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JAVINSINVESTIGATION
DATA SUMMARY
May 24, 2002
•Last seen leaving from party at 22nd Street & First Avenue•Reported by witnesses to have been consuming alcohol at party, and had several friends offer to drive him home
May 24, 2002
•Had spoken with mother prior to leaving party; indicated he would be leaving and heading home; witnesses indicate he remained on porch talking, and left only after several more minutes•Failed to answer additional phone call from mother 40 minutes later•Did not show up for work
May 24, 2002
•Reported temperatures on May 23 High 76, low 48
Wabash river @ 16.2 feet
•Reported temperatures on May 24 High 80, low 61
Wabash river @ 14.5 feet
May 24, 2002
•Moon 75-80% full
•Overcast
•Light mist during night
ANALYSIS OF FACTS
•PHONE RECORDS OF 5/24 RECEIVED CALL 01:57 (ANSWERED) RECEIVED CALL 02:37 (NOT ANSWERED)
•WATCH STOPPED 02:33
ANALYSIS OF FACTS
DISTANCE FROM PARTY AT 22ND AND 1ST AVENUE TO FAIRBANKS PARK3.4 MILES SHORTEST ROUTE,
ALTERNATE 4.4 MILES
ANALYSIS OF FACTS
•TIME INTERVAL BETWEEN CONVERSATION WITH MOTHER AND WATCH STOPPING
36 MINUTES
ANALYSIS OF FACTS
•TIME INTERVAL BETWEEN CONVERSATION WITH MOTHER AND UNANSWERED NEXT CALL
40 MINUTES
May 2002-October 2007
•NUMEROUS SEARCHES•LARGE ($100 K) REWARD OFFERED•NATIONAL MEDIA APPEAL
•NO LEGITIMATE LEADS
May 2002-October 2007
•NO ACTIVITY ON HIS CREDIT CARD OR BANK ACCOUNT
•NO CELL PHONE ACTIVITY AFTER LAST PHONE CALL FROM MOTHER
INFORMANT INFORMATION
•REPORTED THAT SCOTT HAD BEEN SHOT IN THE
HEAD•REPORTED THAT SCOTT HAD BEEN DISPOSED OF IN
WOOD CHIPPER
INFORMANT INFORMATION
•REPORTED THAT SCOTT HAD BEEN BEATEN AND BURIED UNDER BARN IN
ILLINOIS
INFORMANT INFORMATION
•REPORTED THAT SCOTT HAD BEEN BEATEN AND
BURIED UNDER GARAGE IN VIGO COUNTY
INFORMANT INFORMATION
•MULTIPE TIPS REGARDING LOCATION OF REMAINS INVESTIGATED SINCE 2002
•ALL REPORTS OF LOCATION INCORRECT UNTIL RECOVERY ON OCTOBER 12, 2007
OCTOBER 2007
•CAR RECOVERED FROM WABASH RIVER APPROXIMATELY 380 FEET SOUTH OF FAIRBANKS PARK BOAT RAMP•CAR FACING UP-RIVER WHEN RECOVERED FROM 7 FEET OF WATER* (NORMAL DEPTH IS 20 FEET)
ANALYSIS OF FACTS
INTERVIEW WITH INFORMANT WHO DIRECTED POLICE TO FAIRBANKS, ADMITTED HE HAD LIED TO POLICE REGARDING
•LOCATION OF CAR•MURDER STORY
•BODY IN CHIPPER
OCTOBER 2007
PERSONAL EFFECTS FOUND IN CAR INCLUDED:
•WALLET WITH CREDIT CARD•CASH
•WRISTWATCH• NECKLACE
•CELL PHONE
DECEMBER 2007
WRISTWATCH•FOSSIL BRAND•WATER RESISTANT•EXAMINED BY REPAIRMAN, WHO INDICATES WATER WILL QUICKLY ENTER STEM/BUTTONS; STOP
OCTOBER 2007AUTOMOBILE EXAMINATION
•CAR SHOWS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE•CAR SHOWS NO EVIDENCE OF BULLETS (LOOSE OR HOLES)•WINDOW DOWN 6 ½ INCHES ON DRIVER’S SIDE
OCTOBER 2007AUTOMOBILE EXAMINATION
•IGNITION KEY IN OFF POSITION•WIPER BLADES IN UP POSITION•PARKING BRAKE NOT APPLIED•TRANSMISSION DETERMINED TO BE IN 5TH GEAR
