Unit 2 Detective stones Reading TWO TERRIBLE CRIMES ARE SOL VED On 18 November 1994, Mr Bahmad's family were worried. Mr Bahmad, a taxi driver, had not returned from work at 7 am as he normally did. The family telephoned the police. A few hours later, a jogger discovered a man dead in a taxi. He had been stabbed 37 times in the body, arms and face. The police forensic team immediately went to the crime scene to look for evidence that would lead them to the killer. They found the driver s wallet with all his money in his tet Police collected samples of blood that had sprayed over the front and back seats and after laboratory tests, they found the blood belonged to three different people. Some of the blood belonged to Mr ahmad B)They found only one other clue. In the long grass beside the vehicle they found the keys to the taxi. They were covered in blood and a fingerprint had been left on top of the blood stain (C)When they ran the fingerprint through their computer, they did not find a matching print on their database (D) The police were unable to find the killer or killers. A month later, on 21 December. a fisherman fished out of the river a body wrapped in plastic and bound with rope. There were no arms, legs or head. All the police could tell from the torso was that the man had been white, young and tall. They looked through their missing persons files on the computer and came up with the name of a thirty-four-year old gardener, Stephen Dempsey, who had been missing since August. His car had been found near a river, but Stephen had never been found. They contacted his family and the parents gave blood and hair samples that could be tested for DNA. When they compared the parents DNA with the DNA from the torso, they found a match E) As well as taking a DNA sample, the forensic surgeon X-rayed the torso. To her surprise, she found an arrowhead inside the body (F)The police went back to the area where Stephen s car was found and made enquiries as to whether anyone had been seen carrying a bow and arrow near the river. Several people reported seeing such a man and some said that the man had followed them and threatened them with the bow and arrow Several of the people knew the man,s name. It was Richard Leonard. People who knew Leonard told the police that there seemed to be something abnormal about his personality. They also told the police that he had a very powerful bow. The police had to find some evidence before they could arrest him at they thought this might be the man they were looking for, but they The police searched their computer files to see if Leonard's name appeared anywhere. To their great surprise, they found that on November 17, a hospital had reported that a man named Richard L eonard and a woman called Denise Shipley had been treated in the emergency department of a hospital for a knife wound to the mans chest and knife wounds to the womans arms. By law, hospitals must report cases of knife or gun shot wounds to the police and so a police officer had gone to the 12
Unt 2 Detecte stones hospital to interview Leonard. Leonard and his girlfriend said they had been attacked by some youths. The oflicer had been sceptical about their story, but as he had no proof that the couple's story was false, he had simply written a report and saved it in the police computer (G)The police then interviewed Leonard who at first denied having anything to do with either killing. However, after taking his hair and blood samples for DNA testing, the police told him about the blood stains and the fingerprint on the car keys matched his, and he confessed. He still denied killing Mr Dempsey, but when the police told him the arrow found in Mr Dempseys body matched the one they had dug out of a tree in Leonard's garden, he eventually confessed to that murder too Richard Leonard went to trial and a jury found him guilty of both murders. He was condemned to life imprisonment. The judge ruled that he should never be released because he would never be reformed. It was the judge's assessment that if he were ever let out of prison he would kill again. Mr Dempsey's sister and Mr Bahmad's widow and six children were at the trial. They said nothing could compensate for the loss of their loved ones, but at least Leonard had been punished and could never hurt anyone else. Leonard's girlfriend was given a sentence between a minimum of three years and a maximum of seven for being in the taxi during the second murder and not reporting it to the police Comprehending 1 Read the text. Complete it using the sentences and clauses below, which are the conclusions drawn by the police. Then check it by reading the entire text to yourself. This meant that the attacker had not been in trouble with the police before 2 They realized that the fingerprint belonged to one of the attackers 3 The police now realized that Leonard and his girlfriend could have been the ones who attacked Mr Ahmad. the taxi driver. 4 so they did not think the motive for the killing had been theft. As Mr Ahmad had been stabbed so savagely, they thought the killer might be a person with a severe mental illness 5 They now knew that he had been killed with a bow and arrow 6 This evidence told them that there had been at least two passengers in the taxi and that they had both been injured during the attack on Mr Ahmad 7 and so they knew who the dead man was 2 Complete the police notes with information from the reading passage. Death of Mr Ahmad: Crime scene evidence A Occupation Date of death Cause of death: Evidence: Blood onor and back seats Action taken: Blood samles check DNA Result: Bloodotind to bemf B pede Evidence on key chain Action taken: Result 13
