Admissible In Court Cases

“I found a fingerprint on the door we knocked down earlier. I found a gun which had the fingerprint I found, and the fingerprint belongs to Brad,” said Bob.

“While we're out, we might as well check on some of these other alibis. Especially Reno’s cousin. I just left him another message, but I don’t expect that he’ll return my call.”

“There's been cases of DV for a few years now, the police would definitely have his DNA on site, hopefully Jen had done an analysis,” Frank says, getting up from his seat.

“Lelia Elizabeth, stop arguing and listen.” Marion placed her hands on her daughter’s shoulder. “I said, yes. Yes, you may take the bus with Sam over to Ellingwood to see him off.”

On November 8, 2013, at approximately 6:15 p.m., I, first shift Homicide Detective Dana A. Croom #1225 and first shift Homicide Detective Guy Patete#1447 came into contact with LAURA LEAH NICOLLS. Ms. Nicolls agreed to come to Columbus Police Headquarters so detectives could interview her in reference to this homicide. This interview took place on the 2nd floor, in the cafeteria area. The following is a summarization of the interview:

“Yeah,” she replied. She was shaking wildly and Bobby helped her into her desk chair. She looked up to find both detectives surrounding her. “He was trying to blackmail

Marlene gasped after they swore in Phyllis and she sat down in the witness chair. “Did you know Katherine Lincoln?”

“No, no,” Orson said, shaking his head with a laugh. “I think you did. And as a matter of fact, I changed my mind—I think you killed Rashida too. At least that’s what I’m going to tell my friend, Detective Washington.”

“I wasn’t going to leave without you. And what would my brother think? He’s a police detective, and your friend, yet you wanted me to leave without saying anything? What are you up

“Are you lost…Officer?” quickly the officer asked, “We had a call about a murder. You wouldn’t know anything about it would you?”

The officer testified he and his partner were dispatched to 3465 E 34th Street, where a neighbor reported finding a woman’s body. When they arrived, they found the body lying in a pool of blood near the side of the house. Later they identified the victim as Katherine Lincoln and called for backup, he did the usual crime scene lockdown and waited for the homicide team to arrive.

“I told you guys right was way to obvious.” Ray said with voice that makes you feel like you did something really bad.

Reager could hear his friend’s voice through the phone. “I’m bringing her home to her family and the police. She told me everything. I know exactly where you are.”

Agent Callaway spreads his hands out, motioning for me to elaborate. Officer Jenkins rolls his eyes and says to Callaway, "Sir, this is pointless. We need to hear about her stalker and his activities, not her love life."

This book does not rely on tricky cases but rather motivations and personalities of the characters to drive the story forward. Some like that even though the book was written in 1929 that there is no dated-ness to the story, and looks into how a crime is or is not solved by the police. The author takes you along with Grant, so that not only will the reader, but also Grant will miss the big clue to show who the killer in the case is. The case seemed very realistic in the way it portrays police work and takes the reader through step by step. Circumstances through an investigation can convict an innocent person; this book shows the reasons that police need to be absolutely sure that they have the right guy before they convict someone of a crime.