Forensic Files 7

*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.