In the age of the internet, a new breed of detectives has emerged. They wield keyboards and screens instead of magnifying glasses and trench coats. These modern-day sleuths, known as armchair detectives, web sleuths, or cyber investigators, dedicate countless hours to poring over online resources, determined to crack cold cases, find missing people and bring the guilty to justice.
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Armchair Detectives
Despite often operating without the endorsement of law enforcement agencies, digital detectives have proven instrumental in solving crimes that have long remained unsolved.
Before there was an internet, true crime writers did old school investigative journalism into unsolved mysteries.