Murder Mystery Lab

Jonathan Zeron
Gun Min Lee
Ashley Valle
The Murder
Captain Relish had hosted a dinner party and invited 5 people: Norma
Nanny, Theresa Thyme, Sam Stubs, Fred Fleckstone, and Glen Glendora. After
settling down to eat, the lights all suddenly turned off, and Captain Relish
groaned. Once the lights turned on, everyone saw that Captain Relish had been
stabbed at the back of his neck, and was slumped against the table. Once the
police arrived, evidence was quickly collected, which included blood samples.

Who killed Captain Relish?

Blood Sample 1
Blood Sample 2
Captain Relish
Matches with blood sample 2

He is the same person as Thomas Sandstone

Sam Stubs
Same gender as blood sample 2 and same
chromosome disorder

Not the same DNA sequence

Theresa Thyme
Not the same gender as blood sample 2, so not the
murderer
Glen Glendora
Not the same gender as blood sample 2, so not the
murderer

The blood type is A

Fred Fleckstone
Matches perfectly with blood sample 1

He is the murderer

Blood type is B

Same DNA sequence

Sam Stubs
Same gender as blood sample 2 but chromosome
disorder does not match

Blood type is AB
Norma Nanny
Does not match the gender as blood sample 2 so
automatically not the murderer

Blood type is A or B
Marfan Syndrome
-Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the
body’s connective tissue. Connective tissue holds all the
body’s cells, organs and tissue together. It also plays an
important role in helping the body grow and develop
properly.

-Connective tissue is made up of proteins. The protein

that plays a role in Marfan syndrome is called fibrillin-1.
Marfan syndrome is caused by a defect (or mutation) in
the gene that tells the body how to make fibrillin-1.

About 1 in 5,000 people have Marfan syndrome,

including men and women of all races and ethnic
groups. About 3 out of 4 people with Marfan syndrome
inherit it, meaning they get the genetic mutation from a
parent who has it. But some people with Marfan
syndrome are the first in their family to have it; when this
happens it is called a spontaneous mutation. There is a
50 percent chance that a person with Marfan syndrome
will pass along the genetic mutation each time they have
a child.
Huntington's Chorea
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a fatal genetic disorder that
causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the
brain. It deteriorates a person’s physical and mental
abilities during their prime working years and has no
cure. HD is known as the quintessential family disease
because every child of a parent with HD has a 50/50
chance of carrying the faulty gene. Today, there are
approximately 30,000 symptomatic Americans and more
than 200,000 at-risk of inheriting the disease.

Symptoms Include:
● Personality changes, mood swings & depression
● Forgetfulness & impaired judgment
● Unsteady gait & involuntary movements (chorea)
● Slurred speech, difficulty in swallowing &
significant weight loss
Achondroplasia
Achondroplasia is a form of short-limbed dwarfism. The
word achondroplasia literally means "without cartilage
formation." Cartilage is a tough but flexible tissue that
makes up much of the skeleton during early
development. However, in achondroplasia the problem
is not in forming cartilage but in converting it to bone (a
process called ossification), particularly in the long
bones of the arms and legs.

The average height of an adult male with achondroplasia

is 131 centimeters (4 feet, 4 inches), and the average
height for adult females is 124 centimeters (4 feet, 1
inch).
Klinefelter’s Syndrome
Klinefelter syndrome can cause problems with learning
and sexual development in guys. It's a genetic condition
(meaning a person is born with it).

Klinefelter syndrome only affects males. It happens

because of a difference deep inside the body's cells, in
microscopic strings of DNA (what make up genes) called
chromosomes. Chromosomes are tiny, but they play a
huge role in who we are — including deciding our
gender, how we look, and how we grow.

Doctors sometimes call Klinefelter syndrome "XXY."

Instead of one X and one Y chromosome like most guys
have, guys with Klinefelter syndrome are born with an
extra "X" chromosome in most or all of their cells.
XXX Syndrome
Triple X syndrome, also called trisomy X, is a genetic
disorder that affects about 1 in 1,000 females. Females
normally have two X chromosomes in all cells — one X
chromosome from each parent. In triple X syndrome, a
female has three X chromosomes.

Symptoms

● Taller than average height with especially

long legs — the most typical physical feature
● Delayed development of speech and
language skills, as well as motor skills, such
as sitting up and walking
● Learning disabilities, such as difficulty with
reading (dyslexia), understanding or math
Who killed Captain Relish?
Fred Fleckstone killed Captain Relish. Captain Relish killed his sister and aunt. He
wanted revenge on his own father. He even changed his last name. He had a love
triangle between Fred’s aunt and sister.
Sources
https://www.marfan.org/about/marfan

http://hdsa.org/what-is-hd/?gclid=Cj0KEQjwzpfHBRC1iIaL78Ol-eIBEiQAdZPVKiu-
AWrt7qgzO7BISfdPFj3A5tMnGlsIaVnGeMxEdC8aArIv8P8HAQ

https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/achondroplasia

https://www.childrensmn.org/educationmaterials/teens/article/13834/klinefelter-syndrome/?gclid=Cj0KEQjwzpfHBRC1iIaL78Ol-
eIBEiQAdZPVKjclB69NcHnHt0_5guaBM9aRn70frJqj4eUzR0Hp9XsaAhvo8P8HAQ

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/triple-x-syndrome/symptoms-causes/dxc-20164623
GPO’s
Communicate Ideas : We listened to the ideas of our fellow team members on who they
thought the killer was.

Investigate the World : In this project we investigated the world by researching on the
different kinds of genetic diseases worldwide

Recognize Perspectives : In this project we recognize perspectives by listening to our

group members opinions and make a conclusion on who killed Captain Relish

Take Action : We took action in this project because we did a powerpoint and then
presented it to the class.