Cold Case AI Is Live

Today, we’re proud to announce the launch of Cold Case AI.

Cold Case AI is built to help law enforcement, investigators, and families solve cold cases, missing persons, and violent crimes faster, smarter, and more collaboratively.

After months of research, interviews, and case file reviews, one thing became crystal clear:

The current system is broken.

And ripe for disruption.

Only 7% of U.S. law enforcement agencies have dedicated cold case units.

Even more staggering, 52% don’t have the resources to operate dedicated missing persons units.

This isn’t just a funding issue; it’s a systemic problem.

There are too many cases, not enough time, and almost no modern tooling.

We did the research.

We looked at how long it takes to review case files, how often clues are missed, and how often timelines get fragmented across departments.

In a world where AI is solving billion-dollar logistics and trading problems, why is the justice system still buried in paperwork and outdated methods?

The numbers speak for themselves:

The homicide clearance rate has plummeted from 93% in 1960 to just 58% today.
In 2022, the violent crime clearance rate dropped to 36%, a historic low.
Over 346,000 homicides have gone unsolved since 1965, and that number grows every year.

We believe it’s time for a smarter approach.

Cold Case AI leverages cutting-edge artificial intelligence to process thousands of pages of investigative materials in minutes, not months or years.

Its mission is simple: surface the most important information, help investigators see the bigger picture, and give every case a real second look.

Key features include:

AI-Powered Document Parsing: Automatically scans and analyzes case files, PDFs, scanned reports, images, and more, surfacing hidden leads, contradictions, and behavioral patterns.
Vision AI for Visual Evidence: Leverages advanced vision APIs to understand visual documents like crime scene photos, scanned notes, or handwritten evidence.
Tailored AI Personas: Switch between investigator, legal analyst, or profiler modes to get context-specific answers and hypotheses based on your role and perspective.
Secure Case Environment: All data is stored in a protected, private workspace with strict access controls, ensuring confidentiality for sensitive files.
AI-Generated Case Summaries & Chatbot: Quickly understand the story with auto-generated case briefs and ask our AI assistant for real-time timelines, theories, or probabilities.
Dynamic Case Map: Visualize every location mentioned in the evidence, automatically pulled from documents, transcripts, and reports.
Chronological Timeline: See how the case unfolded through a clear, interactive timeline that updates as new information is added.
Auto-Built Profiles: Instantly generate dossiers on victims, suspects, and persons of interest, all linked to supporting evidence.
Relationship Graph: Reveal connections between people, places, and evidence that even seasoned investigators might miss.
Public Case Pages: Keep cold cases in the public eye with shareable pages that inform the public and apply pressure on stalled investigations.
Collaboration Hub: Coordinate with law enforcement, private investigators, and trusted civilian experts in one seamless workspace.

These are force multipliers for solving cases faster and more efficiently, whether they happen in real time or have gone cold.

Cold Case AI doesn’t replace human judgment.

It equips detectives, departments, and families with tools that finally match the complexity of the crimes they’re trying to solve.

If we want to change the stats, we need to change the system. Cold Case AI is the first step.

Let’s bring technology into the fight for justice.

And never let these cases go cold again.

Here are a few example public cases:

https://coldcaseai.app/cases/carnell-sledge-kate-brown
https://coldcaseai.app/cases/ellen-greenberg