In this episode, AMU criminal justice and forensic science professor, Jen Bucholtz, shares how the Zodiac ciphers were decrypted using the suspect’s full name. She also discusses the mounting evidence pointing towards one suspect.
Visiting the scene of a crime is critical, even 46 years later. Follow the investigation into the unsolved murder of Debbie Williamson and efforts to reignite her case.
After 46 years, the 1975 murder of Lubbock, Texas, resident Debbie Williamson Agnew still remains unsolved by law enforcement.
While I was at CrimeCon 2021, I met Sharon Newman Edwards. The first season of her podcast covers the unsolved homicide of Jennifer Servo.
There are upwards of 90,000 missing persons cases in the U.S. So why was the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NaMus) slated to lose funding in 2021? Learn about its critical role to provide support services to law enforcement, medical examiners, and relatives of missing family members.
GEDMatch provides free, open-source access to anyone seeking to find ancestors and family members by uploading their DNA profile data.So far, approximately 1.45 million people have enrolled.
By Jennifer Bucholtz
In July, hackers breached GEDMatch, an ancestry genealogy site. What impact could this have on law enforcement’s ability to use genealogy sites to solve cold cases?
By Jennifer Bucholtz
When police don’t have enough direct evidence to identify a suspect, conducting a behavioral analysis can help determine the type of person who committed the crime. Learn what crime scene clues can provide investigators with valuable insight into the psychology, personality, and motive of the murderer.
In an article I wrote last year, I discussed the use of behavioral analysis – often referred to as criminal profiling – in murder investigations.