Forensic Crime Scene Investigation

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On January 7, 2018 a murder had taken place in Baltimore, Maryland, and had been allegedly committed by Mr. Kevin Pearson. The victim a college student by the name of Jered Williams was out at a bar enjoying time with his friends during winter break. Mr. Pearson and Mr. Williams had gotten into an altercation inside the bar which led to them to be thrown out. According to some witnesses Mr. Pearson went into his car, followed after Mr. Williams, and shot him in the back. Police had found Mr. Pearson in his car thirty miles from the scene. Forensic crime scene investigators had found the murder weapon in a dumpster behind the bar. Mr. Pearson was brought in for questioning and hadn’t said a word beyond his request to call for his attorney. The

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