Kincaid Callahan

The violent murder that recently took place in Cameron surely has shocked the town, and the people want to know who is
responsible for the murder of an innocent man. Recently, the victim underwent an autopsy, and a local pathologist extracted a
sample of the mans stomach contents from his most recent meal. The job of tracing the food contents was put up to top tier
students at C.H. Yoe High School, whom had recently been working with these procedures. After the tests were completed, and
the students observations were written down, the data was collected, and presented on this document in the form of two simple
tables.

Table 1: Macromolecules and their procedures

Macromolecule Chemical Test Positive Result Negative Result

Lipids Brown Bag(BB) BB:The material does BB:The material

not dissolve/evaporate evaporates and goes
into the bag. into the bag
Sudan IV(S4) S4:The S4 mixes with S4:The S4 merely sits
the substance, but not atop the substance.
the water

Proteins Biuret Test purple bright blue color

Carbohydrates- Benedicts Test After heating, the tube After heating, the tube
Glucose with the material turns with the contents
to a bright orange remains a bright blue.

Carbohydrates-Starch Iodine Test After the material is After the material is

mixed in w/ iodine, the mixed in w/ iodine,
mixture turns from there is no change in
bright yellow to a color present.
moderate purple.

Table 2: Observations of the substances found in the stomach contents.

Test for Lipids Test for Proteins Test for Glucose Test for Starch

Observations: On the Observations:After the Observations:After the Observations:After the

brown bag test, the
substance placed did
not evaporate and
dissolve. Instead, it
stayed right on top of
the bag.
biuret test was
completed, there was
no hint of a color
change in the test tube.
The mixture remained a
blue-ish color
substance was heated
for appx. 5 minutes, the
color of the mixture
changed from a bright
blue to a bright orange.
contents were added
and mixed with the
iodine and water, the
mixture changed from a
bright yellow to a
moderate purple.

Present? YES Present? Present? YES Present? YES

Not Present? Not Present? YES Not Present? Not Present?

CSI Lab Report: A small town murder

Figure 1: Results of tests displayed in their respective test tubes. Left to right goes:Iodine, Benedicts,
Biuret, Sudan IV

In conclusion, the results of the experiment can conclude that the stomach contents taken from the murder
victim belongs to Pasta from Ginnos Italian Restaurant near the town square. The high concentrations of
fat and sugars, combined with the absence of any form of common proteins leads to the conclusion that
the item was oily grease from a pasta. The results here have been proven to be factual, and may they
prove to be helpful on the rest of the investigation. Best wishes from C.H. Yoe High School.