crime scene
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Haney spent much of the trial focused on the unorthodox nature of an arson investigation that started after a second fire had consumed the initial crime scene.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
No arrests have been made and a large crime scene is in place, with several surrounding roads closed off.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
Once considered a hub of the transatlantic slave trade, Ghana is now "transitioning from being a crime scene to a sanctuary for healing and reparative justice", Ablakwa told hundreds of delegates.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
When it’s a TV personality, it’s a crime scene.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
With Myers back as the primary witness and Bill Hooks ready to say that he saw Walter's truck at the crime scene, the district attorney believed that he could proceed against McMillian.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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