Roger Severs

Crime (cont.)

• After killing his parents, Roger Severs loaded their bodies into his parents' Rover
• He drove a few miles to the woods
• November 18th, 1994
• Police investigated the Severs's disappearance
• Arrived at the bungalow finding the place a mess
• Kitchen and Bathroom carpet removed
• Roger claimed parents were away on a vacation
• no supporting evidence, he was arrested

The Crime

Sources

• "Roger Severs | Murderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers." Roger Severs | Murderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers. Web. 29 Mar. 2016.
• "Criminal Profile - Roger Severs Parent Killer." Prezi.com. Web. 29 Mar. 2016.
• "Roger Severs." The Forensics Library. Web. 29 Mar. 2016.

Crime

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• November 13th, 1994
• Roger Severs returned home after being out drinking
• His mother, Eileen, refused to give him money
• he became angry and beat her to death with a steak mallet
• he hit her 8 times in the head, fracturing her skull then wrapped her in a yellow blanket
• When his father, Derek arrived home he beat him to death as well
• was getting out of his car when Roger hit him 10 times until he was sure he was dead

Investigators

Background

The

• Roger Severs was a 38 year-old man who was unemployed
• Lived with parents, Eileen (69) and Derek Severs (68)
• in their bungalow in Hambleton, Leicestershire.
• wouldn't support him financially because he couldn't hold a steady job

Conclusion

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Conclusion and Sentencing

Evidence

• After Roger claimed his parents were on vacation he was arrested on suspicion of murder
• during his trial he admitted to murdering his parents
• December 6th, 1994
• Found guilty of 2 counts of murder and he was sentenced to life imprisonment

Evidence Found & Analysis/Significance (cont.)

• Mud on the vehicle
• history of where the vehicle has been
• Forensic Pedology was used to determine orgins of soil samples
• traces of rare Horse Chestnut and other evidence lead to location of bodies
• Discovery of/injuries on the bodies
• Forensic Archeology used to dig up the bodies
• how they died and weapon
• Pathology/Autopsy identified how they died by the wounds

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Evidence Found & Analysis/Significance

• Attempts of a clean up were clear but blood was found in bathroom and garage
• showed evidence of a crime having happened
• blood patterns analyzed by Blood Splatter Analysis
• blood matched with the Severs by Serology
• Trails of blood with yellow fibers leading to the car
• evidence to what has happened
• yellow fibers matched with blanket wrapped around Eileen Severs
• yellow fibers would have been analyzed using Fibre Analysis
• blood matched with Serology

Roger Severs

By

Autumn Johnson