How can an entire “haystack” of tips and leads in a disappearance case become useful as opposed to just the proverbial needle hopefully hidden within it?
With further testing of techniques as suggested below, the ‘haystack’ itself may become helpful in finding not just one, but several ‘needles’ of info that would close a disappearance case. First to be mentioned though: posting a civilian hotline number or family phone number along with the proper law enforcement number on the TRAK flyers is important because many types of possible informants will not call a police line. These can include an abductor’s associates who don’t like what’s happening to a victim (prostitution, other harm) or who may be troubled by the wrong that was done, but who fear being traced or ID’d somehow by the police. The fear can be because such potential informants may be criminals themselves or may fear retribution from the suspect if s/he (the informant) is ID’d or traced and the suspect somehow finds out about it. Such a caller may feel more in control by calling civilians. Finally, suspects themselves are known to call to engage in predatory interaction with
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- Can we submit one of the features in a single-article category such as Feature Article or Case History and also submit the entire series in the Feature Series or Special Section category?
- How can an entire "haystack" of tips and leads in a disappearance case become useful as opposed to just the proverbial needle hopefully hidden within it?
- What if I purchase a set number of leads for any particular month and I do not receive the entire amount of leads purchased by that months end?
