| Number | 21142 |
| Subject | Crime |
| Source | Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| State | Wash. |
| Year | 2003 |
| Publication Date | Feb. 17-27 |
| Summary | A 10-part series revealed that "because of ignorance, indifference or poor training, police in Washington state and around the nation routinely fumble missing-person reports." In its investigation, the newspaper built its own database of missing persons cases using reports from more than 270 police agencies statewide. The newspaper also built a second database of unidentified bodies through autopsy records and other reports. |
| Category | None |
| Pages | 133 |
| Keywords | missing persons reports;missing children;cold case;police;police records;National Crime Information Center;CAR;computer-assisted reporting;unsolved murder;homicide;unidentified body;Freedom of Information Act |
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