In two decades as a Maricopa County prosecuting attorney, Gina Godbehere has seen some grisly crime scenes. Though her main function is to prove guilt in court, she takes a boots-on-the-ground approach, arriving at murder scenes as police are still identifying witnesses and investigators taking photos of those who were living just minutes before.
Godbehere investigates dozens of homicides each year and has seen it all - shootings, stabbings, horrific car wrecks.
What she saw five years ago at Independence High School in Glendale buckled her knees: Two 15-year-olds were dead, after a murder-suicide.
When she arrived at the campus the morning of Feb. 12, 2016, police officers were putting up crime scene tape and helicopters flying overhead.