cold case detective
Reopened mystery solver
A cold case detective is an investigator who specializes in unsolved crimes—typically homicides—that have gone dormant after initial leads dried up.
These detectives reexamine old evidence, interview witnesses again, and apply newer forensic techniques like DNA analysis to cases that may be years or decades old: The cold case detective finally identified the killer forty years after the murder.
- unsolvedNot yet figured out
- homicideCausing another's death
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- police workCrime investigation and prevention
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- crime fighterscop, police officer, sheriff, investigator, marshal
- investigatorsinvestigator, inspector, sleuth, gumshoe, private eye
- Detectivessleuth, investigator, private eye, gumshoe, PI
- law enforcementFBI, police station, patrolmen, police officer, cop
- Forensic Expertsforensic scientist, forensic analyst, forensic technician, CSI, crime lab technician
cold case detectivefirst responder
Initial crisis scene personnel
patrol officer · emergency responder · beat cop · 911 dispatcher · crisis negotiator
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