Mini Mysteries
The Case Of the One Million Dollars
Since Rogers has a high violence record,
Officer Simmons was often asked to help patrol other towns. Late
one night Officer Simmons got a phone call about a brutal beating and robbery.
The next morning Simmons hurried to the Blair's house. When he got
there Mr. Blair started explaining what had happened. He said he
and his wife had gone out to a fancy restaurant. Mrs. Blair did not
want to take a chance on her purse getting stolen, so she left it at home
with her son Anthony. That night, three robbers broke into the house
that Anthony was in. Anthony was forced to give the money in the
purse to the men. When his parents came home they found him beaten
on the floor, with the purse ten feet away. Officer Simmons scanned
the house for clues and fingerprints. The fingerprints he found did
not match any of the three suspects because they had no criminal records.
The suspects were found going to California. They were questioned
but found innocent.
Within one year, the robbers came
back to Rogers and instead of robbing houses they robbed public areas.
In the last month they robbed two super centers and one motel. This
time the three main suspects were found guilty. And convicted on
the charges and sentenced to life prison without parole. In addition, they
had to pay a $500,000 fine. With more evidence from the police they
were found guilty of robbing the Blair's.
How did the police figure out case?
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