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The National Forensic Academy
In an otherwise serene East Tennessee valley, people detonate automobiles, ignite houses, and bury corpses in clandestine graves. These events happen regularly here – three times a year – as the National Forensic Academy (NFA) hones the skills of crime scene investigators with simulated crimes.

Jarrett Hallcox, the NFA’s program manager, says that the O.J. Simpson trial triggered events that led to the creation of his institution. In the fall of 2000, Phil Keith, who served as Chief of the Knoxville Police Department at the time, had been concerned about the mishandling of evidence during the Simpson trial. He approached the University of Tennessee with a proposal for a training program that would raise the level of professionalism and standardize crime scene investigation.

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