Page 19 - A Burning Question Fire Debris

The

Evidence

s crime scene investigators began to suspect
foul play in the deaths resulting from the
Avehicle crash along Backbone Mountain,
they also started to wonder if the vehicle fire was
the result of the crash or if it could have been
deliberately set by a perpetrator or perpetrators.
Additionally, when the abandoned truck was found
along the highway in New Mexico, an empty gasoline
fuel can was noticed in the bed of the truck, which
only served to exacerbate the concerns investigators
had as to the cause of the fire. As the vehicle itself
contained a diesel engine, the presence of gasoline
could indicate that the fire was intentionally set.

To help answer these questions, investigators
collected a sample of fire debris from the burned
vehicle and submitted this sample to the forensic
chemistry lab for further analysis.

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