Death is inevitable. However, a tragic ending to a person's life is when his or her death is surrounded by suspicious events. At such time, a law enforcement agency launches their investigation team to unravel the mystery surrounding a murder case.
When murder is committed, law enforcers follow systematic procedures in order to solve the crime. These procedures are essential in understanding the motive behind the murder, the events surrounding the crime, and how the crime was enacted. The procedures are also vital in identifying the perpetrators.
Of course, all results of murder investigations are dependent on evidences gathered and testimonies or statements of witnesses. Nevertheless, these results would not likely be achieved without undergoing the necessary steps in solving murder cases.
Of course, not all collected evidences are easy to identify. It’s a good thing that a crime laboratory comprises of people with different expertise that makes it possible to identify evidences, whether it’s DNA samples, traces of blood, handwritten notes, etc. When the collected evidences are challenging and beyond unveiling, the crime laboratory team will forward these to the forensic team, which deals with the more complex processes.
The interview will be carefully recorded. Detectives can bring evidences, photos and conduct a background check of everyone linked or connected to the murder. This may include getting access to phone records, financial records, etc.
These are the basic procedures when solving murder cases.
All results of murder investigations are dependent on evidences gathered and testimonies or statements of witnesses.