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* Used to investigate the Jack the Ripper killings in ''[[From Hell]]''.
* ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'': Nicholas Angel uses this to come up with a very wordy but otherwise plausible theory about the <s>murders</s> accidents taking place in Sandford, centering around (he thinks) a lucrative property deal. {{spoiler|Turns out the murders are for a much more mundane reason - keeping up [[Serious Business|Sandford's level of perfection]].}}
* Plays a role in Detective Spooner's murder investigation in ''[[I, Robot (Filmfilm)|I Robot]]''.
* In ''[[National Treasure]]'', it becomes an important skill for the protagonists to advance through the plot.
 
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Frequently happens in the ''[[Law and Order]]'' series, especially [[Law and& Order (TV)|the first incarnation]].
* ''[[CSI (TV)|CSI]]'' and its various incarnations, with the detective work taking place mostly in the crime lab.
* Happens in every episode of ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'', with each mystery solved by Jessica Fletcher outlining a visual clue that was shown earlier in the episode, and a clip of said visual clue playing back for exposition.
* Featured during the investigative portions of ''[[The Good Wife]]''.
* Takes place in the lawyer drama series ''Close To Home''.
* Shown often in ''[[The Closer]]''.
* ''[[Without a Trace (TV)|Without a Trace]]'': Investigations in each episode depend on this.
* Used in the 1991 series ''Silk Stalkings'' to investigate upper-class sex-themed crimes.
* ''[[NCIS (TV)|NCIS]]'' had this in its first incarnation, mostly inside the forensics lab or the autopsy room.
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
* A necessary tool in the ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]'' series.
* The ''[[Eagle Eye Mysteries]]'' series, [[Trope Namer|as noted above.]]
* Could be considered an in-universe example in [[LA Noire]], where [[The Hero|L.A.P.D. Detective Cole Phelps]] is known within the department for being a better-than-average detective, ostensibly because of this ability.
 
== [[Board Games]] ==
* A necessary skill in ''[[Clue (Tabletop Gamegame)|Clue]]''.
 
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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== [[Literature]] ==
* [[Agatha Christie (Creator)|Agatha Christie's]] character [[Hercule Poirot]] may be the [[Ur Example]], or a candidate thereof.
* Plays a role in ''[[The Hardy Boys]]'' and ''[[Nancy Drew]]'' mysteries.
* The children's book series ''The Puzzle Club,'' and the animated series based on it, is about a trio of children who solve mysteries this way.
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* [[Scooby Doo|Velma]] is well-known for this, in every incarnation of her character.
* During the ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' episode "Flash and Substance," [[The Flash|Wally West]] is seen in his crime scene lab running tests on a bloodstained shoe, which was cleaned off with dish-washing soap. He informs his supervisor that his investigations have revealed that the soap is the same type as the brand that was found in the murder victim's kitchen.
* During the ''[[Superman: theThe Animated Series]]'' episode "The Late Mr. Kent," Clark had to use his investigative reporter skills to collect enough evidence to exonerate an innocent man on death row.
* There's also ''[[Batman: theThe Animated Series]]'' and its tie-in movies. Played especially strongly in ''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]''.
 
== [[Real Life]] ==
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