The Investigation

CURRENT EDITION First
VOLUMES 1
AUTHOR Joseph J. Pangaro
LAST RELEASE DATE April 3, 2023
The Investigation

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The Investigation presents a new way of viewing criminal investigations. This book is not just a “how-to” document. The author helps you to understand why a person committed a crime, how they did it, what planning they employed, what emotions drove them to the crime, and how the aftermath of their actions affected everyone involved. That knowledge is what differentiates being a great investigator from a person who investigates.

The Investigation presents a new way of viewing criminal investigations. Anyone can tell you how to secure evidence, identify a witness, or draw a crime scene diagram. These are skills we can learn and, with some practice, excel at. The most difficult part of conducting a criminal investigation is the human element -- understanding the victim, the criminal, the witness, the suspect and, most importantly, yourself. This is also the hardest to learn and to teach.

This book is not just a “how-to” document. There are myriad investigation titles available in the marketplace that describe the step-by-step planning involved in an investigative strategy or list the essentials required of an investigation. They don’t, however, teach you how to understand why a person committed a crime, how they did it, what planning they employed, what emotions drove them to the crime, and how the aftermath of their actions affected everyone involved. That knowledge is what differentiates being a great investigator from a person who investigates.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
INTRODUCTION 
1 FIRST THINGS FIRST: CRIMES AND THINGS FIRST: CRIMES AND CRIMINALS 

