How police in US are using the power of podcasts to crack unsolved murders
More police departments are trying to invigorate unsolved murder or missing cases through the power of podcasts.
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"The true crime genre - whether it's TV, whether it's podcasts, whether it's books – I mean, it's wildly popular."
— Joe Moylan , Other
"I think it's a tool that everyone will eventually embrace."
— Michael Alcazar , Academic
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More police departments are trying to invigorate unsolved murder or missing cases through the power of podcasts.
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