OCTOBER 2007AUTOMOBILE EXAMINATION
•NO BRICK OR OTHER HEAVY OBJECT PLACED ON GAS PEDAL•SPEAKER BOX & BOOK BAG IN BACK OF VEHICLE
OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2007ANTHROPOLOGIC EXAM
•NO BONES FOUND IN THEIR CORRECT ANATOMIC POSITIONS•SUGGEST THAT DECEDENT CAME TO REST IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT WITH LOWER LEGS BENEATH STEERING WHEEL, TORSO/HEAD/ARMS TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE
OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2007ANTHROPOLOGIC EXAM
•HEALED FRACTURE OF HAND•POSSBILE HEALED OR HEALING FRACTURE OF LEFT HEEL•79% OF SKELETON IS PRESENT•ONLY ONE INDIVIDUAL PRESENT
OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2007ANTHROPOLOGIC EXAM
NO EVIDENCE OF PERIMORTEM TRAUMA NOTED
•NO SHARP FORCE TRAUMA•NO BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA•NO GUNSHOT TRAUMA•HYOID BONE IS UNDAMAGED
OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2007ANTHROPOLOGIC EXAM
•THE SKELTON DOES NOT DISPLAY ANY EVIDENCE OF PERIMORTEM TRAUMA•CAUSE OF DEATH CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED FROM THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL EVIDENCE
OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2007ANTHROPOLOGIC EXAM
SOFT TISSUE DECOMOSITON AND CONDITION OF THE BONES IS NOT
INCONSISTENT WITH THE REPORTED DISAPPEARANCE DATE OF MAY 2002
DECEMBER 2007Toxicologic examination
IS BEING ATTEMPTED, BUT NOT COMPLETE AS OF TODAY
ANALYSIS OF FACTS
•NO EVIDENCE TO INDICATE TRAUMA BY GUNSHOT, BLUNT FORCE, SHARP FORCE, OR STRANGULATION•NO EVIDENCE OF ROBBERY OF PERSONAL EFFECTS
ANALYSIS OF FACTS
•PRESENCE OF WALLET WITH CREDIT CARDS, CASH, CELL PHONE, GARAGE DOOR OPPENER, NECKLACE AND WRISTWATCH INDICATES NO ROBBERY
ANALYSIS OF FACTS
•NO EVIDENCE OF DISPOSAL OR STRIPPING OF VEHICLE•NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO VEHICLE
ANALYSIS OF FACTS
•VEHICLE IN 5TH GEAR WITH IGNITION OFF•SUGGESTS IT HAD BEEN PARKED, AND NOT PUSHED DOWN RAMP INTO WATER
ANALYSIS OF FACTS
•WABASH FESTIVAL WAS IN PROGRESS AT FAIRBANKS PARK•NO WITNESSES REPORTING ANY PROBLEMS
WITNESS STATEMENT
•HAD KNOWN SCOTT SINCE 8TH Gr•WAS AT SAME PARTY ON 5/23/02•NOTED THAT SCOTT WAS QUITE INTOXICATED AND HAD OFFERED TO DRIVE HIM HOME
EXPERIMENT
IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THIS VEHICLE TO ROLL WHEN IN 5TH GEAR?
YES
BUT EVEN HONDA MECHANICS DID NOT KNOW THIS
EXPERIMENT
USED A 2005 HONDA CIVIC Si•IDENTICAL SPECIFICATIONS AS 2002 MODEL FOR SIZE, WHEELS, MANUAL TRANSMISSION, & ENGINE COMPRESSION
EXPERIMENT
WHEN PLACED IN 5th GEAR AT TOP OF FAIRBANKS PARK RAMP …
VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD AND DOWN RAMP IN LESS THAN 90 SECONDS
VIDEO
ANALYSIS OF POSSIBLE MOTIVES
POTENTIAL MOTIVES
ROBBERY?
•STILL HAD CASH•STILL HAD CREDIT CARDS
•STILL HAD WATCH & NECKLACE•CELL PHONE PLUGGED IN
•INADEQUATE TIME
POTENTIAL MOTIVES
AUTO THEFT?
