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When Timothy O\u2019Donnell came to Mary Washington in 1999, a year after James Farmer retired from teaching here, he knew little about the civil rights leader.<\/p>\n

But soon, the young professor of communication was learning about the architect of the 1961 Freedom Rides.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really was the serendipitous moment of somebody saying, \u2018You should do some research,\u2019 \u201d O\u2019Donnell said of the start of his interest in Farmer, who taught history and American studies in Monroe Hall for more than a decade.<\/p>\n

Back then O\u2019Donnell was director of UMW debate. He went on to shape his career around Farmer, who at just 14 had\u00a0joined the Wiley College debate team. Since then O\u2019Donnell has tackled major academic projects, like rebuilding the debate program and leading UMW\u2019s recent reaccreditation process. But he\u2019s never stopped teaching himself \u2013 and his students \u2013 about James Farmer.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Donnell grew up in Pittsburgh dreaming of becoming a Steeler. He was a starter on his middle school football team, but eventually he found his true passion off the field. \u201cI really enjoyed taking charge of things, and debate was an outlet for that,\u201d O\u2019Donnell said.<\/p>\n

He chose his high school for its debate team, then earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in philosophy and a master\u2019s degree in
\ncommunication from Wake Forest University. His Ph.D. in communication is from the University of Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

While at Mary Washington, O\u2019Donnell has worked to revive debate at historically black colleges; served on dozens of committees; and earned a reputation for being stingy with A\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents understand that my classes are going to be demanding,\u201d O\u2019Donnell said.<\/p>\n

He lives in Stafford County with his wife, Leah Cox, UMW special assistant to the president for diversity and inclusion, and his 16-year-old stepson, Omar.<\/p>\n

Though O\u2019Donnell and Farmer never met, they\u2019re linked by a love of skillful debate, mirrored in UMW\u2019s curriculum.\u00a0Like a liberal arts education, O\u2019Donnell said, the craft of argumentation requires broad knowledge and the ability to\u00a0communicate well and solve problems. \u201cThat\u2019s what we need in this world,\u201d he said, \u201cpeople who can make good decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n

What motivates you? Competition, opportunity, fear – fear of falling behind, of not maximizing potential, of failure. I\u00a0get frustrated about unrealized potential and squandered chances.<\/p>\n

What inspires you? Great leaders, great coaches, great teachers.<\/p>\n

What do you enjoy doing? Working; watching Omar play baseball.<\/p>\n

What are you passionate about? My family.<\/p>\n

What keeps you awake at night? The competition, whatever that may be. When you\u2019re coaching debate, you\u2019re constantly worried about what other teams are doing. When you\u2019re working on accreditation, you\u2019re worried about what other institutions are doing.<\/p>\n

What would people be surprised to learn about you? That I have a full set of catcher\u2019s gear. I have to. It was getting\u00a0increasingly difficult to catch for Omar as his fastball gained velocity.<\/p>\n

What are you reading right now? The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates<\/em> by Wes Moore.<\/p>\n

How do you use debate in your private life? There are very few decisions that I make that I haven\u2019t thoroughly\u00a0researched. I\u2019m the planner.<\/p>\n

The producers of The Great Debaters<\/em> – a film starring Denzel Washington as Melvin Tolson, James Farmer\u2019s debate coach at Wiley College – asked you for help with the film. Were you flattered? It would have only been flattering\u00a0if Denzel had picked up the phone and said, \u201cTalk to me about how you teach debate.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you could talk to James Farmer, what would you ask him? I\u2019d want to talk to him about his undergraduate debate experiences, his memories of Melvin Tolson, and, of course, his debates with Malcolm X. There\u2019s no doubt debate is a high-impact educational practice, and I\u2019d like to hear how he thought his debate education was instrumental to his work as a civil rights leader.<\/p>\n

