# Mass. Detective searched "gunpowder residue" before wife's death

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**Created:** [May 6, 2024, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-detective-searched-gunpowder-residue-before-wifes-death/1001180 "2024-05-06T11:02:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2024, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-detective-searched-gunpowder-residue-before-wifes-death/1001180/1 "2024-05-06T11:02:30Z")

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Not a master criminal by any means. For which we should be grateful.

> **[Massachusetts detective searches gunshot residue testing website 11 days...](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brian-fanion-westfield-massachusetts-amy-fanion-detective-searches-gunshot-residue-testing-before-wife-killed/)**
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> Massachusetts investigators uncover a suspicious web history after Brian Fanion reports his wife Amy's death as a suicide.

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-detective-searched-gunpowder-residue-before-wifes-death/1001180/2 "2024-05-07T10:17:49Z")

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Shot herself from 20 feet away with a handgun? Always a popular means of suicide.