Crime Locker

In short

Crime Locker presents itself as the world’s first true crime unsolved social investigation site; in 2015 it was not yet operational.

The article puts it in context: 200,000 murders in America unsolved since 1980, and 40% of US homicides unsolved compared with 10% in 1960.

It describes itself as the largest US database of unsolved murders and missing persons, with photos, evidence and an in-depth narrative of each case.

Users would be able to adopt a case, monitor mentions of a victim across the web, share “Information Wanted” posters and read stories by true crime writers.

Crime Locker and the figures it cites

Status in 2015

Not operational yet

Focus

Unsolved murders and missing persons in the US

Unsolved murders since 1980

200,000

Unsolved homicides

40% now, against 10% in 1960

Summary added in 2026 to make this archive easier to use. The original article follows unchanged.

The world’s first true crime unsolved social investigation site (not operational yet).
There are 200,000 unsolved murders in America since 1980. Forty Percent of the homicides in the United States go unsolved. In 1960, that number was only 10 percent.

Crime Locker is the nation’s largest unsolved murders and missing persons database with photos, evidence and in-depth narrative of each case.
Sign in with your Facebook or foursquare account to view crimes that have occurred near places you have checked into or visited in the past.
Adopt a case, drive the conversation, and monitor all mentions of the victim across the web with Crime Locker’s Evidence Crawling technology.
Share custom “Information Wanted” posters for each victim created by top artists.
Read stories from the nation’s top true crime writers.

Sources: BillyJensen, Crime Locker

Questions about this article

What is Crime Locker?

Crime Locker is a planned website for crowdsourced investigation of unsolved murders and missing persons in the US, with case files containing photos, evidence and narratives. It was not yet operational in 2015.

What could users do on Crime Locker?

Sign in with Facebook or foursquare to see crimes near places they had visited, adopt a case, follow mentions of a victim online with its Evidence Crawling technology, and share “Information Wanted” posters.

Questions and answers added in 2026, based on the article above.