Serial Killer Randy Krafts Scorecard

Serial Killer Randy Kraft's Scorecard Many serial killers share similar characteristics. One that stands out is their desire to keep an item from their victims and hold on to it like a trophy.  It might be a piece of hair,  the victims drivers license, pictures, intimate apparel, or anything that would help the killer recall the experience. One of the most notorious killers to ever strike in California  was computer programmer Randy Kraft,   who was responsible for killing 16 young men, and suspected of killing up to 50 more. Kraft was also a trophy collector. At the time of his arrest investigators  found over 70 pictures of young men, most who looked unconscious or dead, tucked under the floor mat of his car, under the bare feet of his final victim. More were found inside his home during a police search. A Cryptic Coded List They also found a list inside a briefcase in his car trunk that was separated into two columns and had cryptic words listed under each column - 30 in the left column and 31 in the right column. Investigators referred to it as Krafts Scorecard (see enlarged image  of the actual scorecard)  because they believed it contained references and clues to the identities of  his victims. Some of the entries on the list were easy to connect to unsolved murders, including those  that  matched up with young men found in Krafts pictures. Other connections were ambiguous and failed to  provide enough evidence that would prove the connection in a court of law, although investigators believed the connections to be legitimate. Other entries could never be matched up to any unsolved murders to the frustration of the investigators who had worked years to solve the puzzles. Wishful Thinking or Real Evidence? Below is the Scorecard with the cryptic items listed in the order that Kraft had them listed. The more obvious connections include EDM,  which matched the initials of Edward Daniel Moore.Other notations matched the location of where the victims bodies were dumped, for example, Wilmington connected Kraft to the 1973 murder of John Doe-16 whose body was found in Wilmington. What was most disturbing to investigators were the entries like 2 IN 1 MV TO PL that appeared to represent that there was more than one victim, yet they were unable to connect it to any unsolved murders. What the list did provide were clues to the identity some of Krafts victims that could then be matched (or not matched) through forensic testing of evidence found on and around the victims and in Krafts home. This allowed investigators to charge Kraft with 16 murders, which he was later found guilty of committing. The Scorecard - Warning: Very Graphic Below is the list of the words on the scorecard, in the order that Kraft listed the words. The first column contains the number as it was listed by Kraft, the  second column is the cryptic entry, the third column  are the victims that the police were able to connect to Kraft based on the clue from  the cryptic word. The fourth  column are comments about why the connection was made, or information about the victim or about Kraft in reference to the victim. Cryptic Word(s) Victim Comments 1 STABLE Oct. 5, 1971Wayne Joseph Dukette, 30, of Long BeachBody found nude in south Orange County on the bottom of a ravine off the Ortega Highway. He was killed on Sept. 20.Cause of Death: Acute alcohol poisoning. Dukette worked part-time as a bartender at the Stables Bar in Sunset Beach. His car was found in the bars parking lot.Kraft worked at a bar located next to the Stables and often frequented Stables after work. 2 ANGEL No connection was made to an unsolved case. 3 EDM Dec. 26, 1972Edward Daniel Moore, 20, Marine based at Camp PendletonBody found on the off ramp of 405 and 605 freeways in Seal Beach. Moore died three days before being found.Cause of Death: Strangulation.- A sock was found inside his rectum.- Beaten on the face with possibly a pipe.- Dumped from a moving vehicle.- Bound at the wrists and ankles.- Deep fingernail scratches on testicles.- Bite marks on penis.- Victim was redressed. An instruction book for the harmonica that belonged to Moore was found in Krafts home during a police search.Moore was one of the 16 victims that Kraft was found guilty of murdering. 4 HARI KARI No connection was made to an unsolved case. 5 AIRPLANE HILL Feb. 6, 1973John Doe, Huntington Beach. Around 18 years old.Body found nude laying in an area known as Airplane Hill in Huntington Beach.Cause of Death: Either suffocation or loss of blood.- Ligature marks around his wrist.- Sodomized and emasculated.- Victim was redressed. During the time of the murder, Kraft lived in an area known to residents as Airplane Hill.The victim was one of the 16 victims that Kraft was found guilty of murdering. 6 MARINE DOWN No connection was made to an unsolved case. 7 VAN DRIVEWAY No connection was made to an unsolved case. 8 2 IN 1 MV TO PL No connection was made to an unsolved case. 9 TWIGGIE Nov. 27, 1974James Dale Reeves, 19, of CypressPartially nude body found in Irvine off the San Diego Freeway.Cause of Death: Undetermined-Three-inch round branch projecting from his rectum.- Body was posed in a Y position. Reeves had been at Ripples bar earlier in the day. It is also where his car was found abandoned later that day. 10 VINCE M Dec. 29, 1973Vincent Cruz Mestas, 23,Long Beach State University StudentBody found at the bottom of a ravine in the San Bernardino Mountains.Cause of Death: Strangulation.- His face and head had been shaved.- A sock was found inside his rectum.- A stick or pencil had been forced into his urethra.- His genitals were mutilated.- His hands were cut off.- He had been redressed, except for his shoes and one sock. Kraft lived a few blocks from the victim. 11 WILMINGTON Feb. 6, 1973John Doe 16, around 18 years old.Nude male body found off of the Terminal Island Freeway in Wilmington.Cause of Death: Possible Strangulation- Ligature marks around his neck.- A sock was found inside his rectum. Victim was recognized by some as a prostitute who worked around the Belmont Shore bluffs, which was one of Krafts cruising areas, 12 LB MARINA No connection was made to an unsolved case. 13 PIER 2 Aug. 3, 1974Thomas Paxton Lee, 25, of Long BeachBody found down an embankment under the Long Beach Harbor.Cause of Death: Strangulation. Lee would often cruise Granada Beach and Belmont Shores Bluff which was also areas that Kraft would go looking for one-night stands. 14 DIABETIC No connection was made to an unsolved case. 15 SKATES Jan. 4, 1975John William Leras, 17, of Long BeachBody found in the water at Sunset Beach.Cause of Death: Strangulation- A wooden surveyors stake found inside his rectum. The day before Leras body was found, he was seen getting off of a bus near Ripples Bar, carrying his skates. Kraft frequented Ripples Bar during that time.Two different sets of footprints were found in the sand, indicating that he was carried from a car and dumped into the water. 