I would have been clear.

This should have never happened.

This literally should have just been like that.

He should have listened to his conscience and say, yeah, let it go.

But no, he just had to do it.

I'm Scott Weinberger, investigative journalist and former deputy sheriff.

I'm Anasiga Nikolaazi, former New York City homicide prosecutor and host of investigation

discoveries true conviction.

And this is Anatomy of murder.

According to a report published by the Council of Criminal Justice, a nonpartisan think tank based in Washington, D.C., there has been a notable decrease in crimes committed by juvenile offenders over the last decade. The one exception, homicides.

So while crimes like burglary and robbery saw dramatic declines between 2016 through

2022, there was a 65% increase in murders committed by known offenders under the age of 18, a startling and

disturbing fact.

Even more distressing is the fact that a large portion of those homicide victims were also

young people.

Our guest today is a detective from the city of Miramar, a South Florida suburb of Miami. And like many

detectives, Pedro and Tyrion cut his teeth working road patrol, a job that requires considerable

interaction with the public. And whether you're making traffic stops, responding to emergencies,

or just interacting with everyday citizens, you are tasked to protect.

It's a skill set that prepared him well for a career as a homicide investigator.

In the detective world, that's one of our primary things, talking to people, doing interviews,

you know, speaking with witnesses, speaking with suspects, speaking with victims.

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