Thomas Hargrove (Murder Accountability Project)

Episode #209- We welcome Thomas Hargrove of the Murder Accountability Project. This project collects data on murders in the United States.  Thomas was recently featured on Discovery Plus's docs-series "The Hunt for the Chicago Strangler."  Lots of jaw dropping information revealed in this episode.  There may be several serial killers on the loose in Chicago and many unsolved murders in your town!

00:00 - Intro
00:50 - Welcome Thomas & His Background 
04:04 - Existing Crime Data in the U.S. 
07:25 - Epidemic with Native American Women 
09:33 - Recognizing Patterns  of Serial Killers 
16:45 - Trouble Solving Murders 
20:50 - Serial Killer in Cleveland?
24:22 - Killer in Gary & Lack of Police Resources 
28:04 - Chicago Strangler 
32:17 - Lack of DNA 
35:32 - Multiple Serial Killers 
37:40 - Intelligence of Serial Killers & Green River Killer
42:15 - Serial Killer Samuel Little 
44:20 - Gap in Chicago Strangler Killings 
45:25 - Multiple Killers in Chicago & Arthur Hilliard
49:45 - How Murders are Handled in Denmark 
52:38 - Improving Murder Clearance Rate 
55:30 - Outro 

Murder Accountability Project website:
http://www.murderdata.org

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https://chuckshute.com

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