A crime investigation is an essential way to determine the source of an event and to gather information, data and evidence necessary to locate the people involved in a crime and to understand the cause of the crime. Methods and procedures involve in the investigation varies on the laws of national...
Over the years law-enforcement agencies have created and developed an array of investigative tools which are designed to aid criminal investigations. But when - despite these new technologies - detectives find themselves at a dead-end, they may actually turn to psychic detectives for help of a more...
An origin and cause investigation is a branch of forensic science wherein an individual or company must be licensed in order to practice it. It is focused on the conditions and circumstances of a fire. It is sometimes referred to simply as an arson or fire investigation. There are three main...
Before everyone had a cell phone and the capacity to record video on the fly, a police beat down was, by sheer chance, caught on tape in Los Angeles on March 3, 1991. Public fury about racism and police brutality erupted when a portion of the video showing several LAPD officers Tasering, kicking,...
Authorities from the FBI and LAPD launch an investigation after a suspicious white powder was discovered at the studio where Dancing With The Stars is filmed. Officials report an envelope containing the powder was found in an ABC mailroom and an inital screening determined the contents were not...
Casey Anthony has written jail house notes which are under investigation. The twenty four year old Orange County prisoner is serving time for the first degree murder of her two year old daughter, Caylee Marie, in 2007. Fellow inmate Robin Adams may have provided key information for the case...
Any individual may have a need to have another investigated for purposes that do not directly relate to law enforcement matters or do not wish to alert the law enforcement on the matter. When this instance occurs, private detectives are hired to instigate an investigation on their behalf. Private...
The crash of a US Airways Airbus into the Hudson River last week will take 12 months, according to Robert Benzon, the chief investigator assigned to the case. He went on to say that this case will likely be studied for decades to come. All 150 passengers and five crew members on board survived...
Crime scene evidence refers to evidence found in the scene where the crime was committed. This is usually gathered and preserved by law enforcers specifically those assigned in the crime scene operations department. A crime scene is the place where an illegal act occurred or where the crime may...
Chinese drywall is under investigation as federal agencies find safety concerns. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission have discovered tainted Chinese wallboard manufactured between 2005 and 2007 in over 100,000 homes...
