How It Works
The institutions failed.
Here's how citizens fight back.
250,000 unsolved murders. A clearance rate cut in half. Pre-redacted FBI files. Coldcase gives citizen investigators the same tools agencies use — and lets communities do what the system won't.
The Case File
Every investigation starts with evidence. Detectives upload thousands of pages of public records — police reports, court transcripts, FOIA responses, witness statements — building a searchable archive the public has never had access to before.
- Document Management
Upload PDFs, images, videos, and audio files. Every piece of evidence is tagged, categorized, and searchable.
- People, Places, Organizations
Every person mentioned, every location referenced, every organization involved — indexed and linked across the entire case.
The War Room
This is where the real work happens. Pin evidence to a spatial canvas. Draw connections between people, documents, and locations. Build timelines. Spot the patterns that investigators working alone would miss.
- Evidence Board
An infinite canvas to visualize relationships. Drag documents, people, and locations. Draw connections. See the full picture.
- Relationship Graph
Automatically mapped connections between every person, place, and document. See who connects to whom and through what.
The Marketplace
Investigative journalism is dying. FOIA requests cost money. Real research takes hundreds of hours. Coldcase lets investigators monetize their work — so the best researchers can keep doing what they do.
- Case Subscriptions
Detectives set a monthly price ($5-50). Analysts subscribe to join investigations and access the full evidence archive.
- Detective Revenue
Keep 80-90% of subscriber revenue. Build an audience around your investigations.
250,000 families are waiting.
The institutions won't save them. But a community of citizen investigators just might.