A cold case is a crime or suspected crime that has not yet been solved and hasn’t been the subject of a recent criminal investigation. Cold cases may be left open for the possibility of new evidence to help progress the investigation and uncover the truth.
The National Institute of Justice defines a cold case as “any case whose probative investigative leads have been exhausted. In essence, this means a case that is only a few months old may be defined as being ‘cold.’” The TruePeopleSearch Insights team has created the definitive list of the most infamous cold case in each state.
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