Nassau County Sheriff’s Department Case#: 90210

Directions: Always read the case notes first. It supplies you with vital clues. Read all
the questions through without trying to answer them. This will give you a sense of what
to look for in the picture. Examine the picture. Answer the questions, one at a time and
in order.
In the pictures below, circle or highlight all the things that are different from image A to
image B

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Case Notes:
Mrs. Van Bliven loved caviar and bubble baths and indulged herself accordingly. Part of
her hotel room is shown, both before and after the disappearance of her $25,000.00
necklace. She said she’d locked her door and taken her bubble bath at seven o’clock,
and she denied that the phone had run, although the operator stated that it had.
The police searched three suspects and their belongings and found nothing. The
suspects were: Mrs. Van Bliven; Emmy, the pert little chambermaid; and Honore
Schmidt, who had an adjacent room which shared Mrs. Van Bliven’s balcony.
Whom would you arrest for the theft, and what do you think happened to the necklace?
Possible Suspects:
Directions: List all people who could have stolen the necklace

Evidence Collection:
Directions: For the following table, look at the above photos, collect as much evidence
as a) possible b) create a warrant or general statement regarding normal circumstances
and c) create a rule or meaning that discusses the evidence

Evidence Warrant Rule or Meaning

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Case Questions:
Directions: Answer the following questions to the best of your ability thinking ONLY
about the evidence presented in the case
1. Which picture shows the room before the theft? A or b? How do you know that?
Answer:
2. Was Mrs. Van Bliven traveling?
Answer:
3. What three objects were searched by the criminal?
Answer:
4. Is Mrs. Van Bliven’s denial of the phone call incriminating?
Answer:
5. Was the pane of glass broken from outside? Yes or no. How can you tell?
Answer:
6. Could Schmidt have entered through the patio doors? Yes or no?
Answer:
7. Would Emmy’s presence in the room have been incriminating? Yes or no?
Answer:
8. Is there evidence that Emmy was in the room? Yes or no?
Answer:
9. Do you think that Emmy broke the pane of glass? Yes or no?
Answer:
10. Is it possible that Mrs. Van Bliven faked the theft for the insurance money? Yes or
no?
Answer:
11. Where would you look for the necklace?
Answer:
Claim Creation:

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The person who stole the necklace was __________________________________
Counterclaim Creation:
Instead of _______________________________ stealing the necklace, it is possible
that ______________________________ stole the necklace.
Case Summary:
Directions: In the space below you will document which ONE of the suspects stole the
necklace. Be sure to include the evidence you collected, the warrant you came up with,
the rule or meaning that is related to that piece of evidence and the counterclaim just in
case more questioning is needed.

***If you need more space to discuss your evidence, write the remainder on a separate
sheet of paper***

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