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 Exhibit 1: Accumulated Cold Cases, 1997-2017

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              *From the article "Serial Killer Connections Through Cold Cases," June 15, 2020.*

Year
			Cases of Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
			Percentage Cleared by Arrest
			Arrested
			Cold Cases1997
			14,759
			66.1%
			9,756
			5,0031998
			13,134
			68.7%
			9,023
			4,1111999
			12,266
			69.1%
			8,476
			3,7902000
			12,291
			63.1%
			7,756
			4,5352001
			11,982
			62.4%
			7,477
			4,5052002
			13,561
			64.0%
			8,679
			4,8822003
			13,373
			62.4%
			8,345
			5,0282004
			13,662
			62.6%
			8,552
			5,1102005
			14,430
			62.1%
			8,961
			5,4692006
			14,948
			60.7%
			9,073
			5,8752007
			14,811
			61.2%
			9,064
			5,7472008
			14,225
			63.6%
			9,047
			5,1782009
			13,242
			66.6%
			8,819
			4,4232010
			12,760
			64.8%
			8,268
			4,4922011
			12,706
			64.8%
			8,233
			4,4732012
			13,092
			62.5%
			8,183
			4,9102013
			13,075
			64.1%
			8,381
			4,6942014
			12,879
			64.5%
			8,307
			4,5722015
			14,392
			61.5%
			8,851
			5,5412016
			15,556
			59.4%
			9,240
			6,3162017
			16,617
			61.6%
			12,208
			4,409**TOTAL**
			**287,761**
			
			**184,700**
			**103,061**Source: Information surmised by calculating the number of homicides reported to the FBI since 1980 minus the total number of homicide cases reported to have been cleared.
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