A subplot of my novel-in-revision features the aftermath of a car bombing, including some of the ensuing investigation. After the smoke has settled, so to speak, how would things go on?
- What organization would oversee the investigation? Would it be the State Police, the Carabinieri Corps in general, or a counterterrorism unit of the Carabinieri Corps? (The "Raggruppamento Operativo Speciale" didn't exist back then...).
- What would be the title or rank of the person who leads the actual investigation? I'm trying to place one of my characters in a position where he could command people, but still get his hands dirty driving around questioning witnesses, etc.
- What would be the scale of the investigation, that is, about how many people would be tasked with analyzing the evidence collected from the scene, questioning witnesses, preparing reports, giving interviews to the press, etc? As car bombings were very rare back then, would it be a concentrated effort of an entire provincial command (something like 50-100+ people, divided into several smaller groups) or could perhaps 3-5 investigators do it?
- Let's say the trail of the suspect leads across the country (might be a false trail, nobody knows at that point). Would it be plausible if only a few investigators (2-3) were sent to check it? In that case, would they be armed?
Any help is MUCH appreciated. Thanks!
- What organization would oversee the investigation? Would it be the State Police, the Carabinieri Corps in general, or a counterterrorism unit of the Carabinieri Corps? (The "Raggruppamento Operativo Speciale" didn't exist back then...).
- What would be the title or rank of the person who leads the actual investigation? I'm trying to place one of my characters in a position where he could command people, but still get his hands dirty driving around questioning witnesses, etc.
- What would be the scale of the investigation, that is, about how many people would be tasked with analyzing the evidence collected from the scene, questioning witnesses, preparing reports, giving interviews to the press, etc? As car bombings were very rare back then, would it be a concentrated effort of an entire provincial command (something like 50-100+ people, divided into several smaller groups) or could perhaps 3-5 investigators do it?
- Let's say the trail of the suspect leads across the country (might be a false trail, nobody knows at that point). Would it be plausible if only a few investigators (2-3) were sent to check it? In that case, would they be armed?
Any help is MUCH appreciated. Thanks!
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