Virtual Reality provides many interesting applications across society. As it pertains to crime scene investigations, VR is looked at as a way to recreate the scene in a format that allows investigators to “visit” and analyze the scene without actually entering it. Obviously this dramatically reduces the chance of contamination and increases the availability of the scene to more people for longer periods of time.
https://www.forensicmag.com/article/2018/12/exploring-virtual-reality-forensic-tool