16 PORTLAND No connection was made to an unsolved case. 17 NAVY WHITE No connection was made to an unsolved case. 18 USER No connection was made to an unsolved case. 19 PARKING LOT May 8, 1975Keith Daven Crotwell, 19, of Long BeachCrotwells severed head was found in Long Beach near the 72nd Street jetty.October 18, 1975: The rest of his body, except for his hands, was found near El Toro.Cause of Death: Accidental drowning Last seen in Long Beach with Kraft on March 30, 1975.Crotwell was unconsciousin the front seat of Krafts Mustang. His friend, Kent May was unconscious in the back seat. The witness saw Kraft pull into the parking lot next to the Belmont Plaza Pool, push May out of the car and drive off with Crotwell.May told police that Kraft supplied drugs and alcohol to him and Crotwell and that he passed out soon afterward, 20 DEODORANT July 29, 1982Robert Avila, 16, of Los AngelesBody was found off the Hollywood Freeway in Echo Park.Cause of Death: Strangulation. Avila was known for his heavy use of deodorant. 21 DOG July 29, 1982Raymond Davis, 13, of Pittsburg, CaliforniaBody found next to another victim in Echo Park.Cause of Death: Strangulation. Davis was visiting relatives in Los Angeles. On the day that he went missing he was going to the park to look for his lost dog. 22 TEEN TRUCKER June 2, 1974Malcolm Eugene Little, 20, of Selma, AlabamaBody found along Highway 86, west of the Salton Sea.Cause of Death: Strangulation.- Body posed.- Emasculated.- Tree branch was jammed inside his rectum. Littles brother was a truck driver who had dropped him off on May 27, 1974, at the Garden Grove Freeway and San Diego Freeway interchange. He was planning to hitchhike back to Alabama. 23 IOWA No connection to an unsolved murder was made. 24 7TH STREET July 28, 1973Ronnie Gene Wiebe, age 20Body found on the 7th Street on-ramp to the San Diego Freeway. His car was found with a flat tire parked at the Sportsman Bar in Los Alamitos.Cause of Death: Ligature Strangulation.- A sock was found inside his rectum.- Suffered a fractured skull from repeatedly being hit on the head with a heavy object.- Hung upside down when tortured.- Bite marks on stomach and penis.- Redressed except for his shoes.- Thrown from a moving vehicle. The connection was based on the code and the location of his body. 25 LAKES MC Sept. 14, 1979Gregory Wallace Jolley, 20, of Jacksonville, FloridaBody was found in the Lake Arrowhead area.Cause of Death: Unknown- Emasculated and mutilated.- Head and legs were removed. Kraft often hunted for Marines. Jolley wore military clothing and told people he was in the Marines.A sketch pad belonging to Jolley was found in Krafts home during a police search. 26 MC LAGUNA June 22, 1974Roger E. Dickerson, 18, Marine at Camp PendletonBody found at Laguna Beach.Cause of Death: StrangulationAutopsy Results- Sodomized and mutilated.- Genitals and left nipple had been bitten and chewed.- Alcohol and diazepam was found in his system, He was last seen on June 20 near a bar in San Clemente. He had planned to hitchhike to Los Angeles. 27 GOLDEN SAILS Jan. 17, 1995Craig Victor Jonaites, 24. Address unknown.Body found in a lot next to the Golden Sails Hotel and Bar on the Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach.Cause of Death: StrangulationAutopsy Results- The body was fully clothed except for his socks and shoes. The connection was based on the code and the location of his body. 28 EUCLID April 16, 1978Scott Michael Hughes, 18, Marine from Camp PendletonBody found off the Euclid Street on-ramp, eastbound to the Riverside Freeway in Anaheim.Cause of Death: Strangulation.- Emasculated- Diazepam found in system.- The body had been redressed except for his shoe laces which had been removed from his shoes. Rug fibers found at Krafts home matched rug fibers found on Hughes body.He was one of the 16 victims that Kraft was found guilty of murdering. 29 HAWTH OFF HEAD April 22, 1973John Doe 52The torso of the unidentified man was found at Alameda Street and Henry Ford.- Right leg found on Terminal Island Freeway in Wilmington.- Arms, torso and right leg found along a road in Sand Pedro.- Head found near Redondo Avenue in Long Beach.- Left leg found behind the bar, Buoys Shed, in Sunset Beach.- Hands were never located.Cause of Death: Strangulation- Emasculated and mutilated.- Signs of being bound.- Eyelids removed. 30 76 Aug. 29, 1979Victim Unknown (John Doe No. 299)Body found in a dumpster located at Union 76 station and Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach.Cause of Death: UnknownAutopsy Results- A sock was found inside his rectum.- Head, arms, and legs had been cut off. Only the head, left leg, and torso were found. 31 2 IN 1 HITCH No connection was made to an unsolved case. 32 BIG SUR Aug. 12, 1974Gary Wayne Cordova, 23, of PasadenaBody found down an embankment in southern Orange County.Cause of Death: Acute Intoxication (alcohol and diazepam)Body was dressed except for shoes and socks. Friends say he was hitchhiking to Oceanside. He often talked about Big Sur. 33 MARINE HEAD BP Feb. 18, 1980Mark Alan Marsh, 20,Marine from the El Toro baseBody found in Los Angeles County off Templin Highway and Interstate 5Cause of Death: Unknown- A large object was found stuffed inside his rectum. His head and hands were cut off. Marsh often hitchhiked. He told friends he was going to Buena Park. 34 EXPLETIVE DELETED Paul Joseph Fuchs, 19, of Long BeachLast seen at Ripples Bar in Long Beach on Dec. 12, 1976, Kraft frequented Ripples Bar during that time. 35 FRONT OF RIPPLES No connection was made to an unsolved case. 36 MARINE CARSON June 19, 1978Richard Allen Keith, 20,Marine from Camp PendletonBody found along Moulton Parkway between El Toro and La Paz roads.Cause of Death: Strangulation. He was seen on June 18 hitchhiking from Carson.Keith was one of the 16 victims that Kraft was found guilty of murdering. 37 NEW YEARS EVE Jan. 3, 1976 Mark Howard Hall, 22, of Santa AnaBody found in Bedford Peak at the east end of Santiago Canyon.Cause of Death: Acute Alcoholism and Suffocation. Dirt had been packed into his trachea.- Emasculated and mutilated.- Several parts of his body, including his eyelids, eyeballs and his genitals had been burned with an automobile cigarette lighter.- A plastic object had been jammed into his urethra, penetrating the bladder.- Penis was removed and stuffed into the anus.- Knife scrapes on the victims legs. He was last seen on Jan. 1 leaving a New Years Eve party in San Juan Capistrano.Hall was one of the 16 victims that Kraft was found guilty of murdering. 38 WESTMINSTER DATE Nov. 24, 1979Jeffrey Bryan Sayre, 15, of Santa AnaWas last seen leaving Westminster after his date with his girlfriend. He had intended on taking the bus home, but the buses had stopped running for the night. The connection was made based on the reference to the location he was last seen and the code. 39 JAIL OUT Roland Gerald Young, 23, address unknownBody found on Irvine Center Drive near the San Diego Freeway.Cause of Death: Stabbed in the heart.