Serial killer algorithm lets anyone analyse crimes

A non-profit group in the US is keeping tabs on unsolved murders across the country – and their software can spot unnoticed trends to reveal a possible serial killer. Known as the Murder Accountability Project, the open-source website uses data from federal, state, and local governments. They've so far compiled details on more than 600,000 homicides, and as it's available for free online, anyone can access the data to look for connections in unsolved cases. A non-profit group in the US is keeping tabs on unsolved murders across the country – and their software can spot unnoticed trends to reveal a possible serial killer. Known as the Murder Accountability Project, it uses data from federal, state, and local governments.