According to a report released by the National Institute of Justice, 5,000 surveys were mailed to police and sheriff’s departments to determine organizational characteristics associated with cold case solvability. Of those 5,000 surveys, 1,051 were completed, giving them a response rate of about 20%. Based on those responses they were able to produce findings on ...

On February 29, 1960, Ricardo Leyva Munoz Ramirez was born in El Paso, Texas. Parents Mercedes and Julian had seven children, of whom Ricardo, also known as Richard or Ricky, was the youngest. Upon his cousin’s return from the Vietnam War, Richard and his cousin Mike became very close. Mike introduced Richard to Satanism, and ...