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When it comes to solving violent crimes, blood spatter analysis is very vital; it can tell investigators what they need to know in a matter of minutes. I think it is so interesting how investigators can tell the nature of death, type of weapon used, the time the assault was committed, and whether or not the victim died immediately. The average person would think that once blood is cleaned off a surface, it is gone forever; not true. Currently, there are many different ways to detect the presence of blood after it has dried or cleaned with bleach and the options of detecting will continue to grow as technology

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