“… there’s no prescribed definition of what a cold case is … It tends to be when the investigating officer thinks there’s nothing further we can do in this investigation…..
the challenge of balancing what are very intrusive inquiries with the right to a person’s private life, with understanding how they come to harm and wanting to address that harm.”
Cheryl Allsop
Description
In this episode Karen talks to Cheryl about long term missing cases and how challenging they are to investigate. The need to use new technology and investigative methods to help bring closure to families.
Guest
Dr. Cheryl Allsop
Dr Cheryl Allsop is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Policing at the University of South Wales and a Trustee of the charity Locate International. She is the author of Cold Case Reviews, DNA, Detective Work and Unsolved Major Crimes published by Oxford University Press and co-editor of the International Handbook of Homicide Investigation published by Routledge