A tale of two cities: How Nashville built a crime lab Memphis couldn’t
The Nashville Metropolitan Police Department built its own crime lab, opening a 47,000-square-foot facility on the second floor of the Madison Precinct Station. (Courtesy Metropolitan Nashville Police Department)
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Following the murder of Eliza Fletcher, questions loom about MPD’s systems in investigating violent crime.
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Marc Perrusquia
Marc Perrusquia is the director of the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis, where graduate students learn investigative and explanatory journalism skills working alongside professionals. He's won numerous state and national awards for government watchdog, social justice and political reporting. Follow the Institute on Facebook or Twitter @psr_memphis.
Jane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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