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How are murders still unsolved in this day and age?
Posted on 2/14/18 at 11:51 am
Posted on 2/14/18 at 11:51 am
Eta: the original post I meant.
There is a case from Concordia Parish about a guy that was tortured and killed. Evidence all over the crime scene and there is an obvious suspect but charges weren't filled because of lack of evidence.
I know its a small parish sheriff department but if they can't handle it, wouldn't another department like state police or FBI step in?
There is a case from Concordia Parish about a guy that was tortured and killed. Evidence all over the crime scene and there is an obvious suspect but charges weren't filled because of lack of evidence.
I know its a small parish sheriff department but if they can't handle it, wouldn't another department like state police or FBI step in?
This post was edited on 2/14/18 at 12:14 pm
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Posted on 2/14/18 at 11:52 am to Soup Sammich
I'm good at what I do
I mean they are.
I mean they are.
Posted on 2/14/18 at 11:52 am to Soup Sammich
Nice try. I’m not writing you a “How To” Guide.
Posted on 2/14/18 at 11:53 am to Soup Sammich
quote:
How are murders still unsolved in this day and age?
What did you do?
Posted on 2/14/18 at 11:55 am to Soup Sammich
because in general our police forces aren’t all that competent
Posted on 2/14/18 at 11:55 am to Soup Sammich
Cops don't care. Snitches get stitches.
Posted on 2/14/18 at 11:56 am to Soup Sammich
DNA technology is pretty amazing but most police departments don’t have all the cool shite. You put a body in the woods somewhere and all evidence is gone in a couple of days down here.
Posted on 2/14/18 at 11:56 am to Brosef Stalin
"community involvement"
Posted on 2/14/18 at 11:58 am to Soup Sammich
It isn’t hard to get away with murder
If I wanted to I could kill anyone on here and get away with it.
If I wanted to I could kill anyone on here and get away with it.
Posted on 2/14/18 at 11:58 am to Soup Sammich
Because NCIS is not real life.
Posted on 2/14/18 at 11:58 am to Soup Sammich
Because life isn't a TV show and you don't always have the clues laid out for you.
But on this topic, I'm amazed at why more cold cases from old times aren't taken a look back at. I watch shows like forensic files a lot, and I can't count the number of times a crime from way back when went cold and unsolved because DNA evidence didn't exist at the time. Then some intern or new recruit with a lot of vigor will come in and pick up the old evidence box and run an old evidence item for DNA and whaddaya know the killer is right there on the computer screen. Granted this is an extremely simplified version, but why aren't there departments whose sole job it is to run old evidence from unsolved cases (prior to DNA testing) and get DNA from them now? Granted it'd be a massive undertaking and a lot of manhours but I mean why isn't this being done?
If I was a parent and my child was killed in the 60s or 70s and it was unsolved today, I'd be sick thinking that the killer's DNA is right there on a piece of evidence that's been sitting in the local precint's storage locker for 30 years.
But on this topic, I'm amazed at why more cold cases from old times aren't taken a look back at. I watch shows like forensic files a lot, and I can't count the number of times a crime from way back when went cold and unsolved because DNA evidence didn't exist at the time. Then some intern or new recruit with a lot of vigor will come in and pick up the old evidence box and run an old evidence item for DNA and whaddaya know the killer is right there on the computer screen. Granted this is an extremely simplified version, but why aren't there departments whose sole job it is to run old evidence from unsolved cases (prior to DNA testing) and get DNA from them now? Granted it'd be a massive undertaking and a lot of manhours but I mean why isn't this being done?
If I was a parent and my child was killed in the 60s or 70s and it was unsolved today, I'd be sick thinking that the killer's DNA is right there on a piece of evidence that's been sitting in the local precint's storage locker for 30 years.
Posted on 2/14/18 at 11:59 am to Corkfather
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DNA technology is pretty amazing but most police departments don’t have all the cool shite.
And it's only as good as the comparison samples.
Posted on 2/14/18 at 11:59 am to Soup Sammich
Alligators are great body disposals
Posted on 2/14/18 at 12:00 pm to Soup Sammich
One day!
But...people don't want to talk. People that commit the crimes don't talk, so nothing to go on there. Witnesses aren't always great, and human memory is not infallible. If it is completely random, where do you start? Many in the public have the belief that DNA means everything in a case.
And, thankfully, we do not yet live in a country where Big Brother is always watching.
But...people don't want to talk. People that commit the crimes don't talk, so nothing to go on there. Witnesses aren't always great, and human memory is not infallible. If it is completely random, where do you start? Many in the public have the belief that DNA means everything in a case.
And, thankfully, we do not yet live in a country where Big Brother is always watching.
Posted on 2/14/18 at 12:00 pm to Soup Sammich
No witness no murder
Posted on 2/14/18 at 12:00 pm to Soup Sammich
Because while physical evidence is important, it is not as important as eyewitnesses. Unfortunately, in the areas where the majority of the murders take place, eyewitnesses suddenly Go mute. Cause, you know, they don't want to help the man.
Posted on 2/14/18 at 12:00 pm to Walt OReilly
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If I wanted to I could kill anyone on here and get away with it.
It would be a pretty easy case to close when all of the posters disappeared and you were still on here commenting on your own threads
This post was edited on 2/14/18 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 2/14/18 at 12:01 pm to Soup Sammich
Because the murderer kept his damn mouth shut
Posted on 2/14/18 at 12:01 pm to WG_Dawg
quote:
why isn't this being done?
quote:
it'd be a massive undertaking and a lot of manhours
Posted on 2/14/18 at 12:02 pm to WG_Dawg
quote:
I mean why isn't this being done?
1. cost
2. man hours
3. current case load
4. degraded samples
5. no comparison DNA
Cost is probably the most prohibitive factor
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