The modification of the code of criminal procedure, which took place two years after the murder, allowed for better control of the reports on the crime scene.
or Murder of actress Daniella Perez, in December 1992, shocked Brazil for the cruelty and fame of the people involved. The case, which turns 30 in 2022, made headlines again thanks to the documentary miniseries ‘Brutal Pact: The Assassination of Daniella Perez’, produced by HBO Max, which revealed the details of the investigation.
In the first episode, the family members of Daniela reveal how the body was discovered and how they reacted by seeing his body in the middle of a grove in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro. The mother of the actress and writer Gloria Perez He says he even hugged his daughter’s body.
At that moment, an agent attempts to remove her from the crime scene, but the deputy stops him on the grounds that she was the mother.
“In these 32 years of forensic medicine, I have seen many family members invade the crime scene to see their relatives. It was something that happened and continues to happen today,” said Cristiane Faria Dias, an expert who retired. from the position of director of division of the Forensic Center of the Institute of Criminalistics of Sao Paulo.
Preservation of a crime scene
But in the 1990s it was easier to get close to the body of a dead family member than it is today. This is because 30 years ago the Code of Criminal Procedure was not strict on the need for a police authority to be present at the crime scene, which made the preservation of that space difficult.
The law was amended in March 1994, making it clear that a sheriff must be at the crime scene and preserve the scene for the work of the forensic expert.
“A layman can change scene even without wanting to, for example by kicking a bullet cartridge. The expert knows how to walk to the crime scene,” explains Dias.
The president of the Union of Criminal Experts of the State of Sao Paulo (SINPCRESP), Eduardo Becker, reminds that the body at the crime scene may contain information about the attacker and the action of the experts depends on sensitive factors such as this.
“A body can contain traces of the attacker’s DNA. Any contact from third parties can delay, or even make it impossible, a more detailed examination,” says Becker.
Thirty years of change
But it was not only the law that was changed by the murder of Daniella Perez, the latest crime of national repercussion without stricter rules on forensic procedures. experts listened to by Land they say that since 1942 there have been many transformations in criminal competence, especially in the field of technology.
“Blood tests, ballistics, chemical reagents … All of this has evolved a lot over the past 30 years,” emphasizes Adilson Pereira, who has worked as an expert for 34 years.
3D scanners and mapping software also helped digitize and simplify the forensic process. But retired expert Cristiane Dias believes that technology is useless if there is no training of professionals.
Eduardo Bekcer, president of the Sao Paulo Union of Experts, reiterates: “The combination of technology, training and manpower is crucial for the resolution of a case”.
* With editing by Estela Marques.
Source: Terra
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