When you post please keep these things in mind to include if you can please:
Content Creation Process:
1. Research Phase:
**Gather all public information from multiple sources
**Verify facts across different databases
**Note conflicting information for discussion
2. Thread Template:
**Case:** [Case Name]
**Date:** [When incident occurred]
**Location:** [City, State]
**Status:** Active Cold Case
**Summary:** [2-3 paragraph overview from official sources]
**Key Questions for Investigation:**
- [Primary mysteries to solve]
- [Evidence gaps to explore]
**Official Sources:**
- [Link to FBI/Police case file]
- [Link to news coverage]
- [Link to public databases]
**What We're Looking For:**
- Timeline analysis
- Pattern recognition
- Research assistance
Where can you get Cases from that are safe and legal to use?
Safe Legal Sources:
1. FBI Major Cases Database
Website: fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap
Cases: D.B. Cooper, Anthrax attacks, major unsolved cases
Content: Official case summaries, evidence photos (public domain)
How to use: Create discussion threads with FBI case details as foundation
2. Project Cold Case Database
Website: projectcoldcase.org
Content: 340,000+ unsolved homicide cases from 1965-2021
Data: Victim demographics, case locations, basic details
How to use: Filter by interesting cases, create investigation threads
3. Local Police Department Cold Case Units
Search: "[City] Police Cold Cases" or "[State] Unsolved Cases"
Content: Official case summaries, press releases, public appeals
Examples: LAPD cold cases, Chicago PD unsolved cases
How to use: Feature local cases to build regional community engagement
4. National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Website: namus.nij.ojp.gov
Content: Missing persons and unidentified remains cases
Data: Photos, case details, circumstances
How to use: Create threads for long-term missing persons cases
