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Lebanon High School students celebrated their win in Missouris Constitution Project at Thursdays Lebanon Rotary Club luncheon in Lebanons Wallace building.

Last November, Lebanon beat 12 other schools to become 2016 Constitution Project state champion in its first year of competition. On Thursday students shared the story of how their efforts brought them a state championship and other honors.

The Constitution Project is a competition that calls for high school students to investigate a mock crime scene and report about the crime. The event culminates in a mock trial mentored by local crime scene investigation, journalism and trial advocacy professionals.

Lebanon High School Principal Kevin Lowery expressed pride in the students accomplishment and those who helped them.

I am so proud of these students. They worked so hard, Lowery said.

Rotary members heard from members of each team- journalism, crime scene investigation and trial advocacy.

Adina McCall, a member of the press team, explained that its members were responsible for taking pictures and interviewing the CSI team members about the case. She said students were proud of their efforts.

For the complete article, see Tuesday's print edition of The Daily Record, or view thee-Editiononline.

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PEOPLE can discover how forensic science techniques can give an insight into history when a museum reopens later this month.

Ripon Museum is launching its new 2017 programme, which features a new series of hands-on workshops, new displays, half term activities and an arts project involving 50 volunteers.

On Saturday, February 25, Tim Thompson, professor of forensic anthropology at Teesside University will show how techniques normally associated with crime scene investigations can be used in finding out about historic lifestyles.

On Saturday, February 18, Rebecca Gowland, senior bioarchaeology lecturer at Durham University will reveal how skeletal remains from Fewston in North Yorkshire told a story about hardships of life in the past.

The workshops are aimed at over-16s and run from 2pm until 3.30pm. They cost 5 and booking is advised.

Over half term the Workhouse Museum will be holding Apples and Arsenic family activity days from 11am until 3pm Monday, February 20 until Friday, February 24. People can have a go at mixing up cures, baking bread and even have a go at making smelling salts. There is also the chance to look at the new Urchins, Sprogs and Guttersnipes exhibition, telling the story of children in the workhouse.

All three Ripon Museums: The Workhouse Museum, Prison and Police Museum and Courthouse Museum open their doors for 2017 on Saturday, February, 18.

For more info about the museums, opening times, and events visit; http://www.riponmuseums.co.uk

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Part-crime scene investigation, part-RPG, Call of Cthulhu is primarily concerned with detailing and emulating the writings of H.P Lovecraft upon which it is based. Over the course of our most recent showing of the game - a 20 minute guided demo - we were presented with eyeless monsters, paintings acting as doorways to alternative dimensions, murder scenes in which children seem to have been the victims and a decrepit mansion that wouldnt feel out of place in Resident Evil or a Dracula movie.

The inspiration for the games rules and workings comes from the official board game of the same name, a pen-and-paper RPG in the Dungeons and Dragons ilk, first released in 1981. As a result, this is a game that prioritises reading and listening for clues just as much as it wants you to act upon them.

As detective Edward Pierce youre sent on a job to find out the truth behind the death of a world famous artist and her family, the whole group of which resided on the isolated island that makes up Call of Cthulhus setting. Its a windy, rocky place that seems to be cloaked in constant night. Lanterns barely cut through the darkness, with crows and ravens creating silhouettes against the sky, creating the sense that youre always being watched. Visually, it has a trademark Lovecraftian identity splashed all over it.

Perhaps the most interesting of Cthulhus design directions is the questioning of Pierces sanity. As the story progress and he begins to delve deeper into the mystery behind the unexplained deaths, he, and the player, are forced to question whether or not what he sees is actually representative of reality.

Developer Cyanide, most famous for Blood Bowl and Styx: Master of Shadows, is keen to point out at every opportunity that insanity in Cthulhu isnt about whether or not youre losing your mind, its about whether what your eyes are communicating to your mind is real or not. How well the sense of not knowing if what youre seeing is actual reality or not, and combining this with making sure the player feels as though theyre able to impact proceedings, will go a long way to determining Cthulhus quality and impact.

