I was walking my dog Chip, when I noticed that he was sniffing dirt that was dug up then placed back. Chip started digging throwing up dirt everywhere. “What are you doing Chip you are getting dirt everywhere,” I yelled wanting Chip to stop. When he did I noticed that he had a bone in his mouth. “Really all that for a bone,” I stated all covered in dirt.
When I began to take a closer look at the bone and realized that it was a human bone. I kept digging where Chip had dug and ended up digging up a whole skeleton along with some dog bones. Mortified I first quickly used my knowledge from an article I had read called “Identifying The Victim” that bones can show neglect, or abuse. Both the human and dog bones had cut marks all over them, which lead me to believe that this person along with their dog had been stabbed to death then buried. The second step I took was to look at the pelvis. After doing so …show more content…
Did you figure out who it was?” He asked me eagerly.
“Yes the victim was 67 year old Bob. He had been missing for almost 2 years. He was out walking with his dog just like me, when 36 year old Mark who is Bob's grandson jumped out of his car and attacked Bob. Because of his bad hip and his arthritis Bob had a hard time defending himself. His dog pixie was small and when she tried to attack Mark he stabbed her along with Bob. Mark took a shovel and buried Bob. He drove off not feel disappointed with himself. I learned all of this because I testified in court against Mark. He was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole, it is what he deserves.
So now you know the story of Bob and his dog. You know that you observe the crime scene then ask yourself “What does this scene tell me? You know males and females can be telled apart by pelves, forhead,and chin shape.You also know how to classify sombody as a cacuasoids . With all of this information plus more that can be learned, you can now can try to be a forensic anthropologist like