- Emasculated- He had been redressed. Young had been released just hours before his body was found from Orange County Jail on a misdemeanor violation.Young was one of the 16 victims that Kraft was found guilty of murdering. 40 MARINE DRUNK OVERNIGHT SHORTS June 19, 1979Donnie Harold Crisel, 20, Marine from the Tustin baseBody found on the on-ramp of the Irvine Center Drive to the San Diego Freeway.Cause of Death: Poisoned with alcohol and drugs- Burned on his left nipple with an automobile cigarette lighter.- Ligature marks on neck and wrists. Crisel only had shorts on when his body was found.He was one of the 16 victims that Kraft was found guilty of murdering. 41 CARPENTER No connection was made to an unsolved case. 42 TORRANCE Sept. 30, 1978Richard A. Crosby, 20Body found on Highway 83 in San Bernardino County.Cause of Death: Suffocation- His left nipple was mutilated with an automobile cigarette lighter. On the night he was murdered he had gone to a movie in Torrance. Crosby always hitchhiked.The connection was made based on the reference to the location he was last seen and the code. 43 MC DUMP HB SHORT No connection was made to an unsolved case. 44 2 IN 1 BEACH Feb. 12, 1983Geoffrey Allan Nelson, 18, of Buena ParkNelsons nude body was found on the Euclid on-ramp to the Garden Grove Freeway.Cause of Death: Strangulation.- Emasculated- He was thrown from a moving vehicleRodger James DeVaul Jr. 20, of Buena ParkDeVauls body was found in a ravine in the Angeles National Forest.Cause of Death: Compression to the neck.- Sodomized- Body redressed. Photo of Devaul was found at Krafts apartment during a police search. He appeared dead in the photo. They were two of the 16 victims that Kraft was found guilty of murdering. 45 HOLLYWOOD BUS Aug. 20, 1981 -Christopher R. Williams, age 17Body found in San Bernardino Mountains in San Bernardino County.Cause of Death: Pneumonia due to aspiration.Autopsy Results- Paper was found stuffed in his rectum.- He was dressed except for his shoes, socks, and underwear. Williams was a known prostitute who often hustled customers at the bus stops in Hollywood. 46 MC HB TATTOO Sept. 3, 1980Robert Wyatt Loggins, 19, a Marine from the Tustin baseBody found nude inside of a trash bag in an El Tor housing project.Cause of Death: Acute intoxication- Signs that a sock had been stuffed into his rectum. Loggins had a large tattoo on his arm. He was last seen near the Huntington Beach Pier.A picture of Loggins was found under the floor mat of Krafts car. In it, he appeared nude, posed, and dead.He was one of the 16 victims that Kraft was found guilty of murdering. 47 OXNARD No connection was made to an unsolved case. 48 PORTLAND ECK Name unknown. OregonJuly 18, 1980: Body found off Interstate 5 in Woodburn, OregonCause of Death: Strangulation 49 PORTLAND DENVER July 17, 1980Michael Shawn OFallon, 17, ColoradoCause of Death: Strangulation- Sodomized- Alcohol and diazepam found in blood stream. He was hitchhiking from Denver to in the northwest.OFallons camera was found in Krafts apartment during a police search. 50 PORTLAND BLOOD April 10, 1981Michael Duane Cluck, 18Body found near Interstate 5 in Goshen, OregonCause of Death: Bludgeoned to death- Sodomized- Bludgeoned 31 times in the back of the head. Prosecutors made the connection because this was the bloodiest of all of the 45 crime scenes.A shaving kit with the name Mike Cluck printed on it was found in Krafts bathroom during a police search. 51 PORTLAND HAWAII Dec. 9, 1982 -Lance Trenton Taggs, 19, OregonBody found near Wilsonville, OregonCause of Death: Unknown- A sock was stuffed inside his rectum.- The body had been redressed. Taggs had a bag with Hawaii printed on it which was found at Krafts house during the investigation. Taggs was also wearing a shirt with Hawaii printed on it. 52 PORTLAND RESERVE Dec. 18, 1982Anthony Jose Silveira, 29Body found nude near MedfordCause of Death: Strangulation- Sodomized. Also found with a toothbrush stuffed into a body cavity. Silveira had recently completed National Guard duty. He was last seen on Dec. 3, hitchhiking to a Guard drill in Medford. 53 PORTLAND HEAD Nov. 28, 1982Brian Harold Witcher, 26Body found near Interstate 5 near Wilsonville, OregonCause of Death: UnknownWitcher was thrown from a moving vehicle.His body was fully clothed except for socks and shoes. Witcher was last seen in Portland, Oregon before he was murdered.No connection to the HEAD in the code has been made. 54 GR 2 Dec. 9, 1982 (Cousins)- Dennis Patrick Alt, 20, of Comstock Park, Michigan- Christopher Schoenborn, 20, of Conklin, MichiganTheir bodies found in a field several miles from their hotel in Grand Rapids. They were attending a convention.Alt died from asphyxia by choking. His body was clothed except his genitals were exposed. His boots were also missing.Schoenborn died from strangulation. His body was nude and had a pen stuffed into a body cavity. Evidence linking Kraft to the murders includes witnesses who saw Kraft and the two victims talking together in the hotel bar the night before they were murdered.Alts car keys were found in Krafts hotel room after he checked out on Dec. 8.A bottle opener that belonged to one of the victims and Schoenborns jacket were found in Krafts home in Long Beach. 55 MC PLANTS No connection was made to an unsolved case. 56 SD DOPE Jan. 19, 1984Mikeal Laine, 24, of ModestoSkeletal remains found in the mountains near Ramona in San Diego County.He had a history of using illegal drugs. 57 HIKE OUT LB BOOTS July 8, 1978Keith Arthur Klingbiel, 23, of Everett, WashingtonBody found on the road of Interstate 4 near the La Paz exit near Mission Viejo.Cause of Death: Drug poisoning and strangulation- His left nipple was burned with an automobile cigarette lighter.- He was thrown from a moving vehicle- A bootlace was missing from his left hiking boot.- A Long Beach matchbook was found in his pocket. Klingbiel was one of the 16 victims that Kraft was found guilty of murdering. 58 ENGLAND No connection was made to an unsolved case. 59 OIL No connection was made to an unsolved case. 60 DART 405 Nov. 18, 1978Michael Joseph Inderbeiten, 20, of Long BeachBody dumped during rush hours at the Seventh Street off-ramp, intersection of the San Diego Freeway and 605 freeways.Cause of Death: Suffocation- Sodomized- Scrotum and testicles had been removed.- Penis appeared skinned.- Victim was alive during emasculation.- Victim impaled with a large object in rectum.- Deep burns made with a cigarette lighter found on his nipples.- Body was nude except for his pants that were pulled down below the waist. Inderbeiten was one of the 16 victims that Kraft was found guilty of murdering. 61 WHAT YOU GOT No connection was made to an unsolved case. Kraft was charged with 16 murders, 14 of which were connected through the list.  He has always maintained that he was innocent and told investigators that the list referred to various gay relationships that he had been involved in and shouldnt be taken seriously.He was charged with murdering 16 young males, mostly from southern California.  Victims and their number on the list: (3) Edward Daniel Moore, (39) Roland Young, (24) Ron Wiebe, (28) Scott Hughes, (36)  Richard Keith, (19) Keith Crotwell, (37) Mark Hall, (46) Robert Loggins, (40) Don Crisel, (60) Michael Inderbeiten, (44) Geoff Nelson, (44) Roger DeVaul, (5)John Doe, (N/L)  Kevin Bailey,  (57)  Keith Klingbeil, (N/L) Eric Church, (N/L) Terry GambrelTwo victims Kraft was convicted of murdering (Eric Church and Terry Gambrel) were not on the list, or at least investigators could not make a connection.  A jury  found Kraft guilty and on  November 29, 1989, he was  sentenced to die.

