“That’s a real good dummy she set up” Was High Schoolers’ First Reaction

Truth proved to be stranger than fiction for a high school criminology class investigating a fake crime scene when the students discovered a real body during a field trip.

Teacher Sue Messenger had been creating mock crime scenes with fake skeletons and other evidence for more than 20 years to give students in her forensics courses a firsthand look at what crime scene investigators do.

On Monday, however, 29 students from St. Thomas Aquinas High School got more of a jolt they expected when they discovered the real body in Fort Lauderdale’s Holiday Park.

“The first thing we thought was, ‘That’s a real good dummy she set up,'” said student Juan Cantor, 15.

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  1. RonD says:

    Strange story and sad. I wonder how long he would have remained unfound if not for the high school csi class?

  2. Raff says:

    So did they figure out who did it?

  3. KB says:

    Raff, read the article. Either of them.

  4. Raff says:

    KB.. I meant the Mock crime scene the teacher set up.. Not the guy who died of natural causes..

  5. KB says:

    Sorry, Raff, we have some people who drop by and need directions. 🙂

    Yes, I’d like to know more about the mock crime too!

  6. Mark Stockwell says:

    This same thing happened in an episode of CSI, in the episode someone planted the body in the fake crime scene. Wonder if someone tried to copy the episode…


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