Unit 2 Detective stones Death of unknown man: Forensic evidence Date body found Possible age: Young Possible height Action: Missin persons fileshdear Result: A 34-yeard man am ed fitdethe description Action: Sam ples of taken on toso and ofrm Result: Man pove to he Action: The body was Result found inside the chest 3 Arrange the following events in the order that they happened, not in the order the police found out about them. a Police find Leonard's name in the police database and realize he is connected with both murders b a police officer interviews Leonard and records his name in the police database. c Stephen Dempsey is killed by Richard Leonard with a bow and arrow d Leonard is sentenced to life in prison and his girlfriend to 3-7 years e In the attack, L eonard kills Mr Bahmad by stabbing him to death and Leonard's girlfriend is injured f Police interview members of the public and find out Leonard has been near the river with a bow and arrow g Police interview Leonard who eventually confesses h Leonard and his girlfriend go to hospital i Part of Mr Dempsey's body is found in a river. 4 In groups, make a dialogue from one of the situations below and act them out. I A telephone conversation between Mr Bahmad's wife and a police officer when she first realizes that Mr Ahmad has not returned home from work 2 A conversation between police officers and Stephen Dempsey's parents. The police think the body might be Stephens and they want to take DNA samples from the parents 3 A conversation between Mr Bahmad's and Mr Dempseys families outside the courtroom after the trial 5 Read the information below and then in your group discuss the questions on the next page. The murders described in the reading took place in a country that does not put people to death as a punishment For very savage murders, a criminal is sentenced to prison for the rest of his or her life. If a murder is not as savage and it can be proved that the murderer is not likely to kill again and is sorry for what he or she has done, the punishment may be only 20 years or less in prison. For less serious crimes, criminals can be given a minimum and maximum sentence. for example, Leonard's girlfriend was given a prison sentence of 3-7 years. How long she stays in prison will depend on how well she behaves in prison and whether she shows that she has reformed and will be a good citizen in the future
Unt 2 Detecte stones List reasons why criminals should not be put to death for very serious crimes and reasons why they should 2 What do you think is the best way of punishing people like Richard Leonard? Give reasons 3 Do you think the families of the victims were happy with Richard Leonard's punishment? Find evidence in the reading passage for your answer 4 How do you think the family of a murder victim would feel if the murderer was allowed out of prison after only 15 years? How do you think the family of the murderer would feel? Studying and Exploring Language Vocabulary 1Complete the paragraph with words from the reading passage When Milly 's doctor saw how damaged her foot was, he told her to go to hospital immediately At the hospital, she was taken straight to the department where they her foot. The doctors then made of the damage and said she must have an operation immediately. The explained to her that one bone was in an position and needed to be repaired. Before she herself to the operation, Milly made about how long she would have to stay in the ward, as her birthday party was being held the next day. The doctor told her that missing her party was a small price to pay because nothing could for losing movement in her foot. mill eventually agreed to the operation. She did not want to be lame for the rest of her life 2 In pairs, look at the picture and list as many words as you can that are related to "law. It can be a person a place or a thing; it can be a noun, a verb or an adjective Then compare your list with another pair and then with the rest of the class. See how many words you can get altogether. 15
Unit 2 Detective stones 3 Work out the meaning of the italised words using the context. Use your dictionary only to check your answers. I I read a really great thriller about a spy who stole some confidential documents from the oflice of the President. The documents contained secret information from the Ministry of National Defence 2 When the famous movie star died, thousands attended his funeral. Later they built a memorial to the star so that everyone would remember him 3 There are not enough jobs for those who want to work and if this trend continues unemployment is likely to be worse in the future. Taxpayers are already paying huge taxes to provide financial help for the unemployed and we need to find ways to provide more jobs. At the moment we import aluminium for making saucepans and other household goods. If we could start to mine our own resources, this would not only help to solve the unemployment problem but we could also sell surplus products abroad. While the processing of aluminium is quite complicated, our engineers are capable of designing suitable factories and training unemployed people to work in them Grammar 1 Use the suitable words below to complete the sentences. Then underline the adverbial clauses although so that wherever until in order that as soon as as long as because as though 5o…that Ive gained access to the building. I'll open the front door and let you in 2 John caused chaos he went, and before long no one would invite him to stay 3 He was delayed the train he was on was involved in a collision 4 He planned for the bomb to explode at midnight the building would be damaged but no one would be killed 5 She'lI have to use public transport from now on the police can find her stolen car. 6 I ran all the way and when I got there I was breathless I couldn t talk 7 We will pay for you to go to the international conference you write a report about it when you return the matter was urgent, Paul took his time replying to this personal email message 9 The eagle swooped down at the cat it was going to catch it, but at the last moment it tumed away 10 He lied to the police his best friend would not be caught 2 Join the two sentences together by changing one of the sentences into an adverbial clause and adding a conjunction I She had resolved never to smoke again. She smoked at the party 2 Kelly had a lot of responsibility at work. She became ill 3 The air near the brewery smelled horrible. It was the same around all breweries 4 Peter was bored. He got a casual job to fill in his time 5 She received the cheque in the mail. She rushed out to deposit it in her bank account. 6 The police responded to the emergency telephone call. They found a burglar in the house 16