Gathering and Analysing Facts

This stage in the investigation process is when all the facts which have been obtained through the preliminary and follow up investigations, through any leads or through the analysis of intelligence are gathered together and all analysed. This stage therefore logically has to come after all the other stages have been carried out. Facts which may be gathered and analysed at this stage include; forensic evidence, witness statements and information about any possible suspects – such as any previous convictions they may have. This stage is a relatively important investigative stage as it allows for the investigators to organise all of the facts they have and analyse which of these facts are the most important, potentially building up evidence against a certain suspect or suspects.

At this stage in the OJ Simpson case is when police compiled all of the evidence they had pointing to OJ Simpson being the perpetrator of the murders of Brown and Goldman. The police also discovered that OJ Simpson had previously beaten Nicole up and that he was jealous of her relationships with other men. These facts therefore gave police more evidence and reason to suspect that OJ Simpson had committed these murders