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MURDER
When investigating a murder we
look at several key factors. First Private Investigators look for "MOTIVE", we look for people who would benefit by the death of the victim, we look
for reasons why someone would committed the crime. We look for people or reasons that may
not be so obvious. After we have compiled a list of suspects with a motive we look to see
if the suspects had the
"MEANS" to commit the crime,
for example did the suspect have the strength to do the deed, did they have access to the
crime scene, did they have access to the murder weapon and so on. Finally we look to see
if the suspects had the
"OPPORTUNITY" to commit the
crime, i.e., did the suspect have the time to commit the crime, does the suspect's alibi
stand up to scrutiny, where was the suspect during the crime, etc. we will trace the
victims steps as well as the suspect's. If we develop MOTIVE, MEANS and OPPORTUNITY then we have viable suspects. Now we get to the bones of the
investigation. First we will check past histories, criminal and mental, method of
operations, character, etc., we also look to see if the forensic evidence fits the
suspects, some of the evidence may eliminate some suspects or strengthen others. When we
have narrowed the suspect list we move to the next step... "PROOF", now we have to prove the suspect or suspects committed the crime. We
look intensely at all available forensic evidence i.e., fibers, hair, fluids, etc. as well
as documentary evidence i.e., paper trails, receipts, letters, bank statements, etc. We
study the crime scene, we look for even the smallest piece of evidence for it may be the
key to the crime. We follow all the circumstantial evidence. We will do all this and we
will redo it if necessary until we have one suspect with the proof we need to convict. TOP
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ROBBERY
ROBBERY is sometimes a
difficult case because so many of these robberies are random, (the perpetrator does not
know the victim) the victim is picked by chance. There may be no motive except for the
acquition of property or money. This eliminates the possibility of making a suspect list
from the people at hand, however there is an alternative way to handle the case. Going
through case files looking for similar "MO's"
(METHOD of OPERATION). You see the way
someone commits a crime often remains the same, it becomes like a fingerprint of METHOD. By examining old case files or incident reports from the area you may
begin to see a pattern emerge. Sometimes the perpetrator has been caught and identified
before and has now started committing robberies again and many times will go about it the
same way they did before, hence the "fingerprint" or "MO".
This is an effective way of starting a suspect list from known offenders. There is also
the possibility that the perpetrator has not been caught before but works the same area
again and again. A profile can be put together by examining the incident reports from that
area. A pattern is looked for by which you may be able to second guess the perp and be
there when he commits his next crime. Sometimes the things the perp steals will tell the
story i.e., does he have to sell the items to see his reward and where would he sell them.
Robbery often becomes a puzzle that you have to piece together to catch the perp. Finding
the pieces of the puzzle is a by the book investigation, if you know where to look you are
half way there. Once you find the guilty party you must then connect the suspect to the
items stolen to prove your case. If it is money that was stolen you will want to catch the
suspect stealing again or if your lucky you may be able to connect the suspect to the
money through various means i.e., serial numbers, exact amounts and times, some thieves
like to brag and people hear. There are other ways of connecting the suspect to the crime,
each case being different.TOP
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PRESIDENT
AIRTIGHT INVESTIGATIONS
240-671-4342
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