Website that kept watch on D.C. homicides shuts down

Season 2014

“Homicide Watch,” an online database that records and tracks homicide cases, was created to document under-reported crimes in Washington, D.C. The site has been praised by law enforcement and the families of victims, but is shutting down in that city. Co-founder Laura Amico, a Boston Globe reporter, speaks with Jeffrey Brown about sharing violent crime information with the public.

AIR DATE 12/29/14

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