They know the man who killed Charlie Kirk recently was positioned on a roof. I am sure he left some traces behind. A single hair of the killer or some skin particles should be enough to find evidence against him in a man hunt?

  • Thavron@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    1. Only if they knew the exact location where the shooter was. Like to the meter.

    2. Only if the DNA is in a database (usually of known criminals).

    3. How can you be sure it’s not the DNA of any other person that’s been in that spot?

    • partner_boat_slug@mander.xyzOP
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      2 months ago

      I am no expert on this matter, I wanted to hear how difficult it is to convict him. As you point out, finding evidence against a suspect in such a case is pretty hard, once he can leave far away.

  • Zoift [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 months ago

    No, most forensic science is almost honestly bullshit. And even if they did, a single hair or a bit of skin particles has a lot of ways to make it to a rooftop. There’s probably a sampling of 1/3rd of the students that walked by that place in the last year on that rooftop.

    • 🎇sparkles✨@lemy.lolEnglish
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      2 months ago

      fuck. So you are saying its likely they will not have the needed evidence to convict him with certainty?

      • Zoift [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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        2 months ago

        They’ll catch him with the mass surviellence panopticon the US has been extralegally constructing for the last 30 years, and then have to scramble for a parellel construction to avoid a mistrial and/or avoid spilling the beans on how pervasive the state intelligence apparatus is.

        • 🎇sparkles✨@lemy.lolEnglish
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          2 months ago

          If the guy does not carry a phone or navigation system he could have the perfect escape? Maybe his car is spying on him though and is sending the data to the PRISM system.

          • Zoift [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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            2 months ago

            That would help in the getaway, but the lack of activity would ping just as hard in a longer investigation.

            And yes, assume every device with a power source is spying on you, esp if its got a speaker or antenna, because it probably is.

  • muusemuuse@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 months ago

    They don’t have him by now, they never will. Which means they will just frame someone else.

    It’s sad, I still remember Charlie’s last words: “It’s fall everyone. Time to get your shots!” - Charlie Kirk, vaccine advocate

  • 🎇sparkles✨@lemy.lolEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I do not think they find many traces at the scene. The shooter even picked up his bullet casing before leaving.