Can playing cards help catch criminals?
A novel idea for solving cold cases comes with high-stakes risks
Despite facial recognition and other leapfrogs in technology it seems cops are getting no better at cracking crime. For the past decade the share of murders that has gone unsolved has risen. Since the pandemic it has climbed to around 50% for the first time since the FBI started counting. With more murderers at large, investigators are getting creative.
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This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Stacking the deck”
United States May 18th 2024
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