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Posted by: Kate Prince on Sep 29, 2022

The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office and the Memphis Police Department today announced plans for a Cold Case Unit that will assist law enforcement with investigating and prosecuting unsolved homicides and violent sexual assaults, the Daily Memphian reports. The unit could begin reviewing cold cases by the end of next week and hopes to review up to 200 cases each year. Once the unit is formed, MPD will share cold case files with the new unit. Assistant district attorneys general will check criteria off a checklist to determine if the case is solvable, and investigators with the DA’s Office will follow up on the case. In cases where warrants could not be served on defendants, investigators with the DA’s office will help locate defendants so they can be prosecuted.