Cold Cases
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06/22/21 • 31 min
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Jackie investigates the cases Hargrove's algorithm identified. But there aren't any major leads... until Afrikka's murder.
What really happened the night Afrikka was killed?
Find out more about the case on twitter, instagram, or facebook. And follow host Ben Kuebrich on twitter.
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Jackie investigates the cases Hargrove's algorithm identified. But there aren't any major leads... until Afrikka's murder.
What really happened the night Afrikka was killed?
Find out more about the case on twitter, instagram, or facebook. And follow host Ben Kuebrich on twitter.
Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Algorithm
Four years before Afrikka's Death, reporter Thomas Hargrove took clues from the Atlanta child murders and the Green River Killer and created an algorithm to detect serial killers. His algorithm flagged Gary, Indiana as the site of an unusual number of strangulations. But how did this algorithm work, and what came of the findings?
Thomas Hargrove discusses the creation of the algorithm and Dr. Mike Aamodt talks serial killing stats. Finally, host Ben Kuebrich receives an unexpected phone call.
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The Suspect
Detective Ford investigates Afrikka's killer... and discovers the killer may be connected to even more murders.
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Algorithm - Cold Cases
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The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the authors and participants and do not necessarily represent those of iHeart Media, Tenderfoot TV, or their employees. This series contains discussions of violence and sexual violence. Listener discretion is advised. Previously, an algorithm journalist Thomas Hargrove developed a computer program to try to detect serial killers. We selected ten major cities that appeared to hav
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