Thomas Hargrove (Murder Accountability Project)

Chuck Shute Podcast

Episode #209- We welcome Thomas Hargrove of the Murder Accountability Project. This project collects data on murders in the United States. Thomas was recently featured on Discovery Plus's docs-series "The Hunt for the Chicago Strangler." Lots of jaw dropping information revealed in this episode. There may be several serial killers on the loose in Chicago and many unsolved murders in your town!
00:00 - Intro
00:50 - Welcome Thomas & His Background
04:04 - Existing Crime Data in the U.S.
07:25 - Epidemic with Native American Women
09:33 - Recognizing Patterns of Serial Killers
16:45 - Trouble Solving Murders
20:50 - Serial Killer in Cleveland?
24:22 - Killer in Gary & Lack of Police Resources
28:04 - Chicago Strangler
32:17 - Lack of DNA
35:32 - Multiple Serial Killers
37:40 - Intelligence of Serial Killers & Green River Killer
42:15 - Serial Killer Samuel Little
44:20 - Gap in Chicago Strangler Killings
45:25 - Multiple Killers in Chicago & Arthur Hilliard
49:45 - How Murders are Handled in Denmark
52:38 - Improving Murder Clearance Rate
55:30 - Outro
Murder Accountability Project website:
http://www.murderdata.org
Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com

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