Welcome to The Briefing Room
The Briefing Room is where current cases, forensic analysis, investigative commentary, behavioral evidence, victimology, and media narratives are examined through the lens of science and investigative methodology. From breaking developments to overlooked details, this is where evidence comes first.
Pettler’s Staging Trilogy 2.0: Expanding the First Questions in Every Suspicious Death Investigation
Pettler's Staging Trilogy 2.0 expands the original framework by focusing on three critical questions every investigator should ask upon arrival: Who was in conflict with the victim? Who discovered the victim? Who reported the incident? When those three roles converge in one individual, investigators may have identified a potential staging convergence point requiring heightened scrutiny.
Inside the Murder Room: How We Will Analyze the Alex Murdaugh Retrial
What happens when a homicide investigator analyzes a major murder trial using the same methodology employed in complex death investigations? As the Alex Murdaugh retrial unfolds, we will build a virtual Murder Room inside the SOLVED Case Vault, organizing and evaluating every witness, exhibit, forensic finding, and timeline event to determine how the evidence fits together.
