7-Year Lawsuit Forces FBI to Release Native American Murder Data | Thomas Hargrove of MAP

Did a landmark lawsuit uncover critical homicide data that could help identify America’s underreported Native American homicide cases?

On this episode of True Crime with the Sarge, retired NYPD Sergeant Joseph Giacalone is joined by acclaimed filmmaker Josh Zeman and Thomas Hargrove, founder and director of the Murder Accountability Project (MAP), for a fascinating discussion about one of the most important developments in modern homicide investigations.

After a seven-year legal battle, the FBI has been required to report all Native American and Alaskan Native homicides under its jurisdiction to the Murder Accountability Project, dramatically expanding the nation’s largest searchable homicide database. What does this mean for investigators, journalists, victims’ families, and the future of solving cold cases?

We’ll discuss:

* The 7-year lawsuit against the FBI and why it matters

* How the Murder Accountability Project analyzes homicide data nationwide

* The importance of complete and transparent crime reporting

* Geographic clusters where data suggests serial killers could still be operating

* How unsolved murders reveal patterns that traditional investigations may miss

* Cold cases, serial offender detection, and data-driven policing

* What investigators, researchers, and the public should know about America’s unsolved homicide crisis

If you’re interested in serial killers, cold cases, FBI investigations, homicide statistics, crime analysis, geographic profiling, unsolved murders, and criminal investigations, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

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