Editor’s Note: This is the seventh episode in Season 3 of Break the Case. Listen to the first episode.
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When a case goes unsolved for years, law enforcement agencies often reduce the investigative resources dedicated to it.
Even as evidence-testing technology has improved dramatically, the rate of unsolved murders continues to climb to crisis levels. With estimates of 280,000 unsolved homicides across the country, something must change systematically to force renewed investigative attention and resources towards these unsolved cases.
However, what it often takes is persistent and relentless family members.
In this special episode, Jen and George talk to victim-advocate and popular podcast host, Bill Thomas. His sister, Cathy, was one of the Colonial Parkway murders in Virginia. Her case has gone unsolved for 35 years. Bill is the co-host of Mind Over Murder, a popular true-crime podcast, where he promotes victim advocacy among many things.
During his interview with Jen and George he shares his first-hand experience having to fight for more law enforcement attention and resources. If family members don’t continuously hound investigators and work to draw media and public attention, little progress is often made in the case.
Like Bill, Linda Malcom’s family was changed forever by her murder. Hear how he’s worked to find balance and light in the midst of such darkness, remained vigilant that police work her case, and maintained never-ending hope that his sister’s case will be solved.
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