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HBO's new docuseries "Burden of Proof" follows Stephen Pandos as he spends a decade trying to prove that his parents were responsible for the unsolved disappearance of his 15-year-old sister in 1987. The four-hour documentary is a textured portrait of a tortured soul chasing maddeningly elusive truth, and while it never quite reaches resolution, it remains haunting and engrossing.
Legal experts explain that in criminal prosecution proceedings, suspects aren't always hit with charges or a visit from an officer until long after an official investigation is underway. Typically, prosecutors would impanel a grand jury for a formal criminal indictment. In most criminal cases, prosecutors and investigators have more than enough evidence or a case to bring that indictment in quickly. However, prosecutors can start with the criminal indictment process in the beginning, especially if their case needs more evidence to press those charges.