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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) Across Jefferson County, if a criminal case makes its way to court, odds are, the Crime Scene Investigation Unit played a key role in processing evidence. The team of four meticulously handles over 125 cases a month.

Sgt. Kenneth Holmes said his unit mostly photographs and lifts fingerprints from the scenes they process. But, when a case warrants it, they have the tools to do a lot more.

We have to know when its time to take out the big guns, Holmes said.

Their tool kit includes devices to use a bullet hole to learn from what direction the bullet was shot. They have tools to turn back the clock and show if a suspect attempted to cover up a crime scene.

The crime scene investigation unit has used these tools on multiple occasions to solve crimes.

The evidence can make or break a case for anything and everything, Dep. Tiffany Dial said. Whether its a simple as a car break-in. Its something major to that victim. We still have to treat that with the same respect as a homicide.

Jefferson Countys evidence technicians also testify in court, explaining their findings to prove a case. The team works endless hours, with someone on call at all times. Their motto is every scene, every time meaning no matter how big or small the crime, these four evidence technicians give it their all.

I want to try to get justice for the victims, Holmes said. Most of the time they cant speak. They dont know who broke into their house. They dont know who raped them. Who assaulted them, but every suspect leaves something at every scene.

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Behind the Scenes: Jefferson County Crime Scene Investigation Unit - WKRG News 5

From 1982 to 1993, the television show Cheers was a household name. Today, its hard to hear the word without thinking of the iconic show. Cheers also happened to be the show that jumpstarted Kelsey Grammers career. But it turns out one co-star wasnt crazy about working with him and she left after the shows fifth season.

Kelsey Grammers character, Frasier Crane, first appeared in season 3 of Cheers as part of the story arc between Diane Chambers (Shelley Long) and Sam Malone (Ted Danson). Diane and Sam had an on-again-off-again relationship that led to a number of arguments, break ups, and makeups. Diane eventually starts dating Frasier and brings him around the bar.

The character ends up playing a major role in Grammers acting career. He remains a part of the cast through its final season, and the producers then create a spinoff show, Frasier, surrounding his character. He reportedly made a deal with the producers to do a spinoff show during Cheers eighth season. But one important cast member reportedly did not like working with him.

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Shelley Long, who played Diane, seemed to have chemistry with Frasier on screen. But according to Screenrant, when the cameras stopped rolling, there wasnt much to the actors relationship. Long reportedly didnt work well with Grammer or any of her co-stars, for that matter. She supposedly had problems with Danson, too, as well as the rest of the cast.

Longs sour relationships with other cast members werent the only reasons she left the show. By season 5, Long reportedly felt she had made enough of a name for herself that she could move on from the show to pursue a movie career. Though this is a move various television actors have made through the years, it doesnt guarantee success.

Long landed a role in Outrageous Fortune as well as The Brady Bunch Movie, but beyond that, her big screen career never took off. Its unclear if she regrets leaving the show.

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Long recently guest-starred on Modern Family, taking on the recurring role of DeDe Pritchett, Jay Pritchetts ex-wife. Long is worth about $10 million today, which is far less than any of her Cheers co-stars. Frasier was certainly Grammers biggest acting role, but he went on to make appearances in shows such as Boss and guest-starred on 30 Rock. Danson landed a main role on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; he was part of the franchise for about five years.

Other Cheers cast members have had roles beyond the sitcom, too. Rhea Perlman, who played Carla Tortelli, most recently appeared as Annette Castellano on The Mindy Project from 2014-2017. Woody Harrelson, who played bartender Woody Boyd, has gone on to appear in films such as Zombielandand Midway.

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'Cheers': Was Kelsey Grammer the Real Reason This Co-Star Was Written Out? - Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Lifetimes upcoming thriller movie 'Secret Life of a Celebrity Surrogate' follows Olivia, who agrees to become a celebrity couples surrogate. However, the truth behind the star pairs twisted life comes to light after she decides to bear their child. Will Olivia be able to protect her unborn child from Ava and her husband's toxicity? Heres everything you need to know about the movie ahead of its premiere.

'Secret Life of a Celebrity Surrogate' will premiere on September 19 on Lifetime at 8 pm ET.

The official synopsis for the movie reads, "Charmed by the glitz and the glamour of one of Hollywood's brightest stars, Olivia Bolton agrees to become Ava Von Richter's surrogate. But behind the glamour lies the dark and twisted life of Ava and her husband. And Olivia quickly realizes she and her unborn child are in undeniable danger."

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Brianne Davis is seen as Ava in the Lifetime thriller. Shes an American actress popular for her roles in films such as Jarhead, Prom Night and American Virgin. On television, she has made appearances in series including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Entourage, Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters, Body of Proof and True Blood'.

Carrie Wampler

Carrie Wampler is best known for her role in the feature film The Yellow Birds opposite Jennifer Aniston and Alden Ehrenreich. She is seen as Olivia in Secret Life of Celebrity Surrogacy. Shes appeared in HBOs hit television drama series Big Little Lies alongside Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman. Wampler has starred in the movie Maximum Ride. She has also had a recurring role on Disneys Austin & Ally.

