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DC -- Natl Law Enforcement Museum -- Exhibit: Take The Case:

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Description of Pictures: Take The Case
This hands-on exhibit allows the visitor to simultaneously play the roles of forensic scientist and detective as they collect evidence, examine clues, and learn about what it takes to build a case using modern investigation techniques.

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. LAWTTC_221001_011.JPG: Wanted Poster, 1911 Bertillon measurements were the standard way to ID suspects before fingerprinting.
2. LAWTTC_221001_018.JPG: Wanted Poster, 1921 Railroad police, though employed by private companies, have full arrest authority.
3. LAWTTC_221001_023.JPG: Wanted Poster, 1923 How many men are in this picture? Only one. Now you know what Sam looks like from every angle.
4. LAWTTC_221001_034.JPG: Wanted Poster, c 1925 Helen/Regina's in trouble. Now everyone knows her measurements and fingerprints.
5. LAWTTC_221001_039.JPG: Wanted Poster , 1923 George "Machine Gun" Kelly, his fingerprints, and hefty criminal record.
6. LAWTTC_221001_045.JPG: Wanted Poster, 1974 Symbionese Liberation Army members kidnapped Patty Hearst. Then she became one of them.
7. LAWTTC_221001_051.JPG: Wanted Posters, 1998 (top) and 1999 (bottom) If officials gain information, like a new photograph, they may reissue a Wanted Poster.
8. LAWTTC_221001_057.JPG: Take The Case
9. LAWTTC_221001_063.JPG: Leaving a Mark
10. LAWTTC_221001_069.JPG: Bullet Marks
11. LAWTTC_221001_077.JPG: A blunt object tends to fracture (break) a skull rather than puncture it. This small break is consistent with a heavy, dull object, like a tire iron.
12. LAWTTC_221001_086.JPG: A sharp knife makes a distinctive cut into flesh and bone. The wound might also suggest whether the knife used was doubled-edged or serrated.
13. LAWTTC_221001_091.JPG: A bullet hole is a toolmark that helps tell a story. This hole was made by a 9mm bullet that entered the front and exited the back of the skull.
14. LAWTTC_221001_093.JPG: Case Study Toolmarks tag DC-Area Snipers
15. LAWTTC_221001_101.JPG: Artifact Story Evidence from DC-Area Sniper Case
16. LAWTTC_221001_106.JPG: The tire impression found at the Grand Pre Road shooting (below left0 turned out not to match the impression of the Chevy Caprice driven by the snipers (above).
17. LAWTTC_221001_108.JPG: Look closely. When it comes to toolmarks -- and many other types of forensic evidence -- the microscopic details tell the story. These marks, enlarged 100 times, match precisely to those made by a suspect's wire cutter.
18. LAWTTC_221001_110.JPG: Do not damage the evidence. Whenever possible, crime scene scientists try to remove a piece of evidence in its entirety. Sometimes that entails removing a doorknob, other times it can mean taking a whole door.
19. LAWTTC_221001_113.JPG: Toolmark examiners make a mark in soft lead or aluminum with a suspect's tool and then compare it to the evidence from the scene. Using a tool, even on a soft material, could damage it, so this is always the last test done.
20. LAWTTC_221001_120.JPG: In many jurisdictions, the medical examiner (ME) goes to the crime scene to examine the victim. First-hand knowledge of the crime scene can help the ME determine the time since death and, possibly, the cause of death.
21. LAWTTC_221001_122.JPG: Many medical examiners -- as well as homicide detectives -- see their works as devoted to helping the victim. While making a thorough, scientific investigation, they take care to treat their patients with respect.
22. LAWTTC_221001_133.JPG: Medical examiners work closely with forensic chemists in the lab. Forensic chemists test for toxins in biological tissue. Toxins include poisons (a rare method of murder today) and drugs.
23. LAWTTC_221001_135.JPG: An autopsy consists of a series of precise steps. The medical examiner works from the outside of the body in and takes careful notes of everything.
24. LAWTTC_221001_138.JPG: Tell a Body's Tale
25. LAWTTC_221001_145.JPG: Forensic Anthropology Skeletons are Key
26. LAWTTC_221001_156.JPG: Forensic Entomology Bugs with a Purpose
27. LAWTTC_221001_162.JPG: Questioned Documents A Question Arises
28. LAWTTC_221001_166.JPG: Computer Forensics Our Biggest Threat
29. LAWTTC_221001_173.JPG: Criminal Profiling A Dangerous Mind
30. LAWTTC_221001_177.JPG: DNA Invisible Clues
31. LAWTTC_221001_181.JPG: Dion Harrell hears his name cleared in court. Harrell was convicted of rape in 1992 -- spending four years in prison and twenty as a registered sex offender. In 2016, DNA testing found him innocent.
32. LAWTTC_221001_183.JPG: In 2013, scientists used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) to confirm that these were the bones of King Richard III of England, who died in 1485. mtDNA can last for thousands of years and, because it is passed from mother to child, it can be used to connect family members.
