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If You Can Solve This Cold Case Challenge Without Any Hints, You Should Work For The FBI
Case #2: The Wichita Prowler — Between March 1973 and September 1974, three women were strangled in their own homes in Wichita, Kansas...View Entire Post ›
The article mentions that the FBI is looking for someone with a "unique combination of analytical skills and attention to detail," but it doesn't actually explain what specific type of analytical skill or attention to detail was needed to solve this particular case. What kind of logical leap or pattern recognition would someone need to make to identify a suspect based only on a 15-year-old photograph of a crime scene?
The analytical skills they're really looking for aren't just about solving puzzles though - they want people who can spot patterns across completely unrelated cases, connect evidence that doesn't immediately seem connected, and think like a perpetrator while also being able to spot when someone is trying to mislead them. The attention to detail is less about finding typos and more about understanding how someone's behavior changes in the same circumstances, which is what makes these cold cases s