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resources for unidentified, missing, and cold homicide cases
Cases in which all investigative leads appear to be exhausted are frustrating for both investigators and victims' families. Cold cases can range from those only a few months old to others that go back for decades. Presenting profiles and actual case histories, Cold Case Research: Resources for Unidentified, Missing and Cold Homicide Cases illustrates how investigators can successfully apply resources that will enable them to reopen and solve cases gathering dust in the file room.Today's investigators have found that, to solve cold cases, they need to.
Front Cover; Contents; Case Histories and Profiles; List of Figures; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter 1 -- Challenges and Checklist; Chapter 2 -- Agency Organization: Cold Case Units; Chapter 3 -- TLO: The Latest Online Investigative System; Chapter 4 -- Additional Options for People Searches; Chapter 5 -- Dealing with Databases; Chapter 6 -- NamUs: Connecting the Missing and Unidentified; Chapter 7 -- Entering and Searching in the NamUs System; Chapter 8 -- PKU Cards Retain Overlooked DNA; Chapter 9 -- The Plight of the Missing and Unknown
Chapter 10 -- Historical and Geographical ContextChapter 11 -- Newspaper Research: Online and Off; Chapter 12 -- Published and Public Records; Chapter 13 -- Volunteers: How They Can Help; Chapter 14 -- Contact with Co-Victims; Chapter 15 -- Cold Case Review Teams and Information-Sharing Resources; Chapter 16 -- Taking Advantage of the Media; Chapter 17 -- Conclusion; Selected References; Back Cover
Includes bibliographical references and index.