Mark Gantt helmed the script written by Courtney Henggeler. Gantt is known for co-creating, writing, producing, and starring in the award-winning series Banne Way. He made his directorial debut with 'Murder In Mexico'. Meanwhile, 'Secret Life of a Celebrity Surrogate' is produced by Ross Kohn and Nancy Leopardi, while Justin Klosky, Chuck Robbins and Logan Sugarman have executive produced it.

The official trailer for 'Secret Life of a Celebrity Surrogate' is yet to be released by Lifetime. Watch the space for an update on the same.

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Police tape is seen Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020 around a home in the 1600 block of Spanish Bay Drive in north Redding.(Photo: David Benda/Record Searchlight)

Update, 12:45 p.m. Wednesday:

The Shasta County Coroner's Office on Wednesday identified the husband and wife at the center of a Redding police murder-suicide investigation.

Officials identified the husband as 79-year-old Edwin Pehr Fredrickson and the wife as 62-year-old Elizabeth Ann Fredrickson.

A "postmortem examination" will be scheduled, according to the coroner's office.

The case remains under investigation by the Redding Police Department.

Original story: Redding police say a man awaiting trial for domestic violence charges killed his wife early Tuesday morning in a north Redding neighborhood.

The man died at a hospitalafter having stabbed himself and being shot by a police stun gun, according to the a news release from the Redding Police Department.

Police have yet to release the identities of either person involved. They said officers had previouslyresponded to the home nine times since 2018, with three of those incidents ending in the husband's arrest on suspicion of domestic violence, according to RPD.

This time, officers responded to the home on the 1600 block of Spanish Bay Drivearound 2:18 a.m. after a family member said they got a voicemail from the husband saying he killed his wife and planned to kill himself.

When police showed up, the husband didn't cooperate, armed himself with a knife and made statements indicating he wanted to die, according to police. At the time, other officers went to the back of the home to look for the wife, finding her dead on the living room floor with "obvious signs of trauma," according to the release.

The husband saw officers in the home and moved toward them "while stabbing himself." Police shot him with a stun gun and detained him before providing medical attention. An ambulance brought the husband to Mercy Medical Center where he later died, according to police.

Inside the home, police said they found hand-written notes from the husband confessing to killing his wife.

RPD Sgt. Danny Smetak said the man had last been arrested about a month and a half ago.

Police said the exact causeof death for both are unknownand that autopsies will be conducted in the near future.

A crime scene investigation vehicle is parked Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020 in front of a home in the 1600 block of Spanish Bay Drive in north Redding.(Photo: David Benda/Record Searchlight)

Several agencies, including the Shasta County Sheriff's Office, Shasta County District Attorney's Office and Anderson Police Department assisted with the crime scene, according to police. Anyone with information is asked to call RPD at 530-225-4200.

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MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Many are calling on the Milwaukee Police Department to terminate one of their officers charged in the death of Joel Acevedo, but the department says it's not up to them.

A statement from the Milwaukee Police Department says as of May 19, the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission is the only entity that has the authority to terminate the officer for his off-duty actions.

Officer Mattioli, a 13-year member of the department, was charged in the death of 25-year-old Acevedo. Investigators say the two were involved in an altercation at Mattioli's home on April 19 -- who was off-duty at the time -- and Acevedo was left unconscious. Acevedo died less than a week later.

Here's a breakdown of events from Milwaukee police:

On April 19, 2020, the day this incident occurred, MPD took extraordinary steps to maintain the integrity of the investigation while keeping the trust of the community. Prior to arriving at the scene on the morning of the incident, Chief Alfonso Morales had already requested that the criminal investigation be handled by the Milwaukee County District Attorneys Office to avoid any appearance of bias. In addition, the Wisconsin State Crime Lab, an outside and independent agency, conducted the crime scene investigation. That same day, Officer Mattioli was arrested.

On May 13, 2020, the Milwaukee County District Attorneys Office issued a criminal complaint for 1st Degree Reckless Homicide charges against Mattioli. The Milwaukee Police Department immediately requested the investigatory materials. Until receiving those investigatory materials, MPD could not fully conduct its internal investigation.

On May 19, 2020, the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission issued a press release stating it had informed MPD to cease all current investigations regarding Officer Mattioli, and that my Office [FPC] will be taking control of the investigation moving forward. MPD immediately ceased its internal investigation and provided the FPC its requested documents.

According to a news release, MPD says they understandthe community is seeking immediate resolution of Officer Mattioli's employment matter given these extraordinary times.

The release goes on to say, "However, per state law, no member of MPD may be discharged or suspended for more than 30 days without the Department first finding just cause. In order to determine if there was just cause, MPD could not render discipline until the criminal investigation was completed and the investigatory materials were provided to the Department. MPD was actively investigating the internal investigation, and awaiting additional investigatory materials, at the time the Fire & Police Commission took over this disciplinary matter."

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