How would you describe yourself? I wouldn\u2019t. I hate doing that.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s one thing you would never do but you probably should? Make small talk at a cocktail party.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Her time at the helm of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the mid-2000s marked the safest period in U.S. public air travel history.<\/p>\n<p>Blakey also has served as administrator of the Department of Transportation\u2019s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, and principal of Blakey & Associates, a public affairs consulting firm focused on transportation issues and traffic safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the course of my career, I\u2019ve had the opportunity to move in and out of government \u2013 to the private sector and then back,\u201d Blakey said when she received the trophy, presented by the National Aeronautic Association in memory of Orville and Wilbur Wright. \u201cEach time, my public service experience exposed me to new challenges and prepared me for the ones to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of those challenges came in the wake of the second deadliest aviation crash in U.S. history. 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Robinson, an internationally recognized adviser on arts in education, presented McCalmont with the honor in November.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s \u201cthe driving force behind \u2026 the effort to truly make Oklahoma \u2018The State of Creativity,\u2019 \u201d Robinson said of McCalmont, who worked to make Oklahoma North America\u2019s only internationally recognized District of Creativity, through the Flanders, Belgium-based Districts of Creativity Network.<\/p>\n<p>McCalmont is president of Creative Oklahoma, a nonprofit she co-founded to encourage creativity and innovation in education, commerce, and culture. 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to the Editor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/files\/2014\/03\/Instagram-mag-iPad.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3691\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/departments\/editors-desk\/dear-editor\/attachment\/instagram-mag-ipad\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/files\/2014\/03\/Instagram-mag-iPad.gif\" data-orig-size=\"710,460\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Instagram-mag-iPad\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/files\/2014\/03\/Instagram-mag-iPad.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/files\/2014\/03\/Instagram-mag-iPad.gif\" 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In this day and age, when people give up far too easily on their marriages, it is so sweet to hear of a couple who have been together for almost seven decades! And to know that their romance began at Mary Washington just adds to the story. Mary Washington has always been such a special place, and stories such as the Morrises\u2019 make it even more so.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the Morrises for sharing their beautiful love story and to your staff for bringing us such wonderful stories in each edition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kim Jones Isaac \u201987<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Lawton, Okla.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear Editor,<\/p>\n<p>Interesting <a title=\"STEM column\" href=\"http:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/fallwinter2013\/closing-column\/umws-added-value-stem-liberal-arts\/\">column by UMW President Richard V. Hurley<\/a> in The Huffington Post that I read in University of Mary Washington Magazine, delivered today.<\/p>\n<p>STEM is vitally important.<\/p>\n<p>Mary Washington would be well positioned to stress STEAM \u2013 science, technology, engineering, ARTS, and mathematics. STEAM, both the concept and acronym, is not as well known but perhaps could be the subject of another column the president writes. Generally, \u201cthe arts\u201d refers to music, art, dance, drama, and literature \u2013 all subjects that Mary Washington offers. 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Rallis: Open to the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3261\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/files\/2014\/03\/DNR-Langkawi-Malaysia-.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3261\" data-attachment-id=\"3261\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/departments\/closing-column\/donald-rallis-open-to-the-world\/attachment\/dnr-langkawi-malaysia\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/files\/2014\/03\/DNR-Langkawi-Malaysia-.gif\" data-orig-size=\"710,473\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"DNR-Langkawi-Malaysia-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Photo by Hetra Chuon<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/files\/2014\/03\/DNR-Langkawi-Malaysia-.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/files\/2014\/03\/DNR-Langkawi-Malaysia-.gif\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3261\" alt=\"Photo by Hetra Chuon\" src=\"http:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/files\/2014\/03\/DNR-Langkawi-Malaysia--300x199.gif\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Hetra Chuon<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A portrait of Nelson Mandela hung in the office of Associate Professor of Geography Donald Rallis most of his 23 years at Mary Washington. The South African leader personified the anti-apartheid movement, and many professors and students saw him as a symbol of freedom and justice. But Rallis\u2019 choice to so honor Mandela revealed aspects of Rallis\u2019 character and accomplishments that deserve notice on his retirement from UMW.<\/p><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Rallis grew up in apartheid South Africa and enjoyed the privileges that system afforded whites. Yet, at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in the late 1970s, his sense of justice led him to become an activist against apartheid. In 1982, he left South Africa to avoid compulsory service in a military charged with preserving the racist state. He finished his studies in the U.S.