CROWDSOURCING COLD CASES
FOLLOW AND HELP SOLVE REAL-WORLD COLD CASES
More than 200,000 unsolved cases have gone cold since 1980. Uncovered is the nation’s largest database of information powered by you.
Together, we can do better.
CALLING ALL CITIZEN DETECTIVES
Why Do We Need Your Help?
Limited Resources
Law enforcement is constrained by policies, budgets, community dynamics, and antiquated technology. With only 10% of agencies having dedicated cold case detectives, the decision to work on new investigations versus old ones is often made for them.
Limited Voice
Cases go cold and victims’ families spend years frozen in the moment while continuing to look for answers. Often, this forces them to become their own advocate and learn how to fight a system that seems to be working against them.
Limited Compassion
Society’s obsession with true crime isn’t new, but when the content diminishes the very people whose stories are told while lionizing the perpetrators in the process, a line is crossed. When the goal is entertainment, it can be hard to remember just how real the victim is.
BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT
The True Crime Community Can Do More
Uncovered is where the most passionate true crime enthusiasts can learn from and teach others. Dig deeper into the stories you’ve heard before, and encounter many others you haven’t, in ways that actually help. At some point, compassion causes entertainment to grow into a need for activism, contribution, and community to solve the stories of real people.
Follow
As you find people whose cases speak to you, follow them. You’ll be notified of any updates, and sometimes there are contributions you can make to the cases themselves.
Share
While solving every case is the ideal, they can take time. Outside of DNA, what breaks cases open is sharing information and using your platform to bring awareness to the cases that don’t get as much attention.
Join
When you raise your hand, you make a choice to be counted, and counted upon, as part of a movement that calls upon collective impact to uncover answers in unsolved cases.
Learn
Expand your skills with resources and opportunities to learn from experts, advocates, and others like you.
Contribute
No one can do everything, but everyone can do something. Crowdsource the gaps, join a resource group, and put your true crime knowledge to use.
BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT
We’re Active Wherever Victims Need a Voice
About Us
We’re creating a platform to ensure that there is equity for BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and other underserved victims not prioritized in the true crime community.
Learn MoreCold Cases Near You
We know from research, having a geographic connection to an unsolved case inspires action. Check out and contribute to the map of cold cases.
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Join our community for advocates, citizen detectives and true crime enthusiasts. Use your research skills and learn from others as you work on cases together.
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We believe that through collective impact, we can uncover information that may lead to a big break in a cold case through thoughtful Citizen Detective work.
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