16x9 - Behind The Yellow Line: Real CSI [Police Documentary]
Summary
TLDRIn 'Sixteen by Nine: The Bigger Picture,' the glamour of TV's fast-paced CSI world is contrasted with the meticulous, often tedious reality of forensic work. The documentary follows Vancouver's RCMP forensic team over three months, revealing the painstaking process of gathering and analyzing evidence from real-life crime scenes. From fingerprint smudges to blood spatter patterns, the forensic officers' expertise and intuition are key to solving cases, often involving long hours and personal sacrifice. The series dispels Hollywood myths, showcasing the dedication behind the yellow line.
Takeaways
- 📺 The script provides a behind-the-scenes look at the real-life work of forensic investigators, contrasting it with the fast-paced, glamorous portrayal in TV dramas.
- 🔎 The forensic team's work is meticulous and detailed, involving the collection and analysis of evidence such as fingerprints, blood splatters, and DNA.
- 🕒 The process of forensic investigation is often slow and tedious, with DNA results sometimes taking from a month to over six months to be returned.
- 👮♀️ The script follows three members of Vancouver's RCMP forensic team, including Sergeant Lisa Devaraj Chuck, Staff Sergeant Jim Pig Miller, and Corporal Shawna McPherson.
- 🚨 The script describes a real-life crime scene involving a break-in and shooting, where the forensic team had to find clues to identify the suspects and reconstruct the events.
- 🔍 Lisa Devaraj Chuck found a smudge on a door that could potentially yield DNA, showing that even small details can be crucial in an investigation.
- 🩸 Jim Pig Miller, known as 'the blood guy,' uses his expertise to analyze blood spatter patterns to understand the dynamics of a crime, like a brutal assault with a hammer.
- 🧬 Corporal Shawna McPherson's work involves reconstructing faces from skulls, such as an unidentified man whose remains washed up on the coast of BC 30 years ago.
- 🔑 The script highlights the importance of patience and intuition in forensic work, as well as the use of technology and chemicals to reveal hidden evidence.
- 🏆 The rewarding aspect of the job for the forensic officers is the ability to bring justice to victims and solve crimes, despite the personal sacrifices involved.
- 🎬 The script concludes by emphasizing that while the work is a far cry from the dramatized Hollywood versions, the real-life successes can be just as satisfying.
Q & A
What is the main focus of the 'Sixteen by Nine' show?
-The main focus of the 'Sixteen by Nine' show is to provide an inside look at the real-life work of forensic teams, contrasting it with the fast-paced, glamorous portrayal in TV dramas.
How does the script describe the real-life forensic work compared to TV dramas?
-The script describes real-life forensic work as slow-paced, tedious, and incredibly detailed, in contrast to the fast-paced and glamorous depiction in TV dramas.
What is the role of Sergeant Lisa Debra Chuck in the forensic unit?
-Sergeant Lisa Debra Chuck is a nine-year veteran of the RCMP forensic unit, whose job is to find clues, read the clues, and piece them together to solve crimes.
What is the significance of the smudge found on the glass door by Lisa?
-The smudge on the glass door is significant because it is believed to be the eyepiece of a balaclava, which could potentially yield DNA and help identify the suspects.
How does the script address the misconceptions about forensic work perpetuated by TV shows?
-The script addresses misconceptions by highlighting the time-consuming nature of real forensic work, the lack of instant DNA matches, and the meticulous process of collecting and analyzing evidence, as opposed to the quick results shown on TV.
What is the role of Corporal Shawna McPherson in the forensic team?
-Corporal Shawna McPherson is responsible for facial reconstruction in cases where only skeletal remains are found, with the aim of identifying the deceased and potentially returning them to their families.
What is the 'blood room' and what is its purpose?
-The 'blood room' is a lab designed to recreate crime scenes involving blood spatter. It is used to analyze the pattern and distribution of blood droplets to understand the dynamics of a crime.
How does the script illustrate the dedication and personal sacrifices of forensic officers?
