About the book

About Cold Case Help

There are more than 250,000 unsolved murders and disappearances in the U.S. — and YOU want to help. But can you when you’re not the police? How do you get started? Cold Case Help shows how to use resources available to the public (court records, archives, criminal histories, and many others). How to get records. How to interview witnesses. How to create timelines and victimologies, evaluate evidence, and publicize your case. How to deal with cold case DNA. It’s frank about why cases go cold, and what to do when you’ve built a case but no one will listen. If you’re a loved one, true crime researcher, podcaster, or ex-law enforcement wanting to work a cold case, Cold Case Help is for you. THE COLD CASE COALITION is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit formed by a lawyer, private investigator, and journalist. The Coalition has investigated dozens of cold cases since 2017 and is the founder of an accredited forensic DNA lab. As a result of the Coalition’s efforts, suspects have been identified, cases have been reopened, and families have received long-awaited answers.

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