This is America. Гришенкова Е.Г. - 114 стр.

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The first woman to be on the “Top Ten” list was Ruth Eisemann-Schier. In
1968 she and her boyfriend kidnapped a wealthy young woman in the state of
Georgia. After committing the crime, Eisemann-Schier fled the area. She changed her
name and moved to the state of Oklahoma.
But she applied for a job that required the prints of her fingertips be taken. An
official noted that her fingerprints matched those of a wanted criminal. Eisemann-
Schier was arrested. She admitted she was guilty of the crime and was sentenced to
seven years in prison. She served four years, then was sent back to her native country
of Honduras. So far, eight “Top Ten” suspects have been women.
The FBI has studied how “Top Ten” criminals have been caught over the past
twenty years. It says citizen cooperation after publicity about the crime has resulted
in the capture of about forty percent of the suspected criminals. The agency says the
“Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” program uses many kinds of media to gain public
attention. These include newspapers, wanted signs, and television news and crime
shows. Of these, the popular television show “America’s Most Wanted” is
responsible for the largest number of criminals captured.
To learn more about crime investigation, we visited the National Museum of
Crime and Punishment in Washington. A lawyer and businessman from Florida,
John Morgan, owns and operates the museum. He was influenced to open the
museum after a visit to Alcatraz prison in San Francisco, California.
Mister Morgan opened the museum in partnership with John Walsh. He is the
host of the television show “America’s Most Wanted.”
Parts of this program are recorded in a studio in the Museum of Crime and
Punishment. “America’s Most Wanted” tells about people who are suspected of
crimes. People watching the show are asked to telephone if they have information
that could help capture the criminals.
The Museum of Crime and Punishment has exhibits that explain how experts
gather evidence at the place where a crime is committed. Some of the professionals
who examine evidence gathered during criminal investigations are called forensic
scientists. These experts use chemistry, physics, anthropology, biology and other
sciences to study the clues surrounding a crime. This evidence can be used by
investigators who are working to solve the crime and as proof in a court of law.
When crime scene investigators arrive at the place of a crime, they first try to
make sure the area is secure. They must make sure that nothing in the area gets
moved or touched. This could weaken or change any evidence. The investigators
also document all evidence by taking photographs and drawing pictures of what they
see. Then they collect the evidence and carefully document and transport it so that it
can be further examined in a laboratory.

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