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The History and Tactics of Manhunts
TLDR Manhunts have been used throughout history to capture criminals on the run, with principles such as involving the public and conducting thorough searches. Examples include the hunt for James Earl Ray, the Boston Marathon bombers, and the Unabomber, with social media and crowdsourcing playing a significant role in some cases.
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James Earl Ray escaped from prison, assassinated Martin Luther King Jr., and evaded capture by traveling under an assumed passport before eventually being apprehended and confessing to the crime.
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The hunt for James Earl Ray is just one example of a manhunt, and no manhunt is the same because no going on the lamb is the same.
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Manhunts have been around as long as people have been killing people, and some principles that hold true for all manhunts are getting the public involved and having a lot of people doing grunt work.
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In a regional manhunt, the first step is to contain the area and seal off all possible exits, and then go door to door to gather information and search for the suspect.
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During the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombers, the city underwent the biggest shutdown in history, with a containment area established, a no-fly zone set up, schools and businesses closed, and residents asked to shelter-in-place, resulting in a cost of over a billion dollars.
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During a manhunt, there is a risk of collateral damage, as seen in the LAPD search for Christopher Dorner, where two innocent people were killed by the police.
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During the manhunt for the Boston bombing suspects, social media played a significant role, both in terms of helping to crowdsource the search for suspects and in providing up-to-date information to the public.
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The Unabomber, who was on the lam for 18 years and mailed 16 bombs, killing three people and wounding 23 more, was eventually caught by his own brother who recognized his writing style and turned him in to the police.
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Crowdsourcing and involving the public in a manhunt can be effective, as seen in cases like the Unabomber and the Olympic bomber, and online communities dedicated to true crime have successfully helped identify serial killers and locate individuals in online manhunts.
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