-The script illustrates the dedication and personal sacrifices of forensic officers through their long hours, meticulous work, and the emotional connection they form with the cases they work on, even when dealing with unidentified remains.
What is the significance of the fingerprint found on the duct tape in Lisa's case?
-The fingerprint found on the duct tape is significant because it provides a potential lead to identify a suspect involved in the assault and theft, demonstrating the importance of even the smallest pieces of evidence.
How does the script contrast the Hollywood portrayal of forensic work with the reality?
-The script contrasts the Hollywood portrayal by showing the reality as involving a lot of patience, attention to detail, and the use of specialized techniques and tools that do not yield immediate results, unlike the instant solutions often depicted in movies and TV shows.
What is the outcome of the cases presented in the script involving Lisa, Shawna, and Jim?
-The outcomes vary: Lisa finds a fingerprint that leads to a suspect's identification and charges; Shawna completes a facial reconstruction in hopes of identifying an unknown individual; and Jim helps in charging two suspects with assault, with a third suspect later apprehended.
Outlines
🕵️♂️ Behind the Scenes of Real CSI Work
The script introduces viewers to the reality of forensic science, contrasting it with the fast-paced, glamorous portrayal in TV dramas. It follows Carolyn Jarvis's three-month journey with Vancouver's RCMP forensic team, revealing the meticulous and often tedious nature of real-life crime scene investigation. The work involves fingerprint analysis, blood spatter patterns, and DNA analysis, all of which are more complex and time-consuming than depicted on television. The script also highlights the dedication of forensic officers like Sergeant Lisa Debra Chuck, who must deal with the slow pace and detailed work that comes with solving real crimes.
🔍 Uncovering the Truth Behind a Brutal Crime Scene
This paragraph delves into the meticulous process of crime scene examination, focusing on a case where a man was tied up and brutally beaten with a hammer. Forensic officers like Corporal Shawna McPherson and Staff Sergeant Jim Pig Miller are introduced, each with their unique expertise in blood analysis and crime scene reconstruction. The narrative describes the painstaking search for physical evidence, the challenge of interpreting blood spatter patterns, and the use of innovative techniques to uncover hidden clues. It emphasizes the difference between the immediate resolution promised by TV dramas and the real-world patience and expertise required to solve cases.
🚨 The Tireless Pursuit of Justice in Forensics
The script continues to highlight the dedication of forensic officers, such as Sergeant Lisa Devaron Chuck, who investigates a shooting incident at a house involving a marijuana grow operation. The process of evidence collection, including the search for bullets and the analysis of duct tape used to bind the victim, is detailed. The paragraph also showcases the innovative methods used to reveal hidden fingerprints and the emotional investment officers have in their cases, as they seek to bring justice to victims, regardless of the circumstances.
🎨 Reconstructing the Past: Facial Reconstruction and Cold Cases
This section of the script tells the story of Corporal Shawna McPherson's efforts to give a name and a face to an unidentified skull found on the coast of British Columbia. Through the art of facial reconstruction, she painstakingly rebuilds the face in hopes that someone will recognize it and provide closure to a case that has been cold for 30 years. The paragraph illustrates the combination of science and artistry involved in this process, as well as the personal connection that forensic officers can develop with the cases they work on.
🔗 The Rewarding Outcomes of Forensics Work
The final paragraph wraps up the script by emphasizing the rewards of forensic work, despite the long hours and personal sacrifices made by the officers. It discusses the successful resolution of cases, such as the identification of a suspect through fingerprint evidence and the charging of individuals involved in a violent assault. The script concludes by acknowledging the dedication of forensic officers and the satisfaction they derive from their crucial role in the pursuit of justice.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Forensic Team
💡CSI
💡DNA Analysis
💡Evidence
💡Crime Scene
💡Blood Splatter
💡Fingerprinting
💡Real-Life Crime
💡RCMP
💡Investigation
💡Hollywood Myth
💡Photographic Documentation
💡Victim
💡Expertise and Intuition
Highlights
An inside look at the real CSI, beyond the TV glamour.
