Just morbid questions. I mean I’m not some CEO, just an averge person. Just wondered how seriously is my death even gonna be investigated. (Or is nobody even gonna care, like how my parents probably won’t even care if I died)

    • adhocfungus@midwest.social
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      16 days ago

      Also significant that the vast majority of solved murders are committed by someone you know. The FBI stats have <10% of solved murders being committed by strangers. It’s impossible to know what percentage of unsolved murders were committed by strangers, but it’s clear the odds are not in your favor if it isn’t somebody the police can add to their list just by asking around.

  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    16 days ago

    Sorry to say, but the average investigation looks absolutely nothing like it does on TV. NYC has 9000 unsolved murder cases right now. So the odds are pretty good that they wouldn’t even look for your killer.

  • JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works
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    16 days ago

    One of my grandfathers was murdered several years before I was born. He ran an off licence (small grocery store), when robbers took money and still used a shotgun to his face at point blank.

    I believe it took around 20 years to catch one of them, with the accomplice having passed away from other causes years prior to the capture.

    There have been a few attempted murders of friends/neighbours, over the years here, without anything coming of it.

    I’m not within any profession to be providing a direct answer to your question, however in my mind I don’t believe there would be much effort provided for most people. I say this with some confidence, after seeing how much is provided to the rich in comparison to, well, everyone else… Rather sad realisations, ngl.

    • then_three_more@lemmy.world
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      16 days ago

      Fucking hell mate. Where do you live that’s so rough? There’s around 600 murders a year in the country I live (UK).

      That said I don’t think there’d be much effort to investigate here either, the police just default to saying things are a civil matter these days.

      • JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works
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        16 days ago

        Greater London. When people think of London they usually forget the areas on the outskirts. Just a lot of gang activity. Earlier this year someone got stabbed metres from my living room window, however they survived. All of my friends who have moved away have expressed being considerably happier.