33. LAWTTC_221001_186.JPG: Fluorescent Fingerprints
34. LAWTTC_221001_187.JPG: Fingerprints One of a Kind
35. LAWTTC_221001_193.JPG: Evidence Burden of Proof
36. LAWTTC_221001_202.JPG: The Miranda Warning
37. LAWTTC_221001_204.JPG: Master Splyntr and Darkmarket
38. LAWTTC_221001_208.JPG: Master Splinter toy, 2010 The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' mutant rat teacher was the inspiration for Mularksi's cover name.
39. LAWTTC_221001_211.JPG: Counterfeit credit cards, 2008
40. LAWTTC_221001_214.JPG: Laptop, 2008 The laptop used by FBI Agent Mularsksi during DarkMarket.
41. LAWTTC_221001_216.JPG: Bushmaster rifle, 2012 The .223 mm semi-automatic rifle and sight used by the snipers.
42. LAWTTC_221001_218.JPG: Evidence bags Look closely and you can see the chain of custody written all over these evidence bags.
43. LAWTTC_221001_220.JPG: Beltway Snipers
44. LAWTTC_221001_225.JPG: Ballpoint pen, 2002 This pen, found at a crime scene, showed Muhammad as a possible DNA contributor.
45. LAWTTC_221001_235.JPG: Spray can, 2002 The snipers used this to camouflage their car trunk's interior. They shot through a hole above the rear license plate.
46. LAWTTC_221001_236.JPG: Handcuffs, c. 2013 Handcuffs used on Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was run over as his brother fled the shootout. Dzhokar Tsarneav was captured later. Tamerlan Tsarnaev From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tamerlan Anzorovich Tsarnaev (/ˌt�mərˈlɑːn ˌtsɑːrˈnaɪɛf/; October 21, 1986 – April 19, 2013)[note 1] was a Chechen terrorist who, with his brother Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, planted pressure cooker bombs at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. The bombings killed three people and reportedly injured as many as 264 others. Tsarnaev was of half-Chechen and half-Avar descent. He came to the United States in 2004. At the time of the bombings, Tsarnaev was an aspiring boxer. Shortly after the Federal Bureau of Investigation declared them suspects in the bombings and released images of them, the Tsarnaev brothers killed an MIT policeman, carjacked an SUV, and engaged in a shootout with the police in the Boston suburb of Watertown. According to the federal indictment, during the shootout Tsarnaev was captured but died, partly as a result of his brother driving over him, and an MBTA police officer was critically injured in the course of Dzhokhar's escape in the SUV (the latter by what may have been friendly fire). An injured Dzhokhar escaped, but was found, arrested, and hospitalized on the evening of April 19 after an unprecedented manhunt in which thousands of police searched a 20-block area of Watertown. During his incarceration, Tsarnaev's brother allegedly said during questioning that the pair next intended to detonate explosives in Times Square in New York City. Dzhokhar reportedly also said to authorities that he and his brother were radicalized, at least in part, by watching Anwar al-Awlaki lectures.
47. LAWTTC_221001_239.JPG: Trial of O.J. Simpson
48. LAWTTC_221001_243.JPG: Tom Lange's notebook, 1994-1995 Tom Lange, the lead detective in the Goldman-Simpson case, wrote almost daily notes about the investigation and trial.
49. LAWTTC_221001_245.JPG: Boston Marathon Bombing
50. LAWTTC_221001_251.JPG: "If you want to see into the abyss, you've got to walk near the edge." -- Special Agent Charlie Hess, FBI
51. LAWTTC_221001_255.JPG: Witness In the Eye of the Beholder
52. LAWTTC_221001_260.JPG: Witness identifications have come a long way in 100 years. Today, live lineups are rare. Officers may provide a photo lineup showing images to the witness one by one. Witnesses remain separate from one another, and suspects are grouped with people they look like.
53. LAWTTC_221001_261.JPG: When a crime occurs, officers will canvass the area -- going from house to house asking everyone if they saw anything. This legwork can uncover crucial facts in an investigation.
54. LAWTTC_221001_267.JPG: Trace With a Trace
55. LAWTTC_221001_272.JPG: Even an old shoe can contain trace evidence. Dust and dirt may contain plant seeds, insects, and brick or cement particles, all of which can help place a suspect at the scene of a crime.
56. LAWTTC_221001_275.JPG: Plant pollen (enlarged 400 times) can be very distinct looking. If found on a suspect or victim, investigators can identify the plant species, find out where it grows, and possibly figure out where the person has been.
Wikipedia Description: National Law Enforcement Museum
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The National Law Enforcement Museum is a mostly-underground facility located adjacent to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC's Judiciary Square (400 block of E Street, NW). The museum covers American law enforcement through interactive exhibits, historical and contemporary artifact collections, with a dedicated space for research and educational programming. It officially opened on October 13, 2018.