Forensic work is detailed and painstaking, not fast-paced as shown on TV.
The Vancouver RCMP forensic team is followed for three months, revealing their daily challenges.
Crime scene analysis involves meticulous documentation, photography, and evidence collection.
A real-life crime scene where armed men break into a house, and the victim escapes through a window.
Forensic officers search for clues in crime scenes, such as gloves, bear spray, and balaclavas.
Real-life forensic investigations often take months, not minutes, to analyze DNA and fingerprints.
The detailed process of documenting a crime scene includes finding and analyzing blood stains and impressions.
The forensic team uses intuition and expertise to examine crime scenes and gather evidence.
Finding DNA evidence on a smudged door impression highlights the potential for forensic success.
Forensic work includes reconstructing faces from skeletal remains to identify unknown victims.
Reconstructing crime scenes using experimental methods to understand blood patterns and events.
Finding evidence in unexpected places, such as a bullet lodged in a couch, through thorough searches.
Personal attachment and dedication of forensic officers to their cases, aiming for justice and closure.
Significant findings, like a partial fingerprint on duct tape, can lead to identifying suspects and solving cases.
The rewarding but challenging nature of forensic work, balancing long hours and personal sacrifices.
Forensic teams work tirelessly to gather evidence that supports the judicial process and brings criminals to justice.
The ultimate goal of forensic investigations is to bring closure to victims and their families.
The detailed and methodical approach to crime scene investigation is critical for accurate and reliable results.
Transcripts
sixteen by nine the bigger picture it's
fast-paced sexy and a TV hit but now
we're gonna take you behind the scenes
to see the real CSI when the suspects
entered he confronted them and he was
shot three times
is this a sexy jokes on TV it's very
sexy no I could say it's not very sexy
that's all coming up on sixteen by nine
piers Mary Gareth follow good evening
and welcome to sixteen by nine the
bigger picture fingerprints blood
splatters and DNA analysis all part of
the fast-paced sexy world of CSI life
behind the yellow line is off-limits to
most but not to sixteen by nine for
three months our Carolyn Jarvis followed
three members of Vancouver's RCMP
forensic team and tonight she's giving
you a gritty inside look at the real CSI
it's just before 2 a.m.
and two armed men crashed through her
door this could be a scene from your
favorite primetime TV drama but it's not
it's real-life crime while the men are
breaking in the victim barricades
himself inside a bedroom in a suburban
Vancouver homes then escapes out a
window police arrive and the men are
still inside they make a break for it
but police said dog-teams takes them
down it's mid-morning and sergeant Lisa
devaron chuck arrives on scene bad guys
are in trying to attack the safe they're
trying to get in that safe they know
what's safe is there he says a nine year
veteran of the RCMP forensic unit her
job find the clues read the clues and
put it all together
this is him leaving because he goes
around and gets caught in the yard she
finds gloves
zaps traps bear spray balaclavas
it's just feeling warm from someone not
wearing it yeah
farther away a gun holster yeah just so
I can see it there's magazines in there
every item meticulously marked
photographed catalogued what was their
intent when they came here they're not
coming for a social visit why are you
coming to a strange person's house with
these items on you we're gonna have to
pick this up a notch it's going to start
washing things away in the snow and rain
this is what life is really like inside
the forensic unit slow paced tedious and
incredibly detailed life behind the
yellow line is off-limits to most but
for three months sixty by nine was
invited in following three highly
trained forensic officers sergeant Lisa
Debra Chuck
Staff Sergeant Jim Pig no
corporal Shawna McPherson forget the
fast-paced glamour dreamed up on TV is
this a sexy drug some TV it's very sexy
no I would say it's not very sexy you
don't drive around fancy cars we drive
vans that are full of gear we wear army
boots the Hollywood myth is fingerprint
scans face recognition DNA matches all
happening within minutes even seconds
makes for a lot of raised expectations
positive for blood the issue of DNA came
up and I was actually asked by a judge
well I saw on such-and-such a show that
this was possible and what do you say to
him I said well sir this is not
Hollywood this is real life and that's
just not the way it is how long does it
really take to get DNA back sometimes it
takes anywhere from a month to six
months sometimes more we don't have
