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New Agent, Ballistics and Weapons Expert, Serology & Decomposition Expert for the NOPD.
She was 31 years old at the time of the murders. Niama was a top forensics scientist with a bachelor in forensic chemistry and major in criminology from Loyola University New Orleans, and a part of the NOPD crime lab for 8 years. However, no matter what she did, she was always in the shadow of her father, the greatest detective in NOPD history. After a misunderstanding between Lassé and the mafia, her father was killed in an accident, and Lassé soon went to New Orleans Police Academy to become a detective. Ever since she had started work in the crime lab and all throughout her studies at the academy, she has been underestimated as a female detective and forced to shout in order to be heard by her male colleagues, but she has always been stubborn and closed off to reach her goals. The Crescent City Case had been her first case, and she was desperate to make her mark and become the next great detective, utilizing her science experience and her investigative skills to work with the other detectives to solve the case.
During the investigation, she created an extensive forensic profile of the Cannibal, including blood type and DNA, and created detailed analysis of the killer's handwriting, which was used together to indict Grant as the Cannibal and lead to his arrest.