Citizen Detective Resources
Throughout my career, I have had to write marketing copy, social media ads, press releases, and the like. Whether I was promoting a new product, requesting donations, or announcing a promotion. I’ve used that skill now to develop a letter template that can be...
Citizen Detective Resources
While many local papers are disappearing across the country, only to be replaced by national syndicates, or in some cases nothing at all, it’s undeniable that local reporting and access to it are integral in uncovering answers in cold cases—particularly those...
Citizen Detective Resources
If you’re like us, you likely have multiple tabs open at one time. One to stream your favorite pod, another three dozen to do your own research on a case. Who can relate? All of those open tabs are likely full of just as many bookmarked pages and sites. Maybe it has...
Citizen Detective Resources
At Uncovered, we’re building a community around collective impact on cold cases. That includes supporting further education to develop citizen detective skills. Beyond the resources, we’re cultivating, we’re announcing an event series to introduce...
Citizen Detective Resources
May 5, marks the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). This sobering event is a reminder that indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people face murder rates that are more than 10 times the national average....
Citizen Detective Resources
We’ve written in the past about the basics for searching in Google when doing case research. While these tips and tricks aren’t Google-specific, but an old-school Boolean search. The same formula applies: using AND, OR, NOT with a word or term will bring...
