The dog led detectives to the water's edge, suggesting that the boys had climbed into a boat.

This led detectives to conclude that three of the four dead children had suffered potassium poisoning.

When that caller was contacted, he led detectives to a man who was charged as the scam artist.

Whatever he decided, there would be no trail to lead detectives to his doorstep.

And it was the ruse of a fake suicide that ultimately led detectives to the man charged with killing her.

The questioning of one led detectives to a second man who had direct information about the Hernandez case.

The murder of a charity executive leads detectives on a trail of political intrigue.

One of the accused men led detectives to the grave, he said.

The description led detectives from the police department's gang unit to look into the possibility that the shooting was part of an initiation ritual.