Experts talk CSI on TV vs. real life
Crime scene investigation, which has been made popular through TV shows like the CSI franchise, involves analyzing crime scenes for evidence and documenting what is found through reports and photographs. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo file)
A little over a decade ago, a serial robber was on the loose in Memphis.
His prime targets? Exxon gas stations.
On one particular day, he hit three gas stations. But a simple mistake at the scene of one of those robberies, and the keen eye of a crime scene investigator, would put the brakes on his crime spree and land him behind bars.
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Aarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers Memphis and Shelby County’s court system and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He formerly covered education and earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis.
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