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Individual can be tortured also to give wrong allegations on someone else who has been convicted wrongfully (Holligan, 2003). These wrong evidences consequently results to convicting individuals wrongfully. During conviction of individuals, correct evidence should be gathered from mentally fit individual and police should not be allowed to torture individuals to give evidence in regard to crime and therefore they should be left to give evidence freely.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Court should come up with various ways to ensure that cases of wrongful conviction are fully eliminated or they are reduced to minimum level to help those individuals who suffer greatly in prison while they are innocent as a result of being convicted wrongfully. The court has established various ways of ensuring that the problem is dealt with accordingly. This ways include: The court should first establish the main causes of wrongful convictions. Court should carry out research on these causes so as to ensure that they are dealt with fully. The court should review cases so that they can have better understanding of wrongful conviction. Appropriate constituent should ensure that they have the best practice. Issues of systematic level in examination of wrongful conviction should be examined. This can be enhanced when court get involved in commission which will ensure that all the above is addressed and the issues of wrongful conviction are reduced.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   The court before giving their final ruling on the one who committed crime, the magistrates should first ensure that they are aware of the many causes of wrongful conviction so that they can establish them and understand them fully before giving their judgment on crime. By being aware of these causes, the courts ensure that judgments are not based on unreliable evidence and therefore judgment should always be based on reliable evidence (Sprouts, 2005). This evidence should be given forth by reliable individual who can be fully trusted of evidence that they produce in court to help in ruling of the convicted individual.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Before giving out ruling, the court should ensure that it has carried out reliable research so that they can deal with cases which are brought forth rightfully (Rosen, 1992). These researches will help to establish whether the evidence collected is reliable. Research such as cause and result of wrongful conviction should be carried out so that the court can understand the torture that those who are convicted wrongly undergo. Therefore, by carrying out various researches, the court can finally be able to always give the rightful conviction.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Another way of reducing these wrongful conviction the court need to review various cases which have been wrongfully convicted so that they can evaluate the cause of those cases and come up with measures of ensuring that they are finally resolved. Best practices should be carried out by the court to ensure that those cases that they handle and the evidence that they use in ruling are reliable so that they can avoid unreliable sources which will cause wrongful conviction of individuals. Such practices includes, using experienced experts to gather enough information in regard to the crime being investigated.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Systemic levels of examining various cases should be enhanced by court which will help the court to follow the case step by step so that the ruling given is the right one. Step by step follow up of cases can give reliable results to base judgment on. These systemic orders should be carried out by the court from the time the crime is committed and the scene of crime, to collection and presentation of evidence to the court by reliable individual. When these are followed, reliable evidence is finally gathered which prevents wrongful conviction.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   There are quite a number of individuals who were convicted wrongly in and faced trial of crimes that they did not commit. One of the outstanding examples of an individual who was wrongfully convicted is David Milgaard who was wrongfully charged of raping Gail Miller out of false confession. Out of pressure and continued intellogation by the police, David’s finally changed the truth concerning the evidence they had in regard to the crime until it took to the version of police which lead to arrest of David. All the witnesses who were called upon to give testimony in regard to David were intimidated by the police who made them to give wrong information. After going through torture, the witness had to give information which pleased the police so that they could use it to file charges on David for crime which he had not committed. David tried to persuade the court but no one could listen to him since they believed that they had enough evidence. But after a lot of effort which was employed by David and the family, they finally managed to get reliable evidence out of DNA testing which they used to prove that David did not actually commit that crime. According to federal government, they compensated David for being convicted wrongfully. In this case, torture should not be used to get evidence and reliable evidence should be used before convicting an individual.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Another victim of wrongful conviction is Richard Alexander who was accused falsely of four rape cases after the statement which was released by the victim. After DNA study was carried out, it did not show him as the suspect of the case but the victim confessed that he was the one who committed that crime. During his stay in court, investigators were convinced that he is guilty since there are more rape cases which occurred when he was in custody. This enabled him to prove himself innocent since the other three cases mentioned him but by that time he was in police custody.