Missouri using playing cards to help solve cold cases
Missouri public safety officials have launched a cold case playing card initiative. The decks, which feature information about unsolved crimes, are being distributed to state correctional facilities.
A delegation of public safety brass unveiled about 50 cards and cases that make up the latest edition of the Cold Case Playing Cards initiative. The program features a deck of cards with information about cold cases. The decks are then given out at state correctional facilities across Missouri.
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