Preface

This book was inspired over a decade ago when I was a new detective. The biggest obstacle I faced was that of attribution. In every case to which I was assigned, attributing a crime to a suspect was the main focus. Some cases were easy. Other cases, seemingly impossible. Even just the identification of a suspect was next to impossible in some cases. But in every case, I did my best to identify the suspect and attribute criminal behavior appropriately.

I’m probably no different than most investigators; in that experiencing a horrific crime scene has some effect on the effort I put forth in investigations. After recovering evidence in the first child pornography case assigned to me, I was determined and driven to follow the evidence, ...

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