Bob Henderson Case Summary

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Through thorough analysis of the crash, done by the team listed above, this team discovered very important details regarding the situation behind the crash. This team discovered that, based of various blood samples and residue for each of the following, that Bob Henderson had in his possession cocaine, and was correlated by his recent suspension for drug use. Jim LeClaire’s stomach contents consisted of benign chocolate and vanilla, nothing of much important to the case. Also, Bill Jackson, previously suspected for the cocaine was found only to be carrying prescription pain pills, and has been suspected to have acquired these illegally because they were in loose pill form in his pockets. The nitroglycerin was in possession of, and consumed by Amadeo Oldere. The nitroglycerin did not match the explosive residue on the plane. Next, Archie Starr had no suspicious compounds, only artificial sweetener, but Lisa Johnson had both antidepressants and Curare, a rare and deadly poison. Next, Norm Anderson was covered in explosive residue, and had been poisoned before the crash. Lastly, Connie Majors carried over the counter medicine, fitting of his occupation as a pharmacist.
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This indicates that he was hit in the explosion that occurred mid-flight before the crash. There is some concern that the explosive that caused the crash could have been nitroglycerin, what the pilot was carrying during the flight for his heart condition, but this can be disproved by looking at the percentages of each element in the two substances. The percent composition of dynamite is 37.01% carbon, 2.22% hydrogen, 18.5% nitrogen, and 42.27% oxygen. These numbers perfectly match the percentages found in the section of the plane exposed to the blast, which tells us that the explosive was, indeed, caused by dynamite, and not