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Entries from August 2005

DNA Barrels at the Property Clerk Warehouse

August 28th, 2005 · Comments Off on DNA Barrels at the Property Clerk Warehouse

Homicide evidence is placed in what are called DNA or blood barrells, and stored at the Property Clerk Warehouse. The warehouses look like that final shot of Raiders of the Lost Ark, when they are putting away the Ark of the Covenant, amongst endless stacks of wooden crates. Here, there are fifty foot tall towers […]

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Tags: Homicide Facts

When is a Case Too Cold? Part 1

August 23rd, 2005 · Comments Off on When is a Case Too Cold? Part 1

Someone asked, “How far back in time can a cold case be sent in? How many years back can a case be re-opened?” I’m going to ask the cold case guys to weigh in, but there is no statute of limitations on murder. If a murder hasn’t been solved, the case is still open even […]

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Tags: Practical Info for Families and Friends of Victims

Zeus – A Cadaver Dog

August 19th, 2005 · Comments Off on Zeus – A Cadaver Dog

When they;re looking for a body they’ll bring a cadaver dog. In one cold case investigation a cadaver dog named Zeus found a body that was wrapped in plastic and buried under concrete four years earlier. To train a dog to find dead bodies they construct something called a scent tube. It’s made from PVC […]

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Tags: Cold Case Investigation Facts

Who Can Contact the Cold Case Squad?

August 13th, 2005 · 1 Comment

Someone wrote and asked if you had to be a family member to ask the Cold Case Squad to look into a case, or could a friend of the victim make the request. From Vito Spano: “Yes, anyone can refer a case to the Cold Sase Squad, you don’t have to be a family member. […]

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Tags: Practical Info for Families and Friends of Victims