A professional crime scene investigator needs a substantial set of equipment in order to assess physical and latent evidence. This pdf doccument shows the reccomended kit.
Crime Scene Investigation
Nothing to do with the TV show.
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If you are writing a modern police proccedural based in the USA, you need to know about the first fully accredited independent forensic laboratory.
Integrated Forensics Laboratory
They offer services to Law Enforcement Agencies, Attourneys and corporate clients accross the US. There are also some downloads on the site, especially useful is the chain of custody form […]

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Bodies are strange things. Throughout the history of murder, the darned things, despite the best efforts of supposedly clever criminals keep turning up to point an accusing dead finger at the instigators of their demise.
In other words, a body is a damned hard thing to dispose of. Here are some true life examples.

Burning.

It takes a […]

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The art of the poisoner in fiction seems to have been supersceded these days by the more gory aspects of murder as written in crime novels these days. Gone are the days of Miss Marple and Sparkling Cyanide and Arsenic and Old Lace and more’s the pity.
So for those of you who want a quick […]

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For my novel, I need the criminal gang to be able to open the safe at the factory. I need some information on the history of safes and methods used by criminals to gain access to their contents.
Great websites out there which can be used to find this sort of information. Unfortunately, the art of […]

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Here’s how blood is classified.
On the surface of every blood cell are organic molecules called antegens. They vary and are classified under the “ABO” system. That means that a person either is Type A. Type B or Type O
Blood Group A has “A” antegens.
Blood Group B has “B” antegens.
Blood Group AB has some of both […]

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I like the thought of the two heads of their respective railway companies maintaining a friendship despite their company rivalry. I also like the thought of the Detective coming from the rival company to help out the investigation. This could cause suspicion and make him not exactly trusted by the people who he is supposed […]

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