A keen crime show fan has solved a New York robbery using the techniques she learned from NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
When a handbag, an iPod, and a wallet were stolen from a New York City production company, office worker Justine Faeth wondered, what would Detective Olivia Benson do? And so she returned to the crime scene and set about finding evidence.
It seems the robber had stopped to drink some water and blow his nose before departing the scene. Ms Faeth swooped down on the cup and tissue, and turned them in to the New York Police Department. The DNA obtained from the items was all the police needed to track the culprit down.
Ms Faeth’s efforts have seen her become a minor celebrity. She recently appeared on the Today show and received the ultimate reward, a phone call from her idol, Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay.
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