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Certified Forensic Death Investigator (CFDI) Program
Dean A. Beers, CLI, CCDI, CFDI-Expert and Karen S. Beers, BSW, CCDI, CFDI-SME
Associates in Forensic Investigations, LLC
Criminal Defense Investigation Training Council (CDITC) Accredited

• Additional information found the trajectory for the shooter was the opposite side of the room, and

when the altercation began the decedent was blocking the ingress / egress. Only when the
defendant shot the decedent was the defendant able to leave.

If the defendant were identified as a male aggressor and the decedent a female victim, could this create a

bias of potential witnesses? Law enforcement? Prosecution? If the defendant were identified as a female
aggressor and the decedent a male victim? What if both were the same gender – male or female? Is there

any influence in gender identifying who the aggressor vs. victim may be? Does this influence how the
defendant became a suspect and not a potential victim? The CFDI should explore all possibilities as part of

the criminal defense investigation.

The attorney-client has new very important facts and evidence for the defense strategy. This strategy was
developed by the CFDI using their experienced criminal defense investigation skills, and their CFDI

knowledge and resources – including the recommended methodology for reviewing death and SBI events
with the ACE-V protocol.

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