Websleuths is an internet community that is focused on crime and

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. The privately owned Websleuths LLC maintains a forum for registered users to discuss and classify information related to crimes, trials and unsolved cases, which they try to solve. Tricia Griffith purchased the site in 2004. Some content is available for viewing without registration. Members have an option to be verified with their credentials with the administrator if they have a specific expertise, such as DNA analysis professionals, law enforcement, or are related to a specific crime in some way.

Notable cases

Crimes which have received national attention are always highlighted by Websleuths. The 2008

Caylee Anthony Caylee Marie Anthony (August9, 2005 – June2008) was an American toddler who lived in Orlando, Florida, with her mother, Casey Marie Anthony (born March19, 1986), and her maternal grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony. On July15, 2008, Cayle ...

murder and 2011 trial of her mother drew years of interest and commentary regarding the murder, media attention to the case, and documentation of evidence and information. The television show ''

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'' portrayed Websleuths in an episode about the Anthony case named " Crimebusters". In 2014, Carl Koppelman, a California man who is a member of Websleuths, believed that he had identified a match between a new image of Tammy Alexander, long missing from

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, and a forensic portrait of a young unidentified homicide victim known as Caledonia Jane Doe, found in

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in 1979. He notified both Sheriff's offices and the

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database administrators. With this lead, police were able to make a

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match between the victim and her half-sister, confirming her in January 2015 as Alexander more than 35 years after her death. A

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profile highlights a case where; "In 2006, the site's efforts helped solve the murder of a homeless man who’d won the lottery."

Alliances and other activities

Tricia Griffith hosts a weekly podcast on

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. In 2016, Websleuths joined the producers of the television show ''The Killing Season'' in an interactive look at the unsolved

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cases. Griffith frequently hosts live ''Websleuths'' videos discussing current cases on YouTube.

References

External links

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Notable cases

Alliances and other activities

See also

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