Iowa's Cold Case Unit has introduced a deck of playing cards featuring 52 unsolved cases, aiming to generate new leads by distributing them to inmates.

Bird said the cards will give law enforcement another tool to help crack Iowa's cold cases. Steve Ponsetto, head of the Iowa cold case unit, said other states like Connecticut have had similar ...

The new version of cold case playing cards is part of Attorney General Ashley Moody's efforts to prevent violent crime and solve cold case homicides in Florida, according to Brunner. Since 2019 ...

Inmates at Yakima County Corrections, Washington, are being given playing deck cards with information on cold cases, in the hope that they may help to solve 52 unsolved crimes across the valley.

Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney Joe Brusic discusses the recent distribution of cold case playing cards during a Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, press conference at the Union Gap Police Department.

Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney Joe Brusic discusses the recent distribution of cold case playing cards during a Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, press conference at the Union Gap Police Department.

Law enforcement agencies came together sorting through each of their cold cases to narrow it down to the 52-card deck. The narratives go as far back as 1977 with the case of Vereta Joni Gates, to ...

The deck of cards has been successful in providing information in cold cases in Connecticut and South Carolina. Tips that lead to an arrest are eligible for a cash reward of up to $9,500.

The cards, similar to these that were used by Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers years ago, will feature a backstory on a cold case and how to contact law enforcement, in the hopes that someone who ...