Problem: Is it possible to go from collection of evidence to an arrest in under 72 hours?

Solution: A Crime Scene Unit recovered a 9mm Luger caliber firearm and 9mm Luger caliber fired cartridge cases from a homicide on a Sunday. Simultaneously, detectives interviewed witnesses and identified a potential suspect, who denied any involvement in the murder. Inconsistencies in the statement prompted investigators to execute a search warrant of the suspect’s residence, where additional 9mm Luger caliber fired cartridge cases were located. A Crime Scene Investigator entered the firearms evidence into Ballistics IQ at 4 p.m. on Monday. At 5:30 p.m. the same day, results came back to the agency that the 9mm Luger caliber firearm and all collected cartridge cases were connected. Along with other evidence, the agency obtained a warrant for the suspect’s arrest, and he was apprehended  on Tuesday and charged with First Degree Murder. This law enforcement agency informed Evidence IQ personnel that without Ballistics IQ they might have waited six months for results on their ballistic evidence.