The Case of Druid Dracula Peggy Brickman, University of Georgia Modified by Dr.

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The Case of Druid Dracula Peggy Brickman, University of Georgia Modified by Dr. T. Greene VCU Biology Part III The Report (Homework) The crime was featured on BBC's Crimewatch program in December 2001 and North EE Wales Police received over 200 calls. Following reports of a teenager who had attacked a German student, the police went to the home of Matthew Hardman (suspect 1), who gave police a cheek swab. During this visit, officers found a pair of Levi shoes. Forensic EE EE EE ii Science Service (FSS) scientists matched Hardman's shoes to the footwear marks found ii E CSF1PO at the murder scene. Profiling suggested a much older offender, so another suspect was EE EE also asked to give a cheek swab (suspect 2). Since both suspects were men, the officers needed to test for other genetic differences. They focused on STRs (short tandem repeats), stretches of DNA that exist in all people, but in different numbers of repeats Below is the STRs on chromosome #11 for both suspects and regions on other chromosomes as shown by karyotype on the right Chromosomes 11 of suspect CAT .Same pair in suspect 2: 1. which suspect presents a profile compatible to the sample found at the crime scene? a. Suspect #1 b. Suspect #2 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 320 Allele ladder 8 9 ON Amelogenin CSFIPO Positive Control 2. What information/s led to your conclusion in (1)? Give two pieces of evidence from the DNA Negative Control profile to support your answer. Evidence Sample Victim Reference Sam Suspect 1 Reference Sample Suspect 2 Ref BIOL- Genetics-Group Work

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1.a. Suspect 1 (Matthew Hardman)

2. Two pieces of evidence from the DNA profile are:

i. 2 AMELY genes on suspect 1, the DNA came from a male, or the suspect.

ii. The suspect, Matthew Hardman has 5 and 7 repeats for THO1.

3. (e) Either suspect 1 or suspect 2 could be guilty.

4. The police found a blood stain and distinct tennis shoe footprints at the site of the crime scene.

They also discovered a knife and a pair of Levi tennis shoes in Hardman's possession.

Matthew Hardman was sentenced to life in prison and he would serve a minimum of 12 years for the murder.

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