<\/div>\n<p>In 1990, Rallis arrived at Mary Washington College \u2013 a smaller, quieter, and less diverse institution than UMW is today. He created courses in third world development and world cities, and he encouraged students to open up to the diversity of the world. He taught that overcoming injustice required perseverance and knowledge – and his students learned that geography provides an approach to obtaining that knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>American University Associate Professor of Geography <strong>Carole Gallaher \u201991<\/strong> took courses in urban and economic geography with Rallis his first year at Mary Washington. \u201cDonald probably doesn\u2019t know it, but he is the reason I went to grad school,\u201d she said. \u201cHe opened my eyes to \u2026 geography as a way of doing research.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the early \u201990s, momentous changes occurred in South Africa. Mandela was freed, and after a few years was elected president of the post-apartheid state. Rallis quickly organized a study-abroad program so that students could experience these changes.<\/p>\n<p>P<strong>atty Mims \u201992<\/strong> participated in the first of those programs. \u201cThe cultural and geographic experiences we had in South Africa enlightened me to hope, struggles for equality, and the ability of people to always make the best of every situation,\u201d she said. Today she works for ESRI, a supplier of GIS software, Web GIS, and geodatabase management applications.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHe opened my eyes to \u2026geography as a way of doing research.\u201d \u2013 Carole Gallaher \u201991<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A few years later, in the Johannesburg suburb of Houghton, Rallis and his students passed by Mandela as he took his morning walk. The leader stopped to shake hands with every member of the group, providing Mary Washington students with once-in-a-lifetime memories.<\/p>\n<p>Rallis\u2019 pursuit of social justice has profoundly affected Mary Washington. In South Africa and as a graduate student in the United States, Rallis had been open about being gay. Upon his arrival at Mary Washington, however, friends cautioned him against making this identity known. But when then-President Bill Clinton established the infamous \u201cdon\u2019t ask, don\u2019t tell\u201d policy for the armed services, Rallis was compelled to speak out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am gay and I am angry,\u201d he wrote in a 1993 op-ed in <i>The Bullet<\/i>, which led to a campus forum on homosexuality.<\/p>\n<p>Frostburg State University Assistant Professor of Geography <strong>Richard Russo \u201993<\/strong> and others who attended the forum – a debate between Rallis and another professor – cite Rallis\u2019 public courage as giving them the strength to embrace their own identities and to stand proud as gay people. UMW Professor of History <strong>Jeffery McClurken \u201994<\/strong> said fellow students reconsidered their own homophobia in the wake of the event. He credits Rallis with moving UMW toward welcoming LGBT students.<\/p>\n<p>Rallis created field programs in South Africa, Cambodia, and Australia and New Zealand. 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alt=\"Get-the-Pic\" src=\"http:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/files\/2014\/03\/Get-the-Pic-239x300.gif\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>You can almost smell the culinary goodness wafting from this photo taken in 1944, presumably in one of two large food laboratories built on the ground floor of Chandler Hall just six years before.<\/p>\n<p>Mary Washington\u2019s home economics major would survive another two decades and several proposals for discontinuation. At an April 1964 meeting, the faculty finally voted, 77 to 60, with one abstention, to eliminate it. The Board of Visitors made it official the following June, and after 1968, Mary Washington ceased conferring the degree of bachelor of science in home economics.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d like to learn the names of these cheerful pie-baking students. If you can help us identify any of them, please leave a comment below.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h3>You Got It!<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_2791\" style=\"width: 212px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/files\/2014\/03\/Timothy-M.-McKissock.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2791\" data-attachment-id=\"2791\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/departments\/get-the-picture\/give-it-your-best-shot\/attachment\/timothy-m-mckissock\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/files\/2014\/03\/Timothy-M.-McKissock.gif\" data-orig-size=\"710,1052\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Timothy-M.-McKissock\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>ID: Timothy M. McKissock \u201990<br \/>\nThanks to: Nicole LaPorte Parker \u201991 and<br \/>\nSharon Dean Peck \u201990<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/files\/2014\/03\/Timothy-M.-McKissock-202x300.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/files\/2014\/03\/Timothy-M.-McKissock-691x1024.gif\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2791 \" alt=\"ID: Timothy M. 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McKissock \u201990<br \/>Thanks to: Nicole LaPorte Parker \u201991<br \/>and Sharon Dean Peck \u201990<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the last issue, we asked for help identifying a young man strolling along Campus Walk in the snow.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it was the wintry weather that caught the eye of Nicole LaPorte Parker \u201991 of Grimsby, Canada. She\u2019d<br \/>\nbeen watching hockey on TV and reading UMW Magazine when she noticed a familiar face.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPretty sure his first name is Tim\/Timothy,\u201d she wrote in an email. \u201cCan\u2019t wait to read the next issue to see if I\u2019m<br \/>\nright!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That very same December day, Sharon Dean Peck \u201990 posted this comment to the magazine website: \u201cTimothy<br \/>\nMcKissock? Maybe?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So we pulled out the yearbooks and found him \u2013 Timothy M. McKissock \u201990. 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With Provost Jonathan Levin, an exceptional academic leader, at his side, the Honors Program is growing, several residence halls boast living-learning communities, and applications are up.<\/p>\n<p>The Campus Center, scheduled to open in fall 2015 between Ball Circle and College Avenue, will be like a campus <a href=\"http:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/files\/2014\/03\/Patti-Kemp.