The evidence that was found in the crime scene suggests that this was probably a revenge kill because of the post-it note that said “idiot,” the cassette tape of the song “Goodbye Earl” by the Dixie Chicks, and the folded money in the professor’s mouth. I believe this was a revenge kill because the day before finals, the professor car was broken into in the school parking lot. as a response, the professor reprimanded and insulted the killer in front of students and school faculty. Furthermore, during the professor’s tirade, he threw money in the killer’s face, so he could do a better job in patrolling the university. Thus, humiliating him in front of …show more content…
The evidence in the crime scene was a knife found next to the body, and a cassette tape of “bohemian rhapsody” by Queen. What makes this murder interesting was that there were no defensive wounds, no forced entry, and the only quality fingerprints belonged to the victim. Its summer break, the university is mostly empty since most students are either back home or on vacation. The senior needed help in moving boxes or furniture, he saw how big and strong the security guard was, and unbeknownst to him, he invited a murderer into his apartment. During this time, the killer is trying to accept, justify, and find comfort in his murderous inclinations. And In the apartment, the killer saw the award the senior had received from the school and congratulated the senior. The senior then proceeded in telling him how proud his caring single mother was because he came from a poor family and through working and studying hard he won a scholarship to attend the university. This probably emotionally triggered the killer with a feeling of jealousy since they both grew up in a rough childhood, unlike the killer, the senior’s life went in a positive