{"id":193,"date":"2012-07-01T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2012-07-01T17:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/?p=193"},"modified":"2013-09-02T10:09:24","modified_gmt":"2013-09-02T15:09:24","slug":"csi-living-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/?p=193","title":{"rendered":"CSI: Living Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hannah attended CSI camp this week, which was pretty much the perfect camp for her. Friday afternoon, she showed Lily and me what she learned by creating a murder mystery for us to solve. I documented the case in black and white per Hannah&#8217;s request. (&#8220;Like in old-fashioned detective movies!&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6881a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-194\" title=\"The Crime Scene\" src=\"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6881a-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6881a-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6881a-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This was the crime scene. Lily and I were informed that Mrs. Koala had been shot. Here&#8217;s a close up of the wound, with the &#8220;bullet&#8221; visible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6883a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-195\" title=\"The Wound\" src=\"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6883a-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6883a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6883a-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Nearby we found some flour spilled on the floor, complete with suspicious footprints.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6884a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-196\" title=\"Footprints\" src=\"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6884a-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6884a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6884a-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We also found a note, apparently left by the killer. The writing on the note was only visible under black light. Luckily, we had a black light flash light handy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6885a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-197\" title=\"The Note\" src=\"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6885a-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6885a-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6885a-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>The note said, &#8220;Na na a boo boo! You will never find out who I am.&#8221; Yes, the koala killer was taunting us.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, we had a witness. She couldn&#8217;t talk, being a monkey, but she gave us a note with a sketch of the killer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6886a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-198\" title=\"The Witness\" src=\"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6886a-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6886a-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6886a-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;I saw it happen. This is what he or she looks like.&#8221; The monkey is no trained sketch artist, but that looked like a teddy bear to me.<\/p>\n<p>Also nearby were some hairs, helpfully taped to the wall. We broke out another one of our CSI tools, the lint roller, to collect them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6887a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-199\" title=\"The Lint Roller\" src=\"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6887a-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6887a-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6887a-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Under the microscope, it was clear that most of these hairs were white, with a few hairs of assorted other colors.<\/p>\n<p>Lily and I reviewed our clues. Flour on the floor. A witness who saw a teddy bear. White hair speckled with other colors. All signs pointed to&#8230; Cupcake Bear.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6891a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-200\" title=\"Wanted: Cupcake Bear\" src=\"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6891a-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6891a-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6891a-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lily and I soon had Cupcake Bear in custody. A quick look through the microscope at her feet confirmed that she had recently stepped in flour.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6889a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-201\" title=\"Looking for Evidence\" src=\"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6889a-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6889a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6889a-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>That was enough evidence to book the bear.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table width=\"420\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6893a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-202\" title=\"Mugshot\" src=\"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6893a-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6893a-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6893a-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6895a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-203\" title=\"Mugshot\" src=\"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6895a-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6895a-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6895a-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Not pictured: The interrogation of Cupcake Bear, in which she broke down and confessed to the crime. Also, Cupcake Bear&#8217;s trial, featuring me as the defense attorney, Hannah as the judge, and Lily as the district attorney. Cupcake Bear will be off the streets for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>Best of all, it turned out Mrs. Koala wasn&#8217;t dead, just wounded!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6898a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-206\" title=\"The Victim\" src=\"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/fathertime\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6898a-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6898a-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/derekbruff.org\/blogs\/disfordad\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_6898a-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe charges against Cupcake Bear were reduced to attempted murder, of course.<\/p>\n<p>So proud of my little girl and her creativity&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hannah attended CSI camp this week, which was pretty much the perfect camp for her. Friday afternoon, she showed Lily and me what she learned by creating a murder mystery for us to solve. I documented the case in black and white per Hannah&#8217;s request. 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