History

In 2000, the United States Congress authorized the establishment of the National Law Enforcement Museum, to tell the story of law enforcement in the United States. Stories of the fallen will be featured in the Museum's "Hall of Remembrance." The bill, signed into law by President Bill Clinton on November 9, 2000, authorized the planning for the museum. The public review process to authorize construction at the site took five years.

On October 14, 2010, Attorney General Eric Holder, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and others broke ground on the construction of the museum. As of October 2012, over $58 million in private donations have been raised.

On February 28, 2014, Rep. Steny Hoyer introduced the bill To amend the National Law Enforcement Museum Act to extend the termination date (H.R. 4120; 113th Congress) into the United States House of Representatives. The bill would extend until November 9, 2016, the authority of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, a nonprofit organization, to construct a museum on federal lands within the District of Columbia honoring law enforcement officers.

Purpose

The Memorial and Museum are both projects of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF), a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization based in Washington, D.C. The Memorial Fund maintains the Memorial, collects and analyzes information about officer fatalities and publishes research bulletins on fatality trends. As officer fatalities on roadways have increased in recent years, the NLEOMF launched the "Drive Safely" campaign to decrease law enforcement fatalities on the road.

Design

The architect for the museum is Davis Buckley Architects and Planners, the firm that also designed the Memorial. Plans for the museum's exhibitions include permanent galleries and one changing exhibitions gallery. The design of the permanent galleries was first undertaken by Christopher Chadbourne & Associates of Boston. When that firm closed, the design effort was completed by Studio 647 of Washington D.C. (exhibition design) and One By Design of Gloucester, MA (graphic design). Media elements were produced by Richard Lewis Media Group and Donna Lawrence Productions. The exhibits were built and installed by Design and Production Incorporated of Lorton, VA.

The building will be located below ground with two entrance pavilions with 55,000 square feet (5,100 m2) of interior space. The excavation for the building will go down 40 feet (12 m) below the surface. Exhibits and highlights are expected to include:

* The U.S. Park Police helicopter that responded to the Air Florida Flight 90 crash into the Potomac River
* A costume from the 1987 film RoboCop
* A sweat shirt worn by character Jack Bauer in the TV series 24
* Artifacts of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover
* DC Sniper Task Force evidence related to the investigation and trial of the Beltway sniper attacks of October 2002
* Memorabilia related to the prohibition-era federal agent Eliot Ness and his team of "Untouchables"
* Handcuffs used by the police to arrest Sirhan Sirhan, after the latter fatally shot US Senator and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in June 1968 at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles
* Badge, gun and a coin purse belonging to American Old West lawman Pat Garrett who became famous for killing frontier outlaw Billie the Kid in 1881
* Badge and Deputy US Marshal commission that belonged to Ted Hinton-the youngest of the posse that ambushed and killed fugitive couple Bonnie and Clyde near Gibsland, Louisiana, on May 23, 1934
* Bulletproof vest from c.1930 that was used by gangster Al Capone
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