Unloved Crimes: Homicide Investigators for the Cold Case Squad

Homicide Investigators covering cold cases have an especially difficult job. Trails have gone cold, evidence has degraded. But time also gives them an advantage. Alibis become enemies. Ex-wives and ex-partners once too loyal to talk will give them an earful. Fearful witnesses will sometimes feel that time has made them safe from retribution. Cold case work is about persistence, being close to the street, knowing how to scare up folks who might be a little more inclined to speak now that some time has passed. These men and women have a special sense of duty. They are the only ones left to speak for the silent witnesses: the victims of unsolved murders.

This section will profile homicide investigators, the techniques and theories they use to investigate a homicide, and anecdotes from the field.

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