When the trail of evidence goes cold

With cold cases, where leads have been exhausted and evidence remains scant, hope rests in investigators who return to the unexplained crime and continue to pursue it, even if public interest has waned.Recently, two new investigators joined New Hampshire's Cold Case Unit, reviving hope for the families and friends of the victims of unexplained crimes.Community editor Rachel Wachman joins us to explain how the unit goes about its investigative work and to discuss the story of Betty Place, a mother from Warner who disappeared in 1978. This episode includes one mention of sexual violence.The theme music in this episode was produced by Lizzy McCormack with additional music from Lo-Fi Beat by YellowTree on FreeSound.org.mp3Engage with us! To submit a My Turn, send an email to [email protected] with the submission in the body of the email. To submit a Letter to the Editor or to read more about the Monitor’s Opinion guidelines, visit concordmonitor.com/opinion.Find us on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok at @ConcordMonitor.The Monitor Weekly is a Concord Monitor project produced and edited by Rebeca Pereira and Alexander Rapp.