In Washington State a Cold Case Working Group was recently put together in late 2017. To date we have had 3 meetings with out last meeting devoted entirely to a case study presentation of a long term missing child (no body homicide). The group was put together initially by Detective Lindsey Wade from the Tacoma Police Department with invitations to multiple agency detectives known to have worked cold cases, the state forensic anthropologist, my office (State Clearinghouse/State Missing Unidentified Persons Unit), prosecutors, State Crime Lab and the state Attorney Generals Office. To date we have about 25 members of the group. The goal is to meet every other month and conduct case reviews and make recommendations for follow up. We’ve also identified various gaps in reporting, DNA issues, felony offender tracking etc. I’m happy to provide any further information upon request with the caveat that we are SUPER new and still working out how we will be moving forward.