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Another individual who was wrongfully convicted was Alan Crotzer who was sent to prison in 1982. Alan was convicted of being among the three men accused of robbing white occupants in their apartment in Timpa and rapped a woman and a child (Wickham, 2007). They were accused of sexually assaulting them and leaving them tied to a tree. Crotzer was arrested since his picture was picked at the scene of crime. Crotzer was convicted wrongful and sentenced for a period of 130 years. He was behind bars for 24 years but after DNA test was carried out he was finally released and proved innocent.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Therefore, in conclusion, wrongful conviction has caused many innocent individuals to suffer for mistake committed by other individuals who finally goes free. For fairness to be reached, the court should ensure that investigation and reliable evidence are used to determine the one who has actually committed the crime. Wrongful conviction results to torture and should be minimized and avoided at all levels. Reference: Rosen P. (1992). Wrongful conviction in Criminal Justice. Retrieved from: http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/Collection-R/LoPBdP/BP/bp285-e.htm Wickham D. (2007). Wrongfully convicted man. Retrieved from: http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2007/05/wrongly_convict.html Sprouts M. (2005). Swanns way. United State: Barne and Noble Holligan B. (2003). Adventure and Law and Justice. Sydney: UNSW DPIC. (2008). Causes of Wrongful Conviction. Retrieved from: file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/user/Desktop/Causes%20of%20Wrongful%20Convictions.htm

The Outsider in Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea and Wonderful F

The â€Å"Outsider† in Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea and Wonderful Fool  Ã‚  Ã‚   The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea   Wonderful Fool     In designing the characters in a novel, frequently, an author includes a character who finds himself on the outside of the accepted society. This outsider character often finds himself at a disadvantage. The mere fact that he is unfamiliar in his society tends to create problems for the character to solve. After solving these problems, the character leaves behind a lasting effect on at least one other character, both of whom have changed dramatically due to the influence of the outsider. In Yukio Mishima's novel The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea, the character Ryuji Tsukazaki filled this role. Ryuji is a very accomplished sailor who, after beginning a life on land finds himself uncomfortable and uneasy with his surroundings. In fact, throughout the novel, the reader is told about his desire for a life at sea and his favorite song, "I Can't Give Up the Sailor's Life" (Mishima 17). Ryuji, who "had been guided by an antipathy to land" to become a sailor, finds himself in many uncomfortable positions throughout his life on the land, especially in Winter after his return to Fusako and Noboru (Mishima 15). Ryuji, unable to find camaraderie and acceptance on sea or on land, felt empty and isolated. As a young man, Ryuji experienced many tragedies while growing up. The death of his father, mother, and sister gave him a sour taste of life on land. He found it difficult to feel comfortable and at ease on land, "his only memories of life on shore were of poverty and sickness and death, of endless devastation; by becoming a sailor, he had detached himself from the land forever" (... ...ture from their company, Takamori and Tomoe finally realized that Gaston, truly an "enigma", turned out to indeed be a "wonderful fool" (Endo 52, 180). The outsider character in both novels finds himself at odds with his surroundings. Although the plot was different in both novels, certain similarities between the two characters still exist. Both had to evoke a lot of inner strength to overcome their difficulties, both struggled internally and externally with their predicament, and most importantly, both left a lasting impact on the characters involved in the plot. These characters, Gaston Bonaparte and Ryuji Tsukazaki, will definitely remain as two of the most influential "outsider" characters in modern literature. Works Cited: Mishima, Yukio. (Translated by John Nathan) The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea, New York, Vintage International, 1993. The Outsider in Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea and Wonderful F The â€Å"Outsider† in Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea and Wonderful Fool  Ã‚  Ã‚   The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea   Wonderful Fool     In designing the characters in a novel, frequently, an author includes a character who finds himself on the outside of the accepted society. This outsider character often finds himself at a disadvantage. The mere fact that he is unfamiliar in his society tends to create problems for the character to solve. After solving these problems, the character leaves behind a lasting effect on at least one other character, both of whom have changed dramatically due to the influence of the outsider. In Yukio Mishima's novel The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea, the character Ryuji Tsukazaki filled this role. Ryuji is a very accomplished sailor who, after beginning a life on land finds himself uncomfortable and uneasy with his surroundings. In fact, throughout the novel, the reader is told about his desire for a life at sea and his favorite song, "I Can't Give Up the Sailor's Life" (Mishima 17). Ryuji, who "had been guided by an antipathy to land" to become a sailor, finds himself in many uncomfortable positions throughout his life on the land, especially in Winter after his return to Fusako and Noboru (Mishima 15). Ryuji, unable to find camaraderie and acceptance on sea or on land, felt empty and isolated. As a young man, Ryuji experienced many tragedies while growing up. The death of his father, mother, and sister gave him a sour taste of life on land. He found it difficult to feel comfortable and at ease on land, "his only memories of life on shore were of poverty and sickness and death, of endless devastation; by becoming a sailor, he had detached himself from the land forever" (... ...ture from their company, Takamori and Tomoe finally realized that Gaston, truly an "enigma", turned out to indeed be a "wonderful fool" (Endo 52, 180). The outsider character in both novels finds himself at odds with his surroundings. Although the plot was different in both novels, certain similarities between the two characters still exist. Both had to evoke a lot of inner strength to overcome their difficulties, both struggled internally and externally with their predicament, and most importantly, both left a lasting impact on the characters involved in the plot. These characters, Gaston Bonaparte and Ryuji Tsukazaki, will definitely remain as two of the most influential "outsider" characters in modern literature. Works Cited: Mishima, Yukio. (Translated by John Nathan) The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea, New York, Vintage International, 1993.

