Geographic Profiling Aids Search For Washington Sniper

Computer geographic profiling aids detectives searching for the Washington-area sniper.

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October 10, 2002, 5:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Geographic profiling, developed by former Vancouver, British Columbia, police detective Kim Rossmo, tries to zero in on the suspect by using computers to track the mass of data flooding investigators' desks -- location, dates and times of crimes. The program then matches the information with what criminologists know about human nature."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Computer profiler aids in sniper hunt

Wednesday, October 9, 2002 in CNN

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