Famous CasesFile in preparation
Luka Magnotta
A 2012 case where online communities of citizen sleuths helped trace a killer first known from internet videos.
2012·1 min
Section V · The Index
Citizen Sleuths
When the public got there first.
Before investigators closed in, ordinary people were already looking. The tips, forums, and quiet obsessions that moved real cases forward.
5 cases on file
Citizen SleuthsResearch in progress
Citizen Justice
When ordinary people refused to let a case be forgotten.
1 min
Citizen SleuthsResearch in progress
East LA 1985: Community Justice
A neighborhood that came together to push a stalled case forward.
1985·Los Angeles, USA·1 min
Citizen SleuthsFile in preparation
Hidden in Plain Sight
The clue everyone walked past, until someone finally looked.
1 min
Citizen SleuthsFile in preparation
Hiding in Plain Sight: The Unseen Suspect
A suspect who lived openly for years, unnoticed.
1 min