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Sanity plays a part in the moment-to-moment gameplay, too. One scene sees Pierce hiding from a monster, his comparatively feeble physical standing giving him no chance of survival in a direct encounter. Stealth is his best tool here, as it is in every other encounter, but the matter of hiding is complicated by a sanity meter that decreases when hes in the presence of monsters that he doesnt believe should be part of his reality.

The longer you spend close to a monster, even when hidden, the further your sanity meter is going to deplete. If it exhausts itself entirely youre hit with the game over screen.

Over the course of the story Pierce develops phobias for certain situations and things, the example demonstrated to us being claustrophobia. This makes hiding even more perilous as it further limits the number of safe spaces; those closets that were once a haven now being just as maddening as the monsters roaming between them. The system is somewhat similar to that used in Frictional Games Amnesia: A Dark Descent, which was itself inspired, in part, by the writing of H.P. Lovecraft.

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According to the Ottawa County District Attorney Kenny Wright, the Jan. 7 shooting death of Travis Edward Baker by Ottawa County Sheriff Jeremy Floyd was justified by the evidence.

MIAMI Justified. According to the Ottawa County District Attorney Kenny Wright, the Jan. 7 shooting death of Travis Edward Baker, 42, of Fairland, by Ottawa County Sheriff Jeremy Floyd was justified by the evidence. Baker was a suspect in an attempted burglary and larceny of a 1979 GMC truck and an ATV from a Fairland home and was shot and killed within miles after he fled and during a subsequent search and pursuit by law enforcement.

The evidence demonstrates that Mr. Baker's actions directly threatened the life of Sheriff Floyd and the other law enforcement officers present, Wright wrote in a letter of clearance released Thursday. Sheriff Floyd had no reasonable alternative in the situation other than the use of deadly force to end the threat.

Wright's decision came after reviewing the findings of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Chris Leamon's case report received on Jan. 20.

On Jan. 23 Wright received an updated DVD from Leamon containing recordings of radio traffic, photographs, and audio and video recordings related to the investigation.

Wright also reviewed a narrative report from Ottawa County Sheriff's Detective Holli Goforth on Feb. 7 and the OSBI crime scene investigation report on Feb. 8 and determined the investigation is thorough and complete.

Newly elected Sheriff Floyd had been in office just six days when the shooting death occurred.

According to Wright, the evidence presented by Leamon's investigation determined on Jan. 7 around 1 p.m a 1979 GMC truck was located on the side of the road about two miles from where it had been stolen. The area had been recently plagued by multiple residential and vehicle burglaries and thefts.

Shortly after the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) received a report of a homeowner shooting at a white male who had broken into his residence and was running through a pasture two to three miles from where the truck had been discovered, the DA states in his letter. The suspect was reported to be possibly armed with firearms stolen from the home.

According to the investigation, the OCSO requested additional units from surrounding agencies and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol deployed a fixed-wing aircraft to assist and establish a perimeter to search for the suspect. A civilian caught the suspect burglarizing another vehicle a short time later and the suspect then fled on foot. A witness to the burglary was shown a photograph of Baker and identified him as the burglar.

At approximately 2:45 p.m. Baker stole a Dodge truck from another residence in the area. The owner saw the theft and engaged in a vehicle pursuit, but lost sight.

The Dodge truck was abandoned and located in the woods two miles away. The truck's owner told law enforcement he had left a 9mm pistol inside the vehicle with a loaded magazine.

Law enforcement was not able to locate the pistol in the truck, Wright wrote.

Law enforcement officers attempted to stop a speeding yellow truck a short time later, according to Wright, and the driver attempted to elude officers and drove into the woods and crashed. Officers surrounded the area and pursued the fleeing suspect into the woods

They also observed that the suspect was in possession of a firearm, Wright wrote in the letter.

OHP's aircraft was able to spot Baker and directed officers to the area where it appeared he would exit the woods where Floyd was located.

According to Wright, Floyd parked his vehicle and on foot approached a residence, and when he came around the residence he encountered Baker, the suspect matching the description they had been tracking all day.

The Sheriff further states that Mr. Baker was pointing a firearm at him. The Sheriff fired one round from a 12-gauge shotgun and gave commands for Mr. Baker to drop the gun. Mr. Baker did not drop the gun and, three to four seconds later, the Sheriff fired a second round from the shotgun. The Sheriff states that Mr. Baker fell backward onto the ground and dropped the pistol, Wright wrote.

