Idris Elba as Luther BBC StudiosNothing beats a good, cosy crime drama. Following a detective as they retrace steps, interview suspects and wander into gruesome crime scenes without even a hint of hand sanitiser. That being said, how accurate are these shows in depicting what actually happens during an investigation? Idris Elba as Luther BBC StudiosIn a lot of crime and detective shows, there is one person fronting the investigation who not only does the paperwork, but gets their hands dirty in the nitty gritty of the crime scenes and is responsible for speaking to witnesses and suspects. Advertisement“After that, when forensics get involved, you’ll have a forensics scene investigator come, you’ll have crime scene coordinators, you’ll have all sorts of different people attending the scene.”Another very satisfying plot point in many crime scenes is somebody being identified from a single fingerprint.

Source: Huffington Post July 20, 2024 06:21 UTC