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by Haga 2610 days ago
The improve crime solved statistics by implying correlation equals causation. How does the total percentage of serial anything compare to other countries.
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Not at all. He's just identifying suspicious clusters of unsolved murders. He's not even identifying suspects. That's up to the police, mainly using standard methods.

So I really have no clue why he says:

> Hargrove is pleased about the investigation but he also worries that something may go awry. “What if they arrest the wrong guy, and he sues?” he asked.

Why would they sue him? I mean, his not-for-profit has ~no money. And I doubt that he's wealthy. It'd make more sense to sue the police.

People have sued the wrong person and lost plenty of times. He probably wouldn't lose if he got sued, but even if he won, the trouble might be more than he wants to handle. And if he does lose, well, that would really suck, and that's not impossible either.