On Wednesday November 1, 2023, the bodies of James and Paula Dean was found in their home
Question:
On Wednesday November 1, 2023, the bodies of James and Paula Dean was found in their home at Sunshine Estate. The Deans were last seen on Friday October 27, 2023, at about 6 pm by their employees as they locked up their wholesale business establishment in Downtown Kingston. After not turning up for work since Monday October 30, 2023, their employees contacted the police who went to their home to investigate. On arriving at the Deans home, the First Responding Officers walked the perimeter of the property and observed that the Deans Honda CRV SUV was not present. The following were the notes taken by First Responding Officer Jones.
There was no motor vehicle on the premises. All the front and side windows and doors were intact; the rear window to the laundry room was broken with pieces of thread and brown stains on the edges of the broken glass. The living room was ransacked with furniture strewn around and overturned. There were numerous empty and broken alcohol bottles strewn all over the entire living room. Documents to include letters and bills were scattered all over the floor and the body of Mr. Dean was found with gunshot and stab wounds in a pool of blood and with his hands bound with red and blue cord behind his back on the floor behind the sofa. Bloodstain patterns were observed on furnishings, on debris scattered on floor and on the floor and bloodstained shoe prints leading to the kitchen. A blood trail was seen on the stairs leading upstairs and the body of Mrs. Dean was found on her back naked from the waist down with no obvious signs of injury. There was bed linen and clothing scattered over the floor of the bedroom and drawers from the dresser were removed and overturned on the floor. There were smears of blood stains on numerous items in the bedroom to include bed linens, dresser drawers, clothing, and sheets of paper. Several pill bottles and a brown bottle with unknown liquid was found on the floor in front of the dresser.
The Scenes of Crime unit was called, and the crime scene was processed, and exhibits collected and sent to the Forensic Laboratory for analysis. On Sunday November 5, 2023, a bunt out SUV was found in bushes in rural St. Catherine, the vehicle had damage on the right side and front. Subsequent investigations led to the seizure of three cheques that was dated November 3, 2023, with James Dean signature. Withdrawals were also observed from the Deans bank accounts on numerous days beginning on Wednesday November 1, 2023.
- Describe the forensic evidence that will be collected by the Scenes of Crime Officers on processing the scene(s).