CASES IN FORENSIC INVESTIG. AND EVIDENCE

1. CASES IN FORENSIC INVESTIG. AND EVIDENCE EkojA B. EkojA Ph.D.

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7. CONCLUSION SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO FORGET ACCOUNTING AND CONCENTRATE ON FACTS. KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING FACTS MEANS ISSUES WILL RESOLVE THEMSELVES. BYE….. Shibu lijack