The First 48 Hours | Lessons Learned from a Graduation Night School Shooting

About this episode

Jerome Hill and Victor Hill discuss the critical first hours of homicide investigations and their impact on case outcomes.

Send us Fan Mail The Critical Window: Why Homicides Are Won or Lost in 72 Hours Most people believe criminal cases are won or lost in the courtroom, but the truth is far more clinical: they are decided in the first 48 to 72 hours. In this episode, former state investigator Jerome Hill and his brother, former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill — both veteran homicide investigators — pull back the curtain on the "Golden Window" of investigation, revealing how the intensity of the initial scene...

People in this episode

Host: Jerome Hill

Guest: Victor Hill

Topics covered

• homicide investigation
• graduation night shooting
• criminal justice
• first 48 hours
• law enforcement
• investigation techniques

Keywords

• homicide
• investigation
• graduation night
• criminal cases
• law enforcement
• Golden Window
• crime scene

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Organizations: Clayton County

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