Baker was quickly secured, officers observed a gunshot wound to the chest of Baker and immediately provided emergency medical attention.

Despite the emergency medical efforts to save his life, Mr. Baker died at the scene, the DA states in his letter.

Wright reports Floyd's statement is corroborated by witness OHP Trooper Jeff Laue, two consistent law enforcement dash camera videos that captured parts of the incident, and the consistent findings of the OSBI crime scene investigation.

In my opinion as the District Attorney for the 13th District of Oklahoma, based on the evidence after a complete and thorough investigation, that Sheriff Jeremy Floyd's actions of January 7, 2017, which resulted in the death of Travis Edward Baker were justified. The evidence demonstrates that Mr. Baker's actions directly threatened the life of Sheriff Floyd and the other law enforcement officers present. Sheriff Floyd had no reasonable alternative in the situation other than the use of deadly force to end the threat, Wright wrote.

Sheriff Floyd responded to the news by press release.

I want to make it clear that it is our goal at the sheriff's office to provide safety to everyone in the county and bring peace and prosperity to all, Floyd wrote in the release. To make the decision of using deadly force does not come easy, but it is necessary when no other action can be performed, and immediate life-threatening danger effects an officer or someone else.

"Officer involved shootings has many hurdles of emotions and struggles that directly relates to the shooting that the officer will encounter. No officer can prepare him or herself with the aftermath experience but with proper training, faith, a positive mindset, and great support, healing from the emotional roller coaster becomes easier. My heart goes out to Mr. Bakers family, and I pray that they find comfort and peace.

Floyd thanked the agencies and officers assisting, I want to thank the OHP, Wyandotte Nation Tribal Police, Quapaw Marshals, GRDA, Fairland Police, Delaware County Sheriff's Office, Bernice Police Department, BIA, and Eastern Shawnee Tribal Police for their honorable support and assistance. I also want to thank the OSBI for their thorough investigation, and most importantly I want to thank my staff with the Ottawa County Sheriffs Office for their dedicated team work and honorable commitment to the people of Ottawa County."

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Written by SWEETY KUMARI | Bankura | Published:February 9, 2017 5:52 am The prime accused Udayan Das.

UDAYAN DAS, who had been brought to Bankura after he confessed to have murdered and entombed his girlfriend in Bhopal, was inspired by the drama series Crime Scene Investigation: New York and Hollywood film Devils Knot. He got the idea bury Akansha Sharma under a marble tomb by watching these, Bankura Superintendent of Police Sukhendu Hira said. Sources in the police said around 2,500 CDs of Hollywood movies and television series mostly based on crime were found in his house.

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Udayan had killed Akansha allegedly in December last year. The incident came to light when West Bengal Police arrived in Bhopal in search of Akansha, following a complaint lodged by her father Shivendra Sharma. Police said Udayan had befriended the victim on social media.

During interrogation, he had said that following a dispute, in a fit of rage, he strangled Akansha.

He had also confessed to have murdered his parents in 2012 and buried them in the garden of their residence.

Das had 100 email accounts and 100 Facebook profiles He tried to establish that he was very rich. He purportedly brainwashed Akansha using his fake identity, said a police officer, adding that following interrogation, it has come to light that Udayan has no friends.

He was an introvert and was often bullied by his friends in Bhopal for his physical appearance Later, he went on to hack the Orkut profiles of two of his friends They had to delete their profiles. Udayan considered this an achievement He is a very sharp with extensive knowledge of computers As he was bullied, he may have developed such a destructive personality, said the officer.

Police said he had murdered his parents only for financial gain.

Maintaining that the motive behind killing Akansha is still not clear, an officer said: He is a hard nut to crack and we need time to find out the exact motive We believe it was a cold blooded murder Udayan was confident of keeping the womans murder under wraps since he had already murdered his parents He was using all their money and properties.

Sources said Udayan had also withdrawn money from Akanshas account.

When contacted, Akanshas brother Ayush Satyam, said: She was not his live-in partner. Udayan Das had promised to help her get a job. She just knew him through social media.

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