CSI: Grier_4

CSI Investigation

By: Julia Purdy '07

Written below is a play written and produced by Samneric and Julia Purdy. It is an investigation of Mrs. Belanger's science murder (of a Mr. Pink) and the students efforts to find the culprit.

Purdy

E: This is Julia Purdy reporting live from The Grier School at the office of Miss Katy Hughes, one of the CSI investigators on the recent murder of Mr. Pink. Miss Hughes, what happened in your words, please?

KH: There was a horrible crime committed and we did our best as a class and as the CSI course to do the right thing and find justice.

E: Now, who was murdered?

KH: Mr. V Pink... He was employed by the school and a single male living in Altoona, who tried to connect the spaces in the many ways possible to get connected into The Grier School.

E: Can you translate that please? I didn't understand...

KH: He was a loner and he had no life. So, he decided to come here and try to work here.

E: Other sources have told us that he sort of—he made approaches to women that made them feel very uncomfortable. What do you have to say about that?

KH: He was such a skeez. He liked to hit on not normal—not just any woman, married women. He was a home wrecker.

E: Are there any other instances that you can tell us about?

KH: Some faculty member, who we'll keep them un-named, has said multiple times that he came and made very inappropriate comments towards them.

E: Such as?

KH: Asking them out to dinner... giving them comments, inappropriate, for an unmarried man to a married woman

E: And who was the murderer?

KH: Well, as far as we know so far, Mrs. Curtis.

E: Who is she?

KH: She was employed by the school and a history teacher, who works on the first floor.

E: And why would she kill him? Was it because of the remarks?

KH: We think so... She did not like this man. She thought he was a skeezball.

E: How did she kill him?

KH: As far as we know, she found him unconscious, dying in his own blood, drowning and then she stabbed him with a lethal dose of selenium.

E: Where did she get the selenium?

KH: Well, selenium is well known for larger animals, like livestock. And Mrs. Curtis does own and operate a farm. And so she would've been totally able to find larger doses of this medicine.

E: And this medicine is used to do what for animals and how would it affect a human?

KH: It is used mostly for treatment and giving, like helping and giving them antibiotics... But in large doses towards a human, they'd have no chance. It slowly goes through the veins and each organ shuts down to protect the core, leaving him with nothing but a heart problem.

E: That's very sad. Other sources have also told us that he was stabbed as well with a scissor type thing, am I correct?

KH: They were at first—we did think that as soon as we got the autopsy. Those ideas were very false.

E: And has Mrs. Curtis been given a sentence yet?

KH: Not quite yet. She has been arrested and is in custody...

E: Where is she being held?

KH: State penitentiary.

E: Where is that?

KH: In Pennsylvania.

E: Okay, great... And how does Mr. Curtis feel about all this?

KH: He will not give us a comment. I think he is too surprised, too heartbroken...

E: It's okay, Katy. Is there anything else you'd like to add or that you can tell us please?

KH: Just be careful...

AN INTERVIEW WITH KRISSY FOX

E: This is Julia Purdy, reporting live from The Grier School in Tyrone, Pennsylvania. I'm here today with Krissy Fox, one of the CSI investigators on the recent murder. Krissy, who was murdered?

KF: A man named Mr. V. Pink.

E: What does the V. stand for?

KF: I'm not quite sure...

E: How was he killed?

KF: He was working in the animal lab of the science building at The Grier School on... I believe it was Friday, February 6... and it was around 6pm... he was cleaning one of the animal cages and we believe that he was attacked from behind, by a person with a syringe full of selenium, which a chemical used to inoculate cows. And so, he was injected with the substance which in large doses, it shuts down your vital organs, which the cause of death was. And he fell unconscious and hit his head on the counter top and fell to the ground.

E: So he was injected by another human being or an animal?

KF: A human.

E: Who?

KF: The murderer was found to be Mrs. Abby Curtis.

E: Who is she?

KF: She is a history teacher at The Grier School.

E: What motive could she have had to kill Mr. Pink?

KF: Well, Mr. Pink was known for his “interests” in married women in the faculty... and we believe that she felt threatened because she had heard of his approaches of the other women, which were not pleasant.

E: Sexual approaches?

KF: Just—he kinda hit on them... he—just nothing too serious.. but enough to feel uncomfortable.

E: And are there any other recorded instances of his approaches?

KF: Well, we did hear of his, over the summer, he—Mrs. Adame was walking at night and he approached her and some things were said and she slapped him and he didn't approach her after that.

E: So, Mr. Pink is not a good person—was not a good person?

KF: No...

E: And is Abby Curtis serving any sentence for the murder?

KF: Well, she's awaiting trail right now... So we won't know until the trail is completed.

E: Where is she waiting?

KF: She is in prison.

E: So she is incarcerated in a near by town?

KF: Yes...

E: And, what do you think the verdict will be? What do u think the sentence will be?

KF: I believe that she will get life because it wasn't provoked, it wasn't self defense... just a murder, straight up...

E: When was the body discovered?

KF: The body was discovered the next morning, it was Saturday, 7 'o clock in the morning.

E: Saturday of what?

KF: February 7th, i believe...

E: And the trial will take place on which date?

KF: The trial will take place April 6th.

E: I see.... And this is Julia Purdy. Thank you very much Krissy Fox and we'll keep you up to date on this brutal cold-hearted murder. Thank you for your time and for watching Channel 4 Action News. Good night.

A PRESS CONFERENCE WITH OFFICER WILT AND TROOPER STITT

OW: Every piece of evidence is written, if we have the evidence form, we have to log every piece of evidence inside in our property records—is what we call it. So, we attach that to our reports, so we know it's in each evidence package and we'll copy that, it'll go on. If we're talking about blood, fingerprints or something, I would do a lab request, like Trooper Stitt said, I would do a lab request to Harrisburg. That stuff would be packaged up and sent out down to Harrisburg to be processed down there. Those are the people down there who check for DNA and try to match up fingerprints, etc...

OW: It's very different than what you see on CSI. It's not one person doing it, there are many people involved. And Trooper Stitt would be one of the first to arrive to the scene. He can tell you about what his role would be.

OW: We go anywhere we need to go to collect the evidence. I'd space off enough area.

TS: I'll introduce myself. I'm Trooper Charleston Stitt. I've been with the Pennsylvania state police for fourteen and a half years. I've been doing forensics work for the past nine and a half years. The circumstances dictate what you can do and what you can't do. If you have a scene like yours here, they're gonna go in, they see the body there, check for life, after that their responsibility is to secure the scene and check for any other victims and for actor in the residence. Once they get done with that portion, their job then is to secure the scene, contact the supervisors and we'll start the ball rolling for all the other personnel involved in this.