fingerprints pop up on screens and flash
match match or anything like that either
in reality the one thing these officers
do more than anything
photographic photographs a lot of
photographs a lot of it comes down to
expertise and intuition which is exactly
what leads Lisa to examine the front
door to me I'm almost wondering if
they're shouldering it does something
hit police believe the suspects were
wearing gloves and balaclavas when they
forced the door open that means little
chance of lifting fingerprints or DNA
but Lisa takes a closer look sure enough
on the glass of the door there was a
smudge an impression that appeared when
I put the powder to it that had the
appearance of skin I could see the the
impression of skin as well as hair that
was in the pattern area I came to a
conclusion that it could be the eyepiece
of a Bella klava
is that enough to get DNA off of it
there's a lot of potential for that to
be successful yes little by little the
cases building
across town another disturbing call a 24
year old man tied up and brutally beaten
with a hammer
this time girl Shauna McPherson is
dispatched our victim is zapped strapped
but when they take him out to the
driveway he runs he makes it out to the
road and one of our off-duty members is
actually ok
Shauna is briefed then steps into the
crime scene and scans the room
I'm just not noticing any blood anywhere
this occurred inside not outside right
head injuries tend to bleed quite a bit
if the victim was beaten on the head
with a hammer there should be a lot of
blood but Shaun I can't see it there's
nothing the only thing that I could see
that even looks remotely like that was
over there
she calls it blood-stained analyst Staff
Sergeant Jim Pig Miller
they call you the blood guy the blood
guy yes okay what are his injuries he's
got a large gash from the back of his
head that bled extensively yep he's got
a broken nose he's missing a couple
front teeth he's got a split upper lip
yep he's got a broken arm and a broken
hand I figured there'd be more blood
certainly after examining that scene for
a little bit the reason for the absence
of blood is readily available what did
you find clean up
and Shana finds what might have been
used for that clean up underneath is
located it occurs to be a pillow with
the staining on it consistent or blood
looks like it's gonna push down here
there's some marks in cases fighting
it's just a normal pillow you'd see on
anybody's bed with a pillowcase on it
saturated with blood that's just not
normal
on the walls not much to see unless
you're the blood guy
these ones are pointed that way these
ones here are pointed that way
a couple of these are pointed that way
that's bringing let's bring in the blood
source back into this direction each
drop of blood no matter how small tells
the story of this brutal assault it all
points to a theory of the blood the
blood source being in this area
gold.when blows were struck that's the
theory but the proof will be found in a
place they call the blood room coming up
on sixteen by nine when blood strikes a
surface at ninety degrees the resulting
drop of blood that's all coming up
welcome back to sixteen by nine the
bigger picture they can read the story
of a crime in a fingerprint that can
catch a crook from a drop of blood and
our cameras were with Vancouver's RCMP
forensic units behind the scenes as they
work to solve real crimes here again is
our Carolyn Jarvis
if you're looking for bankers hours this
job isn't for you sergeant
Lisa Devon Chuck's shift has just ended
but she gets another call a man shot
three times inside his house several men
came crashing through a window in this
house a glass door in his house when the
suspects entered he confronted them and
he was shot three times two of the
bullets went through and through one
bullet was lodged in his leg all three
bullets were to his lower legs the
suspects bind him with duct tape rate
his safe take cash and guns and leave
with a threat phoned the police and will
come back and kill you it's Lisa's job
to find clues to who fired the gun and
made that threat I'm going to document
this scene as it was found by the police
as well as try to see what evidence we
can get to find out who those people
were that came through so we're gonna be
looking at the point of entry this duct
tape is obviously something that is
involved what appears to be a bullet
holes in the couch I'm hoping we'll be
able to find a slug any evidence that
might have a print on it is photographed
and seized the first bullet is easy to
find but another is missing Lisa think
she knows where it is is somewhere in
this coach and it should be in very good
condition because it's literally being
softened she cuts through the first
layer of material next the batting then
the faux I wanted to find that slug
there ripping the couch apart I was
ripping the counterpart
