The Case of Brian Bowden - SOCO Statement

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THE CASE OF BRIAN BOWDEN
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The Case of Brian Bowden
SOCO Statement from the Scene
At 4.00 pm on 15th March 2001, I was issued with a search warrant to search Brian
Bowden’s house, who was a suspect in the robbery attempt that took place on 15th March 2001
at a post office in Droylesden, Manchester, UK. During the search, I was able to find a knitted
balaclava that had glass fragments that could have been from the glass broken in the robbery
scene a month ago. The search was conducted in Brian Bowden’s room for two hours to find any
evidence that would link the suspect to the robbery incident that had occurred a month ago
(Adam 2011). The search was conducted in accordance with the law and without violation of the
rights of the suspect. Other, than the balaclava, there was no other item from the suspect room
that linked Brian Bowden to the robbery.
Request for examination of the balaclava
SOCO police are hereby requesting for a full examination on the balaclava belonging to a
suspect by the name Brian Bowden. The balaclava links the suspect Brian Bowden to the robing
incident that took place on 15th March 2001 at a post office in Droylesden (Adam 2011). The
balaclava was seized precisely one month after the robbery incident at Bowden’s house after
SOCO police were issued with a search warrant request for the search of Bowden’s room. The
suspect is currently in custody, and the case is related to an attempted robbery and not narcotics-
related. The court hearing on Brian Bowden’s case will be on 26th April 2001. Both the analysis
of the examination and the evidence return date are on 19th April 2001 (Adam 2011). The
evidence has not yet been viewed by anyone else except the SOCO police who confiscated it
during the search. The balaclava has three pieces of glass, which may be possible from the crime

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scene. SOCO police, therefore, requests for a full examination of the balaclava comparing the
results to those collected from the crime scene of the attempted robbery at a post office in
Droylesden. The examination should check for the DNA samples from the balaclava and the
property of the glass found on the balaclava and compare them to evidence from the crime scene.
Report on examination
Case summary
On 29th March 2009, SOCO police contacted us regarding a balaclava that was seized
during a search warrant on Brian Bowden’s room on 241st March 2001. SOCO police requested
an examination to determine the DNA from the evidence and also properties of the three glasses
that were found on the balaclava. The results from the forensic investigation are supposed to be
compared to the results and evidence from the crime scene of the robbery attempt in Droylesden,
Manchester, UK. SOCO police, therefore, expect a full forensic report for possible criminal
charges against Brian Bowden.
Forensic acquisition and exam preparation
On 29th March 2009, we received the evidence from SOCO police and commenced a
forensic examination on the balaclava. Prior to the examination, we took photographs of the
balaclava and documented all possible unique markings and identifiers.
We examined the physical characteristics of the pieces of glass, paying attention to critical
aspects such as the refractive indices of the pieces of the glass.
We collected DNA samples from the balaclava and recorded them so that they could be matched
with the DNA of suspects.