•CAR NOT STOLEN•CAR NOT STRIPPED•CAR NOT DAMAGED
•INADEQUATE TIME
POTENTIAL MOTIVES
DRUG RELATED?
•NO EVIDENCE OF DRUGS•NO TRAUMA
•CAR IN 5TH GEAR•NO PHONE TRAFFIC
•INADEQUATE TIME
POTENTIAL MOTIVES
THRILL?
•NO TRAUMA•CAR IN 5TH GEAR
•NO DAMAGE TO CAR
•INADEQUATE TIME
ANALYSIS OF FACTS
•TIME INTERVAL BETWEEN CONVERSATION WITH MOTHER AND WATCH STOPPING
36 MINUTES
ANALYSIS OF FACTS36-40 MINUTES•FINISH CONVERSATION WITH MOTHER•TALK WITH FRIENDS PRIOR TO LEAVING•DRIVE TO FAIRBANKS PARK•STOP & PUT CAR IN 5TH GEAR•ROLL DOWN BOAT RAMP•FLOAT 380 FEET•SINK AND EXPOSE WATCH TO WATER
ANALYSIS OF FACTS36-40 MINUTES•FINISH CONVERSATION WITH MOTHER (1)•TALK WITH FRIENDS PRIOR TO LEAVING (10+)•DRIVE TO FAIRBANKS PARK (10-15)•STOP & PUT CAR IN 5TH GEAR (1)•ROLL DOWN BOAT RAMP (1)•FLOAT 380 FEET (2-3?)•SINK AND EXPOSE WATCH TO WATER (?)
25 MINUTES +
QUESTIONS
COULD SCOTT JAVINS HAVE DRIVEN TO FAIRBANKS PARK
ON WAY HOME, AND STOPPED AT TOP OF RAMP?
QUESTIONS
HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE TO TO DRIVE FROM 22ND AND 1ST AVENUE TO FAIRBANKS PARK?
DISTANCE: MINIMUM 3.4 MILES
QUESTIONS
DOES THE TYPICAL DRIVER OF A MANUAL
TRANSMISSION VEHICLE, KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE
WILL ROLL IN 5th GEAR?
QUESTIONS
WOULD SOMEONE TRYING TO DISPOSE OF
CAR (& DRIVER) HAVE LEFT CAR IN GEAR
WHEN PUSHING IT?
QUESTIONS
HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE FOR A CAR,
TO ENTER THE WATER, FLOAT 380 FEET,AND THEN SINK?
QUESTIONS
COULD THE LEVEL OF INTOXICATION SUGGESTED BY PARTY WITNESSES,
PREVENTED SCOTT FROM WAKING UP,AS THE CAR ENTERED THE WATER?
QUESTIONS
COULD A LEVEL OF INTOXICATION PREVENTED SCOTT JAVINS FROM
EXITING THE VEHICLE,
IN A TOTALLY DARK ENVIRONMENTAS THE VEHICLE TOOK ON WATER?
QUESTIONS
COULD THE GEAR SHIFT HAVE BEEN KICKED INTO 5TH GEAR FROM
THE NEUTRAL POSITION?YES, BUT IT WOULD INDICATE
THAT HE WAS ALIVE & CONSCIOUS, NOT DEAD OR DISABLED
CONCLUSIONS
CAUSE OF DEATH:
CONSISTENT WITH DROWNING
POSSIBLE MANNERS
NATURALHOMICIDESUICIDEACCIDENTUNDETERMINED
POSSIBLE MANNERS
DETERMINATION REQUIRES A
PREPONDERANCEOF EVIDENCE
POSSIBLE MANNERS
NATURAL
CIRCUMSTANCES INDICATE CLEARLY NOT A NATURAL DEATH
POSSIBLE MANNERS
HOMICIDE
NO EVIDENCE OF MOTIVE, INFORMANT INFORMATION, OR PHYSICAL HARM
POSSIBLE MANNERS
SUICIDE
NOTHING IN HISTORY TO SUGGEST
POSSIBLE MANNERS
ACCIDENT
NO EVIDENCE THAT WOULD BE INCONSISTENT
POSSIBLE MANNERS
UNDETERMINED
NO CONCLUSIVE CAUSE OF DEATH, DUE TO CONDITION OF REMAINS
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