Murder book
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In law enforcement parlance, the term murder book refers to the case file of a murder investigation. Typically, murder books include crime scene photographs and sketches, autopsy and forensic reports, transcripts of investigators' notes and witness interviews. The murder book encapsulates the complete paper trail of a murder, from the time it is first reported through the arrest of a suspect.
Law enforcement agencies typically guard murder books carefully, and it's relatively unusual for civilians to be given unfettered access to these kinds of records, especially for unsolved cases.
