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NCJ Number: 252716 Find in a Library
Title: Just Science: Identification: Just 19 Hours and 300 Miles
Document: Audio (iTunes)|Audio (Google Play Music)|HTML
Author(s): Erin Sims
Date Published: March 2019
Annotation: This episode five of the Identification season of the National Institute of Justice’s (NIJ’s) Just Science podcast series consists of an interview with Erin Sims, Lab Manager of the Forensic Identification Unit for the Lincoln (Nebraska) Police Department, who discusses the use of wound and bloodstain pattern analysis to link a suspect to a crime that involved methamphetamine use and a double homicide.
Abstract: The interview involves a case study of a crime-filled spree by Brandon Crago, who was arrested for methamphetamine drug dealing and placed in an insecure drug rehabilitation center, from which he escaped to mount a frantic, crime-filled escape effort that lasted 19 hours and covered approximately 300 miles in Nebraska. The crimes described in this spree included home invasions to obtain money and multiple vehicles. including an ATV (all-terrain vehicle). Among his crimes was a double homicide at one of the homes where he sought resources for his escape from police. His spree ended with his attempted suicide, which led to his arrest by police.. The law enforcement investigative techniques discussed involved the complexities of identifying him and linking him to the various crimes he committed that were being investigated by multiple jurisdictions.
Main Term(s): Forensic sciences
Index Term(s): Blood Stain Patterns; Blood stains; Drug effects; Drug Related Crime; Habitual offenders; Investigative techniques; Methamphetamines; NIJ grant-related documents; NIJ Resources; Suspect identification
Grant Number: 2016-MU-BX-K110
Sponsoring Agency: Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCoE)
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2194
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Washington, DC 20531
Corporate Author: Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCoE)
United States of America
Sale Source: Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCoE)
c/o RTI International
3040 Cornwallis Road
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2194
United States of America
Page Count: 2
Format: Audio (Online)
Type: Instructional Material (Programmed); Interview; Report (Grant Sponsored); Report (Technical Assistance)
Language: English
Country: United States of America
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