Presser of the Week: New Mexico Cold Case Unit

Who Killed...?

Bill Huffman

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

3.8 • 595 Ratings

🗓️ 29 February 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The first-ever Cold Case Unit dedicated to solving homicide and sexual assault cases that have gone unsolved for years has been established by the New Mexico Department of Justice. Attorney General Torrez said that the unit's goal is to provide justice and closure for the victims' families, who have been living with uncertainty and pain. "We will not give up on these cases, no matter how much time has passed. We are working with law enforcement agencies across the state, and we welcome any public or agency input that can help us crack these cold cases," he said. The Cold Case Unit has six cases under investigation from the 1980s to the 2010s. The unit uses the latest forensic genetic genealogy techniques to generate new leads and identify suspects. The unit consists of three full-time, sworn law enforcement agents who are reviewing and investigating the cases. The details of the cases can be found on the website: https://nmag.gov/about-us/about-the-office/criminal-affairs/cold-case-unit/ Source: New Mexico Department of Justice - Press Conference: Cold Case Unit Announcement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Slow Burn Media, Evergreen Podcasts, and Killer Podcasts, Presents
0:09.3	Who Killed, a podcast that provides a voice for the voiceless.
0:15.0	Hello and welcome to this week's episode of Who Killed, the Presser of the Week.
0:19.8	This week's episode is actually focused on a cold case unit that has been formed in New Mexico
0:26.7	that is going to specifically focus on forensic genealogy as a way to solve some of the backlog
0:33.7	cases that they have in their department.
0:37.6	It is very revolutionary and innovative, I think, in the sense that we see cases solved
0:45.1	all across the country using this particular technology.
0:49.3	Now, for a state to use their funding and specifically focus on the genetic genealogy aspect of things
0:59.3	really is something that we should all take notice of.
1:03.5	If this is something that turns out to be successful, this could be something that is
1:07.5	instituted across the country and some of the 250,000 plus cases
1:12.5	that remain unsolved could potentially fall into the solved category.
1:18.8	I just find this very unique and it's very cool to see a police department and a state police
1:24.6	unit come together and say, you know what, we need to do more than just the norm.
1:30.8	We need to use what technology has now offered us.
1:33.8	And that is the ability to track down potential assailants using, again, familial genealogy.
1:44.8	And this is done with a number of ways, you know, we've all heard about, you know,
1:50.5	CeC Moore and everything, Orthome and all the other different companies that have worked
1:56.3	with police to help solve some of these cases, which is the Golden State Killer.
2:01.8	It's basically a case a week these days.
2:04.6	And this is only going to lead to positive things, in my opinion.
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