To finish some research I went to a local Starbucks just to relax. I have always been observant of my surroundings and when a police car pulled up to the Starbucks I was curious.The police car was plain black and was in a big van style. I knew it was a police car because of the sirens and the bullet proof windows that were represented by an official sticker. When two girls entered , there shirts had: Crime Scene Investigation, written on the back. I was immediately curious and stood up and walked over to them. I observed there belts and saw a flashlight and walki talkie attached to it.I knew this was my chance to get useful information that would be impossible to get out of textbooks and websites. I walked up and introduced my self saying my school and assignment and asked if I could ask some questions.They happily agreed and I started asking questions ,
What is it like?
What do you do on a daily basis?
How do you deal with your family situations?
How is the emotional situations ,and do you ever get caught up in them?
Sense she was a crime scene investigator, she isn't placed in the life threatening situations, they would be in a blocked off area with the evidence and where they find the remains of the crime. She explained she analysis a crime scene and can see it differently then the police or even the public eye can. A broken window of a car can tell a whole story of the unsub. Did they have force entry, did the victim try to escape, did the unsub have a partner? She also explains how she can take data to a lab and discover a whole new theory. She even opened up about a emotional crime scene she was faced with. She described a scene with a van and a family of 4 inside of it having bullet wounds to the head. She explains how the youngest girl who was no older then 6,had 12 bullets in her head,showing a clear motive that the unsub had rage on the youngest sibling. The investigator explained how she had a six year old at home who misses her mommy a lot because she has to work shifts day and night with the job. I could see the love she had for her daughter and got personally touched. I thanked the women for her time and left extremely greatful for the expirence I had just encountered.
I am still so greatful for meeting the investigator and will never forget the expirence . I am so glad I could see the career path through someone who truly understands the ups and downs of the FBI, especially in crime scene investigations.