Smurfing is one of those criminal techniques that sounds oddly adorable until you realize it’s basically financial hide-and-seek with regulators. No, it has nothing to do with tiny blue cartoon characters opening offshore bank accounts. It’s called smurfing because of…
When someone dies under unclear or controversial circumstances, investigators typically begin by searching for physical evidence. Fingerprints, blood patterns, toxicology reports, phone records, and surveillance footage are all part of the traditional investigative toolkit. However, in some cases the most…
Dumpster diving is a practice that consists of searching through discarded materials (usually in trash bins or dumpsters) in order to recover items or information that may still have value. Although the term is often associated with people looking for…
Geoprofiling means geographic profiling. It’s an investigative technique used in criminology and criminal profiling to estimate the most likely area where an offender lives, works, or frequently visits, based on the locations of their crimes. It’s mainly used in serial…
