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Article: For real CSIs, forensic drama is scarce.
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- The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
- Article date:
- May 25, 2005
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Byline: Shawn Vestal
May 25--In the real world, crime scene investigation is anything but glamorous, two experts said Tuesday.
Sometimes, it's as grubby as picking through the contents of a vacuum cleaner bag, bit by filthy bit. But when that pays off -- as it did in a 1999 rape in Canada -- it breaks cases that would have remained unsolved 20 years ago.
"There are moments of glamour, but they are few and far between," said Peter Bilous, an associate professor at Eastern Washington University and a forensic expert who's worked more than 400 criminal cases.
Bilous spoke Tuesday at the Ridpath hotel as part of a program called "Eastern ...