Detective Vance entered a dark apartment where a victim sat in an armchair, shot in the chest. On the coffee table lay a portable stereo plugged into a wall outlet, playing a cassette tape. The tape was near the end of side A. Vance pressed rewind, listened to the recording, and immediately identified the killer's voice. What crucial detail did the audio contain?
The gunshot was recorded on the tape
The audio recording captured the exact moment of the crime, including the argument and the gunshot sound before the victim died, proving the killer recorded the murder or staged the audio environment.
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