Vidocq
Vidocq is a lawyer with a long history in the fields of criminology and human rights defense; however, I am not a practitioner.
I have lived in many countries, speak a handful of languages, and have worked for many different organizations. No matter where I worked, one theme that kept coming back in my work was “why.” Why is the threshold to lie so low for some and mountainous for others? Why do some make this decision while others under the same circumstances do better? I was fascinated so I specialized in criminology. Human rights defense came later but to me, it came naturally.
My work got me in touch with many police departments and those collaborations in part resulted in this website. I have yet to find a police department that is not underfunded, not understaffed, or not overworked. Often, I heard officers say that they wished they had time to build a website for their cold cases but, alas. It never occurred to me that I could do this because computers and me…we’re like fire and ice!
Unsolved homicides have always left me frustrated. Not being able to answer families’ questions or to give them some information, made me feel helpless. I do not harbour any illusions that just because the cases are now out on the web, we will find answers immediately. However, knowing that so many more people can now read about them gives me hope that maybe some day, we will succeed.
On DCC, you will not only find posts about unsolved homicides. I also write about missing persons, unidentified persons, forensics, wrongful convictions, prosecutorial misconduct, and books related to the mentioned subjects. Add some breaking news, calls for help from the cops, my mood barometer, and the mix is complete. And, if I get irritated enough a legal opinion will appear here as well!
I welcome your comments! Should you have any questions or if you want me to add your blog/website to my blogroll, feel free to drop me a line by using the contact page.
Last, remember that the smallest piece of information can be exactly that little puzzle piece we have been searching for to make the connection between all the other puzzle pieces. Sometimes a small detail in and on its own does not make any sense but when combined with all the other information…and you may not know there is more information.
Police never make public all the details and always hold back information during an investigation. You cannot expect anything else if you truly want them to solve the crime. We need to have a way to separate the true information from the things sensationalists send us just to get their five minutes of fame.
So, if you read about a case and you knew the people involved and you remember things, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours, Vidocq