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Hi everyone. I am in the process of revising my first mystery and I came up with a new scene to reveal a very important clue. However, I know next to nothing about how police work actually happens. I did look this up but found conflicting things.
So here's the situation. One of my characters sets a bomb that explodes and puts another character in a coma. It is suspected to be attempted murder. The bomb was in the first character's backyard. Do the police need a search warrant, or is the attempted murder probable cause to look for evidence?
And in searching for this evidence, can they dig into the ground to find it?
I knew mysteries were tough, but making it realistic? Whole nother kettle of fish.
Thank you in advance.
So here's the situation. One of my characters sets a bomb that explodes and puts another character in a coma. It is suspected to be attempted murder. The bomb was in the first character's backyard. Do the police need a search warrant, or is the attempted murder probable cause to look for evidence?
And in searching for this evidence, can they dig into the ground to find it?
I knew mysteries were tough, but making it realistic? Whole nother kettle of fish.
Thank you in advance.