§ 1.1. Crimes Involving the Taking of ­Human Life  
§ 1.1.1 Hom­i­cide 
§ 1.1.2 Murder 
§ 1.1.3 Manslaughter  
§ 1.1.4 Justifiable Hom­i­cide 
§ 1.1.5 Excusable Hom­i­cide 
§ 1.1.6 Hom­i­cide by Misadventure  
§ 1.1.7 Negligent Hom­i­cide  
§ 1.1.8 Reckless Hom­i­cide 
§ 1.1.9 Vehicular Hom­i­cide 
§ 1.2 Types of Crimes 
§ 1.2.1 “Need” Crimes and “Drive” Crimes 
§ 1.2.1.1 “Need” Crimes 
§ 1.2.1.2 “Drive” Crimes 
§ 1.2.1.3 Need vs. Drive 
§ 1.3 Types of Criminals  
§ 1.3.1 Benign Criminals  
§ 1.3.2 Malignant Criminals 
§ 1.3.3 Sociopathic/Mentally Deranged Criminals 
2 OUR EXAMPLE CASE: THE MAZZELLA OUR EXAMPLE CASE: THE  MAZZELLA MURDERS 
§ 2.1 The Descent 
§ 2.2 Preparation 
§ 2.3 Pause: What Have We Learned About Our Investigation So Far? 
§ 2.3.1 The Evidence 
§ 2.3.2 First Step: Ask a Simple Question  
§ 2.3.2.1 Establish a Timeline 
§ 2.3.2.2 Micro Timelines  
§ 2.4 Robert Jr.’s Timeline 
§ 2.4.1 Surveillance Footage  
§ 2.4.2 Interviews  
§ 2.4.3 Security Records  
§ 2.4.4 Toll Records 
§ 2.4.5 Evidence in the Vehicle or on the Suspect’s Person 
§ 2.4.6 Cell Phone and Other Electronic Records 
3 THE CRIME 
§ 3.1 The Crime Begins 
§ 3.2 Robert and Linda’s Relationship  
§ 3.3 The Spark 
§ 3.4 The Murders
§ 3.5 The Decision 
§ 3.6 The Discovery 
4 THE NEXT PHASE OF THE INVESTIGATION: UNDERSTANDING THE CRIME 
§ 4.1 What Crimes Are We Investigating? . 
§ 4.2 What Kind of Killings Were These? 
§ 4.3 Need-Based or Drive-Based? 
§ 4.3.1 Emotions and Their Value to the Investigator 
§ 4.4 Who Was Robert’s Target? 
5 THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS 
§ 5.1 The Police Are Called 
§ 5.2 The Crime Scene  
§ 5.3 My First Interview with the Killer 
§ 5.4 Our First Look at the Scene 
§ 5.5 The Forensic Investigation Begins 
6 THE CRIME SCENE 
§ 6.1 Identifying the Crime Scene 
§ 6.2 Assessing the Crime Scene  
§ 6.3 Securing the Crime Scene 
§ 6.4 Analyzing the Crime Scene  
§ 6.4.1 Fingerprints 
§ 6.4.2. Photographs and Video of the Scene  
§ 6.4.2.1 Photographs in General  
§ 6.4.2.2 Injuries  
§ 6.4.2.3 Other Types of Photos 
§ 6.4.3 Video 
7 EVIDENCE AND WHAT IT TELLS US 
§ 7.1. Physical Evidence 
§ 7.1.1 Blood Spatter and Bodily Fluids  
§ 7.1.2 DNA  
§ 7.1.2.1 Familial DNA matches 
§ 7.1.3 Knot Signatures 
§ 7.1.4 Handwriting Analy­sis 
§ 7.2 Psychological Evidence 
§ 7.3 Digital Evidence 
§ 7.4 Evidence Reflects the Style of the Criminal Who Created It 
§ 7.4.1 Organized Criminals 
§ 7.4.2 Unorganized Criminals 
§ 7.4.3 Modus Operandi 
8 FINGERPRINTS 
§ 8.1 What Are Fingerprints? 
§ 8.2 Tools of the Trade  
§ 8.2.1 Fingerprint Powder  
§ 8.2.2 Brushes  
§ 8.2.3 Other Development Media 
§ 8.3 Developing the Latent Print
§ 8.4 Lifting the Latent Print. 
§ 8.5 Analyzing the Latent Print 
§ 8.6 Making the Match  
9 EVIDENCE IN THE MAZZELLA CASE 
§ 9.1 Physical Evidence  
§ 9.1.1 The Victims  
§ 9.1.2. Robert’s Car  
§ 9.1.3 Robert’s Clothes and Body 
§ 9.1.4 Evidence in the Mazzella House  
§ 9.1.5 Robert’s Movements
§ 9.1.6 Evidence in the Jersey City Halfway House 
§ 9.2 Psychological Evidence 
§ 9.2.1 Robert’s Arrival at the Crime Scene 
§ 9.2.2 Violence as an Indicator of Robert’s Emotional State 
10 INTERVIEW WITH A KILLER 
§ 10.1 Our Interview With the Suspect Begins 
§ 10.2 A Major Change in Direction 
11 THE CRIMINAL INTERVIEW, FROM FIRST MEETING TO CONFESSION 
§ 11.1 The First Goal of Any Interview  
§ 11.2 The Key to a Successful Interview: Understanding Human Nature  
§ 11.2.1 Who Makes a Good Interviewer?  
§ 11.2.2 Words Mean Things 
§ 11.3 Getting Started: Setting Up the Interview Room 
§ 11.3.1 Décor 
§ 11.3.2 Other Items 
§ 11.3.3 Video Recording Your Interviews  
§ 11.4 The Pre-Crime Questions  
§ 11.4.1 Possibilities  
§ 11.5.1 Diminish the Crime 
§ 11.5.2 Rationalize the Suspect’s Actions 
§ 11.5.3 Offer Alternatives for Their Actions 
§ 11.5.3.1 Push Lines  
§ 11.5.4 Display Compassion 
12 CONSEQUENCES, PART I 
§ 12.1 What Happened? 
§ 12.2 The Result  
§ 12.3 The Fateful Boast 
13 THE TRIAL: BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER 
§ 13.1 The Investigator’s Role at Trial 
§ 13.2 Reasons a Judge or Jury Might Declare a Guilty Person Not Guilty 
§ 13.3 Consequences, Part II 
EPILOGUE 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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