Investigations

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Investigations

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Houston P.D. Analyst Fired For Role in Faulty DNA Tests

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Florida Murder Suspect Accused Of Killing Officer in England

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Investigators Look For Drug Thief in Ky. P.D.

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Detective’s Home Shot At in Drive-By

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

2 Drivers Fatally Shot In 2-Day Period Near Sacramento

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Investigators Solve 1968 Sexual Slaying in San Francisco

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Syracuse Police See Bank Robberies Double

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Highway Shootings Often Require Luck to Solve

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Fake Officers Convinced People to Give Them Money

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Oklahoma City Police Officer Kills Self At Desk

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

UK Police Praise Public For ‘Rat’ Tip-Offs

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Homicide Detectives & The Emotional Fallout of Serial Killings

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Lack of DNA Cases in Tenn. Upsets Victims Advocates, Puzzles Officials

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Court Considers Legality of Police-Rehearsed Confessions

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Ariz. Officers Trying to Choke Off Drug Flow on Major Pipeline

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Leaving Bullets Behind In Vehicle Shootings Not Unusual, Says Ohio Sniper Investigators

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

How Detectives Cuffed The Green River Killer, At Last

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Phoenix Sets Record For Most Homicides in a Year

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Miami Police Seek More Links to Rapist

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Canada Police, Customs Bust Ecstasy Ring, Seize 260 Kilos

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Ohio Highway Shooter Can Come and Go Without Notice, Police Say

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Knife, Blood Matching Missing Student’s Type Found in Suspect’s Car

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Slaying Charges

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Suspect in Custody, But Search Goes on For Missing N.D. Student

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Police Set Up Fake Business, Nab Suspects With Offer of Free TV

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Pa. Police Release Photos of Alleged Serial Bank Robbers Taken During Robbery

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Hotel Robberies Put K.C. Police On Alert

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Paramedics Left Scene Before Fatal Police Struggle in Cincinnati

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Police Launch Website in Effort to Catch Suspect in July 2000 Slaying

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Profiler Can’t Recall Why He Said Letter Wasn’t From Green River Killer

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Investigations

The Investigations topic area furnishes cops with the latest news, information and strategies used in closing a case and putting bad guys behind bars. This touches on everything that happens between the suspect’s crimes to the final conviction.