that go more than an hour later still no
sign of the bullet that is some moldy
kind of food I was getting very
frustrated because logically it should
have been right when we were cutting
however it wasn't there
finally at 3 a.m. in okay yeah don't
move okay five hours later the missing
piece of evidence is found finding those
two bullets in this scene we know what
else is around here and we're gonna
definitely be able to get more evidence
tomorrow when we come back
Lisa's long days is finally over but
it's just beginning for corporal Shauna
McPherson she's one of only three people
in the country that can make this face
recognizable it's a very robust
individual and I think that's gonna be
very interesting from that three
dimensional reconstruction perspective
the Scotland jaw washed up on the coast
of BC some 30 years ago according to the
coroner they belonged to a man but
little else is known so Shauna gets to
work rebuilding the face hoping someone
will recognize it he we believe is is
First Nations Caucasian mixed individual
between the ages of 45 and 60 the only
remains that were found that I'm aware
of were just the skull and mandible
amazingly that's enough Shauna starts by
laying down tissue depth markers
and that really means how flushing is
exactly yeah and in various portions in
various areas of the skull and the face
so I'll place the markers and then start
to just build up from there
it's painstaking work every move precise
every measurement exact look as natural
as possible
at first the face looks almost robotic
but with each step it quite literally
begins to take shape rule of thumb is
the length of the ears is about the same
like the nose kind of roll with them now
Seana becomes an artist a touch here and
adjustment there and it doesn't look
like much yet the suggestion is there
every step takes hours the entire
process several days but gradually this
skull is transforming I really feel
obligated to do justice to the to the
reconstruction to provide dignity to
this individual and to do my best to see
that if if I can repatriate him to his
family and that's the ultimate goal
while Shana rebuilds her case blood
stain analyst Staff Sergeant Jimmy Hill
is about to reconstruct his the basement
hammer attack this is our blood room his
lab is like a giant shower where you can
literally watch the blood fly and see
where it ends up
in experiment really and we need to
watch it so that's why it's waterproof
room gym recreates the hallway where he
believes the 24 year old man was
attacked and reproduces the crime with a
hammer and animal blood what we're
looking for is the resulting drops of
blood and where they go where that
pattern takes us it only takes one
strike to tell what he calls the blood
story what we're seeing here makes sense
to me
as this being pretty much the area where
the victim would have been struck the
shape and distribution of these tiny
drops reveal an astonishing amount of
information for instance straight out
from where this blood source was you'll
see that they're very round when blood
strikes a surface at 90 degrees whether
it's under force or whether it's just
gravity going down the resulting drop of
blood will be circular and that's what
you see that circular we've just proven
that the theory was that somebody was
struck near ground level this what does
happen here support that absolutely it
could be the key piece of information
needed and when we come back Jim is
handed what could be the weapons coming
up on 16 by 9 so now we're able to see
detail in this area here that we
couldn't see before oh so you didn't
even see that pretty second ago yep
that's all coming up
welcome back to sixteen by nine the
bigger picture
long hours painstaking work and personal
sacrifice but when it all comes together
there's nothing but pride for the men
and women who work behind the yellow
line here's our Carolyn Jarvis
it is day 2 at sergeant Lisa devaron
Chuck's shooting scene and a possible
motive becomes apparent oh and there's
another one back here too so there's
four rooms in a shed behind the house
police say there's a marijuana grow up
he now has admitted that he was actively
using his growth and that when the
suspects came they in fact stole all his
product so they came they beat him with
a bag they shot him three times and
stole Aldo yes Lisa's search for
evidence leads her to the basement I was
focusing on the bloody footprints but
they're incomplete to see the whole
picture
we need a keen eye and a unique chemical
so what amido black does it's a dye
stain that will react with the proteins
that are in the blood that we see here
on the floor our eyes can only see so
much of these impressions
after spraying several sections of the
floor four distinct shoeprints appear
seemingly out of nowhere so now we're
able to see detail in this area here
that we couldn't see before oh there's a
