Officials at the Utah Cold Case Coalition say a deck of playing cards could improve the odds of solving some long-dormant homicide and missing-persons investigations. And they are also upping the reward for tips leading to the closure of one of this hard-to-solve cases.
The coalition has compiled 54 cold cases, and had them printed on decks of playing cards that will be sold to the public, organizers announced Wednesday as a preview of “Cold Case Month,” which begins Thursday.
“Our goal is to get the word out, to help these families, to help them bring closure,” said Renee VanTussenbrook, an investigator with the coalition, who spearheaded the playing-card project.