Steleheart
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I live in Cape Town, South Africa, and watched The Killing Season on television at the end of last year. I have a question about how the American legal/judicial system works and am hoping someone in this forum can help. My question is particularly relevant to LISK, but probably relates to many other cases as well.
My question relates to the role of the Feds in the American legal/judicial system. In the final episode of the Killing Season, people were saying that the Feds would be working with the police departments on the LISK case, and pulling together the work being done across states on similar cases. I always thought that was the Feds' primary job. Obviously I was wrong, but then, what are the Feds actually for and what do they do? I can't understand why they didn't do this years ago.
Thanks very much.
:welcome: Mary-Anne!
I am not familiar with the extent that the FBI is involved with LISK specifically, but their website "About" tab states in part;
"Our priority is to help protect you, your children, your communities, and your businesses from the most dangerous threats facing our nation—from international and domestic terrorists to spies on U.S. soil, from cyber villains to corrupt government officials, from mobsters to violent street gangs, from child predators to serial killers. Along the way, we help defend and uphold our nation’s economy, physical and electronic infrastructure, and democracy. "
Also check their site and look at the "What we investigate", "Services" and "resources" pages. Lots of info thaat can help answer your questions.
https://www.fbi.gov/
https://www.fbi.gov/about/mission
Happy Sleuthing!