nice one that we didn't know about
yep proof that at least four different
people were down here while the blood
was still fresh it cooperates the
victims story again but it also gives us
that evidence that if we can locate
suspects if we seize their shoes my goal
would be to try to match those shoes to
the footprints that were left in the
basement but there is one more piece of
evidence that could help prove who was
inside this home the duct tape used to
tie the victim up it's huge I'm thinking
there could be DNA from both the victim
as well as the suspect as well as
fingerprints of the suspect when he put
that tape on to the victim at the lab
Lisa painstakingly pulls apart every
inch of the table and puts it into a
chamber using believe-it-or-not
Krazy Glue the glue is heated and
vaporizes into a mist it sticks to any
moisture in the chamber including
fingerprints an hour and a half later
the duct tape is removed stained goggles
on and put under a specialized laser to
see if anything's visible the first
couple of pieces are inspected for
striking out nothing on this one and
it's not looking good
bust this roll the tape is a bust
unfortunately you were there for a while
yes we were it wasn't looking good
no it wasn't what were you thinking I
was thinking that it was a case where we
just didn't happen to have a suspect who
touched the tape with his free hand but
on TV every piece that they examine they
find a fingerprint that's perfect
pristine very identifiable no distortion
to it it just looks so easy and in real
life that's very few and far between few
and far between but then Lisa decides to
re-examine the very first piece of tape
or she noticed a fraction of a print I
found enough ridges and enough
characteristics that I felt that that
fingerprint would be identifiable huge
yes yes I'm looking at this area right
here it's a partial print but it could
just be enough so Lisa sends it to the
fingerprint database hoping there is a
match back at her lab corporal Shawna
McPherson is also hoping to find a match
for her unidentified man is there
attachment to him now I mean he was kind
of on television a bit of a relationship
yeah I've
you know when I carry him back to my
locker at night I feel very attached to
this individual after four days of
painstaking work she's putting the
finishing touches on drooping the skin
slightly adding wrinkles and using
sandpaper to recreate the aging process
you know it's kind of silly but yeah you
kind of develop a little bit of a bond
at the cases that you work on after a
few attempts with various looks this is
the image that will be released to the
public a man with no name hopefully
someone will recognize it's really sad
to me to think that somebody can be gone
for 30 years and we don't know where he
came from and perhaps it did have small
family but to be able to return him to
even that one individual who's got the
question out there at least it answers
that question and gives him a dignified
end as well wherever I'm sitting on a
shelf in a government office somewhere
some cases take 30 years for closure
others like Staff Sergeant Jim higgles
are far quicker a hammer recovered from
the crime scene reveals more blood and
is sent to the lab for DNA analysis only
a week and a half after Jim was called
to the scene two suspects
Dustin Bratton and Lonnie Fisher are
charged with assault with a weapon
aggravated assault and unlawful
confinement five months later a third
suspect is picked up on a province-wide
ward and charged with the same three
crimes now it's up to the courts to
decide if the allegations are true but
Jim has done his job you take a moment
and you realize that's why I do
the rewards can be tremendous but so are
the sacrifices lives interrupted events
missed and calls out in the middle of
the night sometimes we're pulled away
and we don't know how long we're gonna
be gone for we could be there for hours
or we may be at a scene for days
that's why phone calls like the ones
sergeant Lisa Devon Chuck received two
days after she sent that fingerprint to
the lab make it all worthwhile what was
the call the call was telling me that
they got a name to that fingerprint that
name is Kenneth Chudley charged with
five crimes including aggravated assault
and unlawful confinement he is fate too
now up to the courts I've helped that
man who's been shot regardless of what
type of lifestyle he had he was shot and
I've helped brought justice to the
people that did that to him and it's
very rewarding this is no film noir it's
the daily grind for these officers but
ask any of them and they'll tell you
that when it's a good day it'll give any
Hollywood ending a run for its money and
that's it for us tonight if you have a
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watching and from all of us here good
night
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