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Without warning podcast presents season 3, Investigation, derailed.

Come behind the curtain with private investigator, Sheila Weissaki, and examine a major injustice.

Warning, the following episode contains elements that are graphic in nature.

The subject of discretion is advised.

When I begin an investigation, no matter what type of case it is, there are some common things that I look at.

One of those things is what I call red flags, circumstances or facts that I've got enough experience to know need me to take closer look.

I also want to look at any investigating that has already been done to see if there are any gaps that need to be filled.

Along with that, I want to get a good understanding of everyone involved in the investigation to see what their level of training and expertise is.

Red is often used as a warning color because it's a color that grabs your attention.

In an investigation, red flags jump out and grab your attention because they don't seem to fit the given narrative of the case.

For example, if a husband says that his wife, who is known to be afraid of heights, went hiking along the edge of a cliff with him and accidentally fell to her death, that would be red flag.

If he is having an affair, that's another.

If he recently took out a life insurance policy on her, that's a third.

And I'm going to look very hard at his potential involvement in his wife's so-called accidents.

The deaths a Katie Major, her infant daughter River and her unborn son, Aiden, have a lot of red flags.

I've asked investigators Mark Gillespie, Mike Kenny and Jay Marin to talk about these with me.

Hi, my name is Mark Gillespie. I am owner of Gillespie Forensics and Investigations in Austin, Texas. I specialize in cold cases, forensic consultations, crime scene reconstruction, criminal defense, and a number of other things. Glad to help you, Shima.

So tell me about the crime scene itself. When you, you've seen the crime scene photos, what's missing?

What's missing from the crime scene? Well, when I first viewed the crime scene photos, and there were many of them, and they were very graphic, unfortunately.

But the striking piece of information that I felt was totally absent was blood was blood from her horrific wounds.

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