Serial killer Rodney Alcala was a photographer. He took hundreds of portraits of women and children.
In 2010, police released 120 of the photos to the public – in hopes of identifying the subjects in the photos. As of September 2019, 109 out of 120 of the subjects in these photos were still unidentified.
David Herrera provides a personal account of the kidnapping, murder and investigation of DEA Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena – one the world’s most intense, prolonged and dangerous narcotics investigations of all time.
Last year, the Washington Post released a fascinating study that mapped out over 52,000 homicides over the past decade across 50 cities. It turns out that the overall arrest rate was only 49%, and in some areas the arrest rate was lower than 33%.
Thomas Martin was interviewed by A&E about the unsolved, missing child case of Madeleine McCann – a case he believes suffered from too many cooks in this kitchen, and no head chef.
On Tuesday, December 23, 2014, investigators in Concord, New Hampshire announced that they had solved the 1987 cold case homicide of Judith Whitney, age 43. However, no arrest in this old case will be possible, since the murderer died in 2011.
When people do desperate and risky things to make a living, this often puts in them in the line of danger. In this case, an escort in Northwestern Indiana was murdered by a serial killer. Darren Deon Vann ordered an escort through an online site called BackPage.com and set up a meeting between himself and…
There are a number of TV shows, such as Cold Case Files, that bring unsolved cases to the public’s attention as investigative journalism. Ongoing, unsolved cases take an emotional and mental toll on the families that continues to rehash traumatic events surrounding their loved ones, as well as police detectives and private investigators working on…
In September of 2010, Tiffany and David Hartley started their day with the idea of jet skiing on the Mexican side of Falcon Lake. The day ended with David’s death. Tiffany had made a desperate and panicked 911 call, explaining that three boats had approached them and opened fire. She claimed that David had been…
When a case goes cold, it’s easy to give up hope. When the police have moved on or even just given up, it can really knock the wind out of you. However, that doesn’t mean you have to fade away. While the prospect of solving cold cases is rare, it’s by no means impossible. Sometimes, the private…
Every year we turn down hundreds of cases. People often ask us why. Though we’re very good at what we do and we feel our private investigators are best in the industry, we’re not in the business of performing miracles. All things being equal: If we don’t feel we can help with a case, why…