Enviromental aspects,issues, impact and legislation

IntroductionThe universe ‘s environment is non illimitable. The demand to take into consideration the sustainability of the illimitable universe ‘s environment has brought about inventions in assorted techniques and methods of doing certain the environment is good sustained. In the class of realizing the sustainability of the universe ‘s environment, there have been divergent positions on the definitions and accounts of sustainability. Brundtland ( 1987 ) is of the position that, sustainable development involves run intoing the demands and aspirations of the present without compromising the ability to run into those of the hereafter. â€Å"We all have an impact on the environment by the mere act of populating from daily, Whitelaw ( 2004 ) † . This essay will take major stairss in turn toing environmental facets, issues, impact and the assorted statute law associated with them.STUDY SITE ( CASE STUDY )The instance survey is a location in the University of Hertfordshire. This location is a level within one of the halls of abode, i.e. level in one of the inn adjustment. Precisely, kitchen 33, wide hall, bishop rise Hatfield, Hertfordshire. The flat is made up of 12 suites, with 12 residents sharing one kitchen, two bathing suites, three lavatories, a common step instance, and other installations put in topographic point by the authorization of the University of HertfordshireSection ONEThe survey site is affected by some environmental issues. The facets, issues, impacts and the guiding statute laws are tabulated below.Table 1: Showing environmental facet, issues, impacts and steering statute laws on the survey site, Kitchen 33, Broad hall.AspectIssueImpactLegislation( A ) Waste 1 Sewage waste 2 Plastic waste 3 Paper waste 4 Leftovers from nutrient 5 Empty bottlesWaste productionWaste disposalWaste direction jobEnvironmental pollutionEnvironmental debasementLoss of utile landCost of recycling waste.cost of waste disposalThe WRA 1991 ( H2O resource act ) : subdivision 85Environmental protection act ( EPA ) 1990UK WEE RegulationThe landfill ( England and waste ) ordinances 2002( B ) ENERGY CONSUMPTION. High energy ingestion from 1.Electric cooker 2.Microwave oven 3.heaters in all suites. 4. Hot H2O from pat. 5. Electronic doors 6.Light bulbs.1.Carbon missions into the ambiance. 2.Heat coevals 3.Climate alteration1.Ozon bed depletion 2.Air pollution 3.Global warming 4.Loss of aesthetic value of the environment. 5.Green house consequence .1.Kyoto pact 1997 aimed at cut downing the emanation of green house gases. 2.Environmental protection act 1990 ; UK parliament 1990. 3.Clean air act, 1993. 4.Town and state planning ( Hazard Substance Control Act. ) 1990. 5. Montreal protocol September 1987 6.Clean air act,1993( C ) NATURAL RESOURCES 1.Furniture from wood. 2.Use of tabular arraies 3.Use of chairs 4.cupboards for hive awaying nutrient. 5.Plastics ; waste bins, home bases, spoons, 6.Use of glass 7.micro moving ridge oven. 8.Refridgerators. 9.Rug rugs in suites 10.metal beds used in the suites.1.Solid waste coevals. 2, Landfills 3.General waste.1.Deforestation. 2Oxygen depletion. 3.Emission of C dioxide. 4.loss of utile land. 5.loss of universe ‘s biodiversity.1.Refuse disposal agreeableness act,1978. 2.controlled waste ordinances ( S1588 ) 1992 3.Resouce recovery act 1970.( D ) Noise This is any signifier of sound that is non endurable or that disturbs the ear or the organic structure in general. It could be from peoples raucous interactions, music, pealing telephones, closing of doors, interrupting of home bases in the kitchen. Disturbing stairss on the step instance by residents and visitants.Noise productionPerturbations that wakes one up when resting or kipingInability to concentrate while readingUnnecessary distractions by opening and closing of doors.Extreme noise could impact the ear membranophoneThe statutory noise act ordinances 2006( Tocopherol ) HEALTH/SAFETYCarelessness, non attachment to UH adjustment service regulations.The impacts could be hurts from the usage of family utensilsContamination from minor unwellnesss, e.g cough which is easy contagiousThe smoke-free ( premises and enforcement ) ordinances 2006. Health and safety act. 1974. Statutory instrument No. 2677. 2002.WATER CONSUMPTION. 1.Water usage 2.Use of chemical 3.Use of detergents1.Chemical toxicity 2. Runing H2O from pat ( dripping H2O ) . 3.Dirty H2O fluxing through sink1.Pollution of land H2O 2.Contamination of shoal aquifer 3. depletion of inland H2O beginnings.1.Water industries act 1991, 2.Water resource act 1991 3. Land H2O ordinance act 1998.Section TWOSeveral environmental issues affect the survey site, wide hall of abode, kitchen 33. These issues include waste production, disposal, waste direction, energy ingestion, noise production, H2O usage, wellness and safety. The effects of these environmental issues vary in wide hall kitchen 33. A marking and ranking system was carried out to acquire the issue with the highest degree of importance. i.e, prioritizing the issues.Marking AND Ranking System:The ranking and marking system used in the facets and impacts analysis matrix Tinsley ( 2001 ) .2.1.2 THE ASPECTS AND IMPACTS ANALYSIS MATIXFor lucidity intent, a five point evaluation graduated table is used to sort each facet, environmental issues in relation to their corresponding environmental impact as: major, high, moderate, minimal, and low. Table 2.1: ASPECT CLASSIFICATION ( Tinsley 2001 )SEVERITY/RATINGASPECT CLASSIFICATIONASPECT CRITERIA1MinimumNo consequence of waste on the environment2LowLow consequence of waste3ModerateModerate waste production4HighHigh waste production presence and consequence5MajorMajor production of wasteTable 2.2 PROBABILITY OF OCCURENCE:The chance or likeliness of happening can be ascertained from a mark of 1 ( less than 20 % ) to a mark of 5 ( 81-100 % ) . Tinsley ( 2001 )PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCEPROBABILITY %581-100461-80341-60221-4010-20Table 2.3SEVERITY/RATINGPROBABILITY ( 5 )MarkRanking1 Minimal 2 low 3 Moderate 4 High 5 MajorLikelihood Of HappeningProbability Multiplied By BadnessHarmonizing To Mark valueTable 2.4 PRIORITISING THE ISSUE USING SCORING AND RANKINGIssueBadness EvaluationProbabilityMarkRanking1 High waste production55202neodymium2High energy ingestion54251st3 Noise production53153rd4 Water use3395Thursday5 Waste direction3266Thursday6 