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The Deadly Picnic A Lab on Deductive Reasoning

Use deductive reasoning to solve a murder mystery in “The Deadly Picnic.” Analyze forensic clues, suspect profiles, and evidence to uncover the killer and piece together the events of the crime.

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NameThe Deadly PicnicA Lab on Deductive ReasoningObfBEtiwYou wil Lie dacLdT'.'s reason ng to decide who coTmrttEd ibe murder.Background InformationCoris rdI e polios cisco-wared ths body cr a .jd-y&ar-clc white male llazar icontifiec as Gaven Brocks; n ar oacn Said ofdaisies azzut five miles Outsize erf town. MrBrt-ics' body ..as d scz/erac at 10:02 PM Friday ngnt, Cttcbar 11. Ha wasfound lying facE uz on ayollowquoern-siza sheet. Aazordngtc autopsy reports, one fatal gunsnetzo the hack cFzns hsacanted FA1. Brocks s Ifa .The zatino cgist ostin-atss znat death cccuned at about 7:45 PM.As irr/esticatcrs scanned the cri-re scene, thsry -rada de following notes*Fazer zlalcs rillac wefi cartialFy oaten fried cnickon. cctatz salad, and chccdata cafes were ocatec maar FA*.Brocks s bacy.*An ocon beta of rec wine and two paiialFy-fil sd classes cf wine were fcunc mart to the yellow shaet*Cna cf the iwna glasses had a smuccs cf rec lipstick on. tha rm.*A recency smoksc dcanetta butt was found near tha sheet.*Footprints ~cn- de 'cad to Tie nclc >\WB dnasc cf a mas. sze 13, and a female. size 5.The only footprints Fromtha fislz bac-t to the toac were these zF a iemas. size 5.*Car tracks of the same wheel zase anc Tsad pattern as Mr. Socks' autorrobis .■.era fburic at the -oar.The carwas not feund at the scene.*Later da: seeming. FA. Brocks s car was found abandoned in an empty pa'kirc lot n downtown CcnOarrile.Investigators beicve that a female Franc c- Mr. Brocks was -esporsiola for his demise.After questioning (airily andfriends :t was d scc'/crec mat the deceased had Incpier* sac a outircs with six '.'toman who live in cr osar Center.ills.Ths women's names are Rta. Lauren, Gail. Janice. Bains, and Peggy.Procedure1. After reacirg the background rrizr-raticn. recce some mzertant pieces cFirfarmaticri in Data Table 1_2. Pead the szccial rotes that tnc polce gaihs-ed curing dnei- irr/esticazon. Record this irfcrmazon in Data Tabs 1Post Lab Questionsl.lMna do you beliE'.c Idled F/r. Erzcks?_3aha_2. Justify your iderrifitalicn try citing specific ericentiaJ information. _lfoori by where tnc car was dropped eft small lady,was Free the right c- the murder2. DsTcrrsrata the nnccencs of tha ednar fvs womori by ctirg key pieces c* exonerating rdcmaticn._Rita hales liostick. lauren allarge to Bowe's, gai hales smoong. Janice bates smoking. Fecgy s allergic no grapss._4. Doi'elap a shore, but dctalECaccount of iJiat you believe happonec or ths right oF ths rnuxs-Induce the fofcwinginformation:■*how cna coups got to the mures- she>i'4ry they went tbs-e>what happened while thay ws-e zncro>how dns murders' sscapiache- mcti'.'s_Tha couple arrive at the site n Mr. Brocks car They went there to haxo a romantic picnic when she oulled out a gunanc shot him in the back of ths bead. The murdBror sscaced using Mr. =. cc>3 car and ho- moth's was zccauss FA.Brocks was also ses ng he- reemmaze Fecgy so sna Idled him out c- salousyDATA TABLE 1Description of location where body wasfoundCeraonjile octcs disco-.s-ed the zccy cl a ZS-yea-old white mas(latEr IdErdfiEC as Gaveo Brocks] in an cpsn Raid cf daises ate utfive mles outsdc of tewn.Approximate time and day of death7:45 PM
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