Cold Case Homicides: Practical Investigative Techniques, Second Edition [Hardcover]

This book, now in its second edition, is the first and most exhaustive text covering the still growing popularity of cold case investigations which locate perpetrators and free the innocent. The new edition adds approximately 80 pages of content, including material on clandestine graves and investigating cold gang cases. The book merges theory with practice through the use of case histories, photographs, illustrations and checklists that convey essential, fundamental concepts while providing a strong, practical basis for the investigative process.

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Preface

Introduction

Chapter One: The Cold Case Problem

Chapter Two: Case File Review

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Chapter Three: Read the Book: Learn the Case

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Chapter Four: Investigation

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Chapter Five: Long Term Missing Persons and No-Body Homicides

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Chapter Six: Prosecution of Cold Cases

Chapter Seven: Vicap, Hits, and TracKRS

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Chapter Eight: Criminal Justice Information Services and NCIC

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Chapter Nine: Interviewing Senior Citizens

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Chapter Ten: Death Certificate, Obituary and Coroners Inquest

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