How to solve a cold case : and everything else you wanted to know about catching killers / Michael Arntfield, Ph.D.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781443459372 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 339 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Collins, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The rise of cold case squads -- So how do you solve a cold case? -- The evolution of detective work -- Important cold cases you may never have heard of, and what they can teach us -- Can true crime actually help solve cold cases? |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Cold cases (Criminal investigation) Murder > Canada > Case studies. Murder > United States > Case studies. Serial murder investigation. |
| Genre: | Case studies. True crime stories. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | 363.259523 Arn | 31681010273910 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
- HARPERCOLL
Shortlisted for The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book, Crime Writers of Canada Awards
Get inside the mind of an elite cold case investigator and learn how to solve a murder.
Despite advances in DNA evidence and forensic analysis, almost half of murder cases in Canada and the US remain unsolved. By 2016, the solved rate had dropped so significantly in the United States that it was the lowest in recorded history, with one in two killers never even identified, much less arrested and successfully prosecuted. And the statistics are just as bad in Canada.
As a sought-after global expert and former detective, Arntfield has devoted his career to helping solve cold cases and serial murders, including the creation of the Western University Cold Case Society, which pairs students with police detectives to help solve crimes.
In How to Solve a Cold Case, Arntfield outlines the history of cold case squads in Canada and the US, and lays out the steps to understanding and solving crime. Arntfield shows you what to look for, how to avoid common mistakes, recognize patterns and discover what others have missed. Weaving in case studies of cold crimes from across Canada and the US, as well as a chapter on how armchair detectives can get involved, How to Solve a Cold Case is a must-read for mystery fans and true crime buffs everywhere.