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Article: Wendy secures job as US crime scene investigator
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- The Northern Echo
- Article date:
- August 13, 2004
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A NORTH-EAST mother is heading to the US to tackle crime with the
Florida Sheriff 's Department after a job search on the Internet.
Wendy James, 37, from Ormesby, Middlesbrough, has just gained a
degree in crime scene science and, on the strength of that, a job as
a crime scene investigator.
Mrs James, her painter and decorator husband, Lenny, and children
Kirsty, 15, and Dominic, 11, will fly off to their new life in the US
next year.
The former mature student, who gained her degree at Teesside
University, said she was amazed to be offered the job.
She said: "UK crime scene training is very sought-after in other
countries.
"We covered everything at Teesside, whereas other countries are
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