Machinal Murder Case lesson

This lesson is designed for you to set up a crime scene of the real murder case of Albert Snyder, done by Ruth Snyder and Judd Gray. This is the case that Sophie Treadwell based the story of Machinal on. Students have to investigate the crime scene and collate the evidence on the whiteboard using the presentation. This is designed to spark their interest and get them to learn through discovery. I usually do this at the end of year 12.

In addition to setting up the crime scene, there is another resource of evidence from the real case. Find it here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ruth-snyder-murder-trail-case-file-12261521

An item list is on the presentation of what to include in your crime scene.