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Our mission is to help families and communities find answers to unresolved deaths and disappearances.

Image of Gerald Francis Long, born 1951 and disappeared in 1972, whose remains were identified by the Coalition in 2024

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As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, your tax-deductible donation helps us cover:

 

  • $250 — annual subscription to public search databases

  • $500 — police report fees including images

  • $1,500 —  digitization of boxes of police files

  • $2,500 — uploading DNA to GEDmatch and FamilyTreeDNA

  • $5,000 — DNA extraction and whole-genome sequencing

  • $10,000 — reward for a cold case tip that leads to a conviction

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Buy the book

For nearly a decade, the Cold Case Coalition has consistently proved that civilians can play an important role in tackling cold cases. With too many open cases and insufficient law enforcement resources, ordinary citizens can be instrumental in solving the unsolved.

 

Written by CCC founder Karra Porter, this book explains how to use resources available to the public and highlights the steps necessary for amateur investigators to help solve cold cases.

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All proceeds benefit the Cold Case Coalition.

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These shirts keep you—and our cases—warm.

 

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Cold Case Coalition relies on the financial support of generous individuals who help us pay for DNA testing, uploads, software, and records. Now you can show your support and look fabulous doing it.

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