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3941\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/departments\/alumni-board\/alumni-seen\/from-your-alumni-association-president\/attachment\/patti-kemp\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/files\/2014\/03\/Patti-Kemp.gif\" data-orig-size=\"710,1066\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Patti-Kemp\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/files\/2014\/03\/Patti-Kemp-200x300.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/files\/2014\/03\/Patti-Kemp-682x1024.gif\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3941\" style=\"margin: 10px;\" alt=\"Patti-Kemp\" src=\"http:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/files\/2014\/03\/Patti-Kemp-199x300.gif\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>living room, with gathering areas, meeting rooms, a ballroom, and a dining hall. Its academic complement, the Information and Technology Convergence Center, will open this fall with 77,000 square feet packed with 21st-century technology.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to innovation and creativity in the academic arena, extracurricular activities abound. In athletics, Mary Washington took seven conference championships and six second-place finishes, resulting in the 2013 Richard C. Cook All-Sports Award.<\/p>\n<p>Mary Washington\u2019s alumni are a significant part of its strength. We are a worldwide group of 38,000 people with strong liberal arts educations and dedicated professional, volunteer, and social involvement.<\/p>\n<p>Reunion Weekend is a time to reconnect with fellow Mary Washington alumni. Traditionally, classes come back every five years, but alumni are welcome to return for Reunion Weekend any year. Activities range from Alumni College classes to an All-Class Party. Visit\u00a0umw.edu\u00a0and click \u201cAlumni\u201d for a schedule. Check out the improved alumni website and join the new \u201cMy MaryWash\u201d online community.<\/p>\n<p>As I conclude my presidency, I leave you with many thanks. I\u2019m so proud of my alma mater, and I\u2019m honored and gratified to have served as our Alumni Association president.<\/p>\n<p>May your lives be filled with good health, good friends, and great happiness.<\/p>\n<p><i>Patti Boise Kemp \u201969<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Alumni Association President<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings, fellow alumni, Stroll along Mary Washington\u2019s beautiful Campus Walk, and you will feel the vibrant atmosphere \u201cwhere great minds get to work.\u201d I am excited by Mary Washington\u2019s\u00a0great accomplishments and ambitious plans for the future. 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Photo by Norm Shafer.<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/files\/2014\/03\/David-Doehler.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/files\/2014\/03\/David-Doehler.gif\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2691\" alt=\"David Doehler and Cadet have investigated more than 250 fire scenes. Photo by Norm Shafer.\" src=\"http:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/spring2014\/files\/2014\/03\/David-Doehler-300x283.gif\" width=\"300\" height=\"283\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Doehler and Cadet have investigated more<br \/>than 250 fire scenes. Photo by Norm Shafer.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The house had burned to the ground, and its embers still smoldered. Fire investigator <strong>David Doehler \u201902<\/strong> and Cadet worked the\u00a0perimeter, but the Labrador\u2019s well-trained nose detected no trace of accelerant. To himself, Doehler thought, <i>probably not arson<\/i>.<\/div>\n<p>But the next day, when the debris had cooled, they returned for a closer sniff at the foundation. This time, Cadet calmly sat down at the threshold, alerting Doehler that he\u2019d picked up the odor of a flammable liquid. Tests of samples from the site proved that the fire had indeed been set, and the perpetrator was arrested and convicted.<\/p>\n<p>That was just one of many fire scenes Doehler and Cadet worked between 2004 and \u201909 as the first dog-and-handler accelerant-detection team for the Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue.<\/p>\n<p>Doehler, who earned a bachelor of liberal studies degree, had been a firefighter for 18 years and an investigator for another eight when he got the chance to work with an accelerant-detection dog. He was matched with Cadet in Front Royal, Va., where the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives trains Labrador retrievers for arson investigation and explosives detection.<\/p>\n<p>Trained dog-and-handler teams are frequently called on to investigate fires in other jurisdictions. Doehler and his Labrador partner examined more than 250 fire scenes throughout Northern Virginia, and many of those turned out to be arson cases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArson happens more often than you think,\u201d Doehler said. But it can be difficult to prove. \u201cIn most crime scenes, evidence is left behind,\u201d he said. \u201cIn fires, evidence is destroyed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A trained dog can smell far more than an investigator can see, and once a dog detects an accelerant, evidence can be tested for chemical composition. The dogs aren\u2019t court witnesses \u2013 that part is up to the handler. Attorneys may try to discredit a dog, but Cadet always scored 100 percent on his recertification exams and was never challenged. \u201cThis was an exceptional dog,\u201d Doehler said.<\/p>\n<p>Human participants in ATF training programs are encouraged to adopt their dogs and keep them for the rest of their lives, which Doehler was happy to do. He retired in 2009 as a captain and assistant fire marshal, and Cadet retired with him.<\/p>\n<p>Cadet enjoys rural life in the Shenandoah Valley with Doehler, wife <strong>Andrea Hoover Doehler \u201990<\/strong>, daughter Madison, and son Benjamin. At 12, Cadet is the elder statesman of the Doehlers\u2019 animals, including two other dogs, cats, goats, chickens, guinea fowl, and a peacock.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cArson happens more often than you think.\u201d But it can be difficult to prove. \u201cIn most crime scenes, evidence is left behind. 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