And when the process moves forward, investigators and criminologists say, good detectives facing guilty suspects often obtain a statement.

The detective saw two more passengers in addition to the tall personage who had bought the ticket and obtained the time tables.

The detectives obtained a search warrant and found the rifle but failed to recover the semiautomatic revolver used in the shooting, he said.

After showing his credentials, the detective obtained Joe's release.

The detectives obtained copies of recent MIT yearbooks and added photographs from it to their image database.

The detectives had obtained a confession statement from Tankleff, but neglected to videotape it.

During routine questioning of a prisoner, the detectives obtained the name of a suspect.

Later, their lawyers told reporters that detectives obtained statements improperly, and they disputed the authorities' account of the attack.

The lab requested that the detective obtain a blood sample from the suspect, Patrick Morrison.

The detective obtained a 64-page confession from Orchard in which the suspect took responsibility for a string of crimes and at least seventeen murders.