suddenly realised she loved him and

did not want that moment to end. He decided to kill her to preserve that moment

at which she truly loved him.

He convinced himself that she felt no pain asshe did not struggle.

He then interfered with her body, opening her

eyelids, kissing her on the cheek and propping

her body up so that she looked normal He obviously wanted to have complete control

of her. He almost used her like a puppet.


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He convinced himself that this was a

release for her and that she no longerhad anything to worry about.

He thought she would be happy as itmeant they could be together.

He sat there with her all night (perhapsthey had never been able to spend awhole night together).

He believed that God had not struck himdown (thou shalt not kill) because heobviously did the right thing wherePorphyria was concerned.


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Good job guys!

Ill have my people take him away

Now who fancies some cawfee?

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