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Mar-20-2026 14:08

I have 2 questions actually:

1) If a suspect does not qualify for any PE, does that automatically exclude them as a suspect? I fellow agent told me, if there isn't any PE then the suspect cannot be guilty. I question that advice because I have had a suspect be guilty without PE when I was working the very easy, starter cases and I have had a guilty suspect with WE, false alibi and motive. Could someone please clarify?

2) Is it possible for a suspect to have 2 PE, especially an "Unknown" alibi? Sometimes, when the PE belongs to a suspect, it puts a line through all other PE possibilities for that suspect, sometimes it does not.

I hope this makes sense!!

Mar-21-2026 10:27

Hey!

Technically, if you could ask around without anyone clamming up you'd find TWO witness evidence, PE, and no alibi pertaining to a certain suspects.

If say the case gives you Right Hand note and Curly Hair, and a suspect is left handed with straight hair, that excludes them automatically even if they have no alibi.

A guilty suspect must always have a PE + no alibi, WE + no alibi, or 2xWE + no alibi. Basically, the WE substitutes the PE that you could not pinpoint.

2. You cannot have a suspect with 2 PE.

Mar-21-2026 11:05

To be on the safe side, if you only have one WE against a suspect it's not safe to make an accusation.

If you have two witnesses against a specific suspect it's always safe to accuse. Just like a piece of physical evidence + at least one witness evidence. And the suspect's alibi must be false ofc.

Anyway, my fellow director explained this. I just worded it a bit different. Because I'm weird.

Mar-21-2026 14:22

Thank you very much Devilish Wings and BadAss! Lol BadAss!

Mar-21-2026 14:25

Thank you both for the clarification!