sloppiness52104ThursdayTable 2,4 shows that energy ingestion records a high mark of 25 and ranked 1st. It can be concluded that high energy ingestion is the major environmental issue associated with wide hall, kitchen 33. This is followed by high waste production, ranked 2neodymiumwith a mark of 20. Noise production ranked 3rdwith a mark of 15, sloppiness ranked 4h and hold a mark of 10 while H2O usage and waste direction scored 9 & A ; 6 and ranked 5th & A ; 6Thursdayseverally. Emphasis will be on the two most of import issues in this essay.2.2 HIGH ENERGY UTILIZATIONMajor productions today depend on high usage of energy. The demand for high energy usage has been on the addition. Brady ( 2006 ) explains that energy use has led to the presence of heat on the Earth and besides accretion of green house gases. This affects climate alteration. Collins ( 1998 ) defines energy as the capacity to make work. And that energy could be in assorted signifiers. These include electrical energy, mechanical energy, heat energy, light energy, sound energy, possible energy, kinetic energy etc. The hall of abode ( kitchen33 ) is associated with high energy use. Among the issues prioritised on table 2,4, energy use scored 25 and ranked 1st.It is the major issue. Light bulbs are left on for a long clip, electric cooker is ever in usage for cookery and boiling H2O. A batch of energy is consumed through this procedure. Furthermore, the warmers in the suites are invariably in usage since the conditions is cold. The chief entryway door and doors taking to each of the 12 suites are electronically operated with the usage of cards. In the class of this, energy is utilised. The bulbs that light the transition are in most instances on, since no 1 is attached to the transition for adjustment. The showers for bathing, running lights-outs in the kitchen are besides beginnings of energy use. Due to energy use, clime alteration has led to sea degree rise. Sea degree rise could endanger the endurance of 1000s islands of whose highest points are frequently non more than a few meters above sea degree, every bit good as other low lying country ; with significant animate being and human population Vrolijk ( 2002 ) . In order to keep sustainability of the universe ‘s environment, the Kyoto Protocol set out lawfully adhering quantified emanation restriction and decrease committedness ( QELRSs ) for industrialised states, and targeted 5.2 % decrease in emanations from 1990, degrees for a basket of green house, by the commitment period of 2008-12, Vrolijk ( 2002 ) . Energy usage besides has a batch of impact on the Earth. The combustion of fossil fuels is a beginning of impact. Harmonizing to the University of Hertfordshire environmental forum, quality of life study ( 2006 ) , the primary cause of planetary clime alteration is the green house gas emanation distributed to places and industries into the ambiance. It went farther to province that, UK. relies upon carbon-base dodo fuels for the bulk of its energy beginnings. Coal and gas supply Stationss to bring forth electrical energy.2.3 WASTE PRODUCTION/ DISPOSAL / MANAGEMENTWaste could be described as a substance which constitute a scrap stuff or other unwanted excess substance originating from the application of any procedure, Bahu ( 1997 ) p24. Waste includes points, stuffs that are no more in utile. Cope ( 1983 ) , defines waste as the merchandises, spent residues and discarded constituents of industrial fabrication procedures, which have no realistic value. What could be taken as waste vari es with persons. Brady ( 2006 ) , states that human activities have the possible to foul the aquatic environment, for illustration domestic waste. Beginnings of waste could be ; places, fabricating industries, offices, dilapidated stuffs from edifices, , sewerage etc. The quality of life study ( 2006 ) , Hertfordshire Environmental Forum, states that, in 2005-2006, the entire waste produced in the state amounted to 2 million metric tons.Several environmental issues are associated with the survey site, a level in the University of Hertfordshire pupil ‘s adjustment. Waste production, disposal, direction are endangering issues in the level. As an country develops and population additions, the volume of waste H2O additions, ensuing in an addition in hurtful substances leaching into the local aquifer and pollute the H2O, which becomes insecure for usage, Black ( 1977 ) . Sewage waste are generated from lavatories, soiled H2O gotten from soaked pots poured into the sink constitute high waste production in the level. Furthermore, waste bins are in most instances overfilled and rubbish litters the floor of the kitchen. This is an environmental jeopardy which straight affects the wellness of the residents and the aesthetic value of the level. The pro duction of waste is so high that the Rota prepared by the University of Hertfordshire adjustment office can no longer assist the state of affairs. Traveling by the manner of the adjustment service ‘s agreement, the waste are supposed to be disposed off each twenty-four hours. But in most instances, waste bins are already overfilled before the terminal of the twenty-four hours. This brings in the issue of direction since the Rota does non work out the manner it was planned. In some instances the residents have to â€Å"break protocol† by non waiting till the terminal of the twenty-four hours before disposing off the overfilled waste bins. In 2003, 43 % of the entire waste produced in the UK was disposed off in landfill site, DEFRA ( 2007 ) . If this tendency occurs really frequently, the universe ‘s environmental sustainability is threatened and the aesthetic value of the environment is compromised. There are besides waste from pots left for many yearss. The pots become smelly as some of the proprietors leave place for yearss. From the study embarked upon in the class of this work, it was found that â€Å"mini† waste bins get overfilled in some of the suites. If sustainability must be embraced, so the flat in inquiry is yet to make so. From table 2.4, it is justifiable to state that, waste production with a mark of 20 and ranked 2nd is one of the chief environmental issue concerned with the survey site.Section THREE3.0The two issues that were identified with the instance survey ( wide hall, kitchen 33 ) as prioritised in table 2.4 are:Waste production, disposal and direction.High energy use.The above mentioned issues are prioritised as the two chief issues whose impact are more on the hall of abode ( kitchen 33 ) . It will be of import to explicate and propose solutions to the jobs caused by these issues. Here the benefit of environmental direction system, if implemented will be explained to the authorization of the University of Hertfordshire.ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMDefinition:Sheldon ( 2003 ) described direction system as a simple manner of traveling information around inside an organisation. He moreover states that, its map is to determine reaching of information at the right topographic point at the right clip for a good determination to be made. An environmental direction system takes into history organisation forces, construction, be aftering map, operation, procedure and even its accustomed pattern. As opposed to fiscal and quality facets, it is the environmental facets of an organisation ‘s activities, merchandises and services that are capable to direction, Sheldon ( 2003 ) . In order to accomplish consequences through the usage of environmental direction system attack, a policy frame work is needed. Jaccard ( 2005 ) , sees policy as, an attempt by public governments to bring on action, and these include ; information proviso, ordinances, revenue enhancement, subsidies and the determination to take direct action. Brady ( 2006 ) , defines environmental direction system as a structured frame work for pull offing an administration ‘s important environmental impact. There are a figure of international criterion to be met or pursued by administrations who intend to run within the environmental scene. ISO 14001 is the most internationally recognized EMS usher and it is one of the wide scope of environmental criterions in the ISO 14000 series. ISO 14001 requires organisations to use proper attention and control in covering with the environment and that, administrations impact on the environment should be controlled, Whitelaw ( 2004 ) . An environmental impact is any alteration caused the environment whether adverse or goodBENEFIT ASSOCIATED WITH EMS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIREThe environmental issues and impact concerned with the University of Hertfordshire ‘s Hall of Residence ( Broad Hall, Kitchen 33 ) exactly, should be addressed. Here the nidation of EMS is suggested. With th e usage of an environmental direction system, the needed legislative and regulative attachment will be implemented. This execution will better on the University of Hertfordshire, particularly, conformity with the assorted statute law that are already in topographic point. Ana EMS will assist the University save cost in the country of energy ingestion. An analysis of the benefit and cost realised from an EMS can assist turn to of import managerial inquiries, Yiridoe et Al, ( 2003 ) . The University, with the usage of EMS, could determine whether environmental activities have resulted in increased operational volume or lessening in operating cost. By affecting the full work force in a cost decrease programme, spreads would be bridged and encouraging consequences are achieved, Hill et Al, ( 2004 ) . The University of Hertfordshire could develop its staff in line with established regulative and legislative criterions to accomplish high environmental public presentation. In the country of waste production, the University direction should endeavor to transport out a everyday cheques on the suites and kitchen of the hall in inquiry. Adopting an EMS would assist the University embracing method of waste direction. For illustration, recycling of waste as practiced with the usage of incinerators can be adopted Hepbasli ( 2008 ) . Increasing the figure of waste bins on a regular basis or frequent disposal will be of import. Embracing an EMS by the University direction will assist work out job of such nature. It is besides recommended that, punishments be awarded mistaking residents who fail to adhere to the new ordinances. The UK authorities has a mark of 1,500MW of new electricity bring forthing capacity from renewable beginnings by the twelvemonth 2000, and estimations that by 2025, renewable may provide between 5 % and 25 % of current UK electricity, Hill et Al ( 2004 ) . This could be good achieve with the execution of an EMS. This will in no uncertainty cut down the cost incurred from over ingestion of energy in the level within wide hall of abode. Adopting an EMS would besides cut down the sum of emanations into the ambiance, since it will take to a decrease in the combustion of fossil fuels. Hepbasli ( 2008 ) is of the position that renewable energy offers a scope of benefit, such as, lessening in external dependance on energy and besides hike local and regional industries in the country of employment. The University ‘s corporate image would hold a face lift through the execution of an EMS. Adopting an EMS will heighten environmental public presentation of the University in the country of waste direction and decrease in energy use. The University may besides derive a really high credence and acknowledgment from assorted supervising governments and bureaus, Especially, authorities governments, holding been enhanced by following an EMS. When coal and gas are burnt for energy, C dioxide ( CO2 ) is released together with a scope of other gases including green-house gases, ( quality of life study 2006 ) . With the application of EMS, the decrease of energy ingestion could be achieved and more so, several attempt should be made to guarantee dependance on renewable energy beginning. A good implemented EMS will be utile in this way. Making certain that occupant exchange off their electrical contraptions, i.e. bulbs, warmer, micro moving ridges, kettle-heater, and cooker etc in due times should be followed up. Environmental direction system can non be ruled out in seeking to accomplish a sustainable development.Decision:The being of adult male is dependent on assorted factors or phenomena. The environment seems to be the umbrella under which adult male lives continuously and sustainably. Though, accomplishing a perfect environmental sustainability is still being pursued, the environment is continuously faced with impacts, ensuing from environmental issues caused by adult male. Human activities are beginnings of environmental impacts. 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