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*TV Show: Forensic Files

S13E39: Separation Anxiety  

*Location: Texas

*Date:

*What happened: Wealthy man David Nixon was murdered and set on fire. Live in girlfriend Tracey Frame shot him, killing him with a single gunshot, she then wrapped his body in blankets, transporting Nixon’s body in a moving trolley, then drove him to an empty parking lot, there she set her lover’s body on fire. Then left him there.

*What evidence was collected:

1. Electric blanket
2. Video from supermarket
3. Nixon’s matching his & her cars
4. Moving truck
5. Discount card

*What did the evidence show (testing results):

The evidence shows that Tracey Frames rented a moving truck, shot her wealthy boyfriend with his gun and then wrapped his body in the electric blankets from the bed . She then moved his car to a store parking lot leaving it there, then drove her car to the same parking lot. She then drove to an empty parking lot setting his body on fire then driving back to the same parking lot leaving the moving truck there and driving her car back to their shared home. Changing the mattress.  

*What was the conclusion of the case?: Tracey Frame was convicted of killing David Nixon and sentenced. Everyone wondered how a person Tracey size could do such a big job, but with the help of a moving truck and moving trolley she committed the murder. She wanted to keep the house that her and David shared in her name, so she thought if she killed him that it kept her living large.

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*TV Show: Forensic Files

S13E8: Constructive Criticism  

*Location: Texas

*Date: 2007

*What happened: Manager of a billion dollar construction company Darrell North was stabbed more than 30 times by his mentee Curtis Pope. Darrell fired Curtis on a rainy afternoon, growing upset with Darrell Curtis stabbed him a few times, caught off guard Darrell struck Curtis with a big hole punch; causing Curtis nose to bleed. Stabbing Darrell a few more times his body fell to the ground, standing over Darrell’s lifeless body a small droplet of Curtis blood dropped onto Darrell’s pants leg. Darrell’s son found his father’s body left in the dark construction office calling in police.

*What evidence was collected:

1. Knife
2. Blood
3. Pants
4. Hole puncher

*What did the evidence show (testing results):

Due to an large amount of blood, examiners had to take a look at the crime scene several times, they found within the blood a shoe print of  ‘Justin’s’ cowboy boot, along with the tiny round droplets of blood from Curtis. Also with the holepunch examiners were also able to make out that Curtis fought for his life striking his attacker at least once.

*What was the conclusion of the case?: Darrell’s mentee Curtis Pope killed Darrell because North was firing him. Pope’s pool business was losing money and Darrell North was his last hope. Growing upset he stuck North with a knife several times, fighting back Darrell hit Pope with the closest thing to him causing Pope to bleed. After stabbing North over 30 times Pope then fled the scene, and the first day of his trial Curtis Pope also tried to flee to Canada. Pope was pulled over in New York for driving the wrong way, arrested and sent back to Texas where he was sentenced to life.

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*TV Show: Forensic Files

S13E2: House Hunting

*Location: Mckinney, Texas

*Date: 2006

*What happened: Sarah Anne a real estate agent in Mckinney, Texas was stabbed to death more than 20 times. She also was robbed of her expensive watch and ring.

*What evidence was collected:

1. Body
2. Blood Spatter
3. DNA

*What did the evidence show (testing results): Examiners found out that Sarah was bitten on her neck. They also found out that there were some sort of struggle between Sarah and the killer. With Sarah’s watch and ring missing the police we’re able to tell that there were a robbery.  

*What was the conclusion of the case?: A witness was able to help police identify Sarah’s killer by forensic hypnosis. It doesn’t place the thought there, it just helps the person remember certain details. For weeks investigators did not have a lead on any suspects, until Nelson and his wife, two eyewitnesses were able to help identify Sarah’s killer.