Cold Case Simulation: Arrest Warrant Report
Instructions
Short of investigating an actual homicide, participating in a virtual death investigation is perhaps the most effective way to acquire a deeper understanding of how investigators gather information and solve cases. In this course, you will participate in an interactive virtual homicide investigation. The crime scene simulation is located in the Course Modules area. As you progress through the investigation, you will conduct interviews and examine case files, an autopsy report, death scene photographs, and forensic reports. Your goal is to solve the case and to gather sufficient credible evidence to convince the prosecutor to issue an indictment for the perpetrator.
Work the case carefully and take your time. Once you have successfully attained the indictment, write a final report that will serve as the basis for your arrest warrant of the suspect. In your report, be sure to identify the important forensic concepts, techniques, and practices from the required readings that are exemplified, illustrated, or demonstrated in the case investigation. The final paragraph of the report should reflect or discuss how your original investigative plan in project 1 “Management Plan” was different (or not) from the steps you actually took during the investigation (3-4 sentences). Everything you received in information should be summarized in your report. You should hit all of the following subjects:
• Summary of Homicide
• Summary of Armed Robbery
• Summary of Witness/Suspect Statements
• Evidence
• Forensic Reports
• Determination of Facts
• Conclusions
DO NOT ASSUME I (or your reader) know anything. Your true reader is the judge or commissioner who will issue the warrant. They know nothing about your case. You must convince them to issue a warrant.
The report should be organized in a logical manner and written with professional language with the following requirements:
• Between 6 and 8 pages in length.
• Basic report format (double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt. font, paragraphs indented)
• Appropriate headers (case file number and page number)
• First person, past tense, active voice
• Save your file as LastName ColdCase. Let Word add the file extension (.doc or .docx)

Please Note:
Your completion of the online crime scene simulation will not submit a report to me. You need to write the report based on the evidence collected, the interviews conducted, and your understanding of the case. Make sure to identify your suspect and to provide all the information needed to obtain an arrest warrant.
You will need to conduct your cold case investigation by completing the Cold Case Simulation. Make sure you take notes throughout your investigation!

**** I will attach the virtual cold case stimulation report once a writer has been assigned.