Crime Scene Preservation Debate Rages After Idaho Student Murders

• University of Idaho officials want to demolish the house where four students were murdered, but some family members of the victims want it preserved for the trial of the accused killer.
• There are complex debates over whether to demolish or preserve notorious crime scenes in communities.
• Examples of demolished crime scenes include Sandy Hook Elementary School and the school in Uvalde, Texas, where mass shootings occurred.
• Examples of preserved crime scenes include the hunting estate where Alex Murdaugh's family members were killed and the movie theater in Aurora, Colo.
• Jurors have visited preserved crime scenes in some trials, such as the Parkland, Fla. school building and the Islandton, S.C. crime scene.

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