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Life or death?  Those two words have a lot of meanings separate or together.  Sometimes one person can hold another person’s life and death in their hands.  It is said that over 150,000 people die roughly a day across the world.  How does that break down?  That is 6,250 people per hour, 104 people per minute and 1.74 people per second. Let that sink in?  How many people do you know that have lost someone.  Over the last year, lots of people have lost love ones to the Covid 19 virus.  So let’s take this one step further.  How many people die each day at the hands of another person, like being murdered?  400,000 homicides per year, 1096 homicides per day, 18.2 homicides per minute, .30 people per second are murdered.The question now is how many of those go unsolved.  How many unsolved murders are there in the world, in the United States, in Texas and in your city?  It is estimated that there are about 250,000 unsolved murders in the world and that number increases by about 6,000 a year.  According to Project Cold Case there are 15, 050 that are unsolved for Texas.  So how long does it take before a case is deemed a cold case?  That is defined by the agency.  A cold case is a case where probative leads have been exhausted. That could mean a case that is only a few months old can be deemed as a cold case. The oldest unsolved cold case in Texas, took place in Denton, Texas at the campus known today as Texas Women’s University in June of 1948 and is yet unsolved.  Many of those familiar with Carpenter’s case speculate that she might have been a victim of an unidentified serial killer. Known as The Phantom Killer of Texarkana, the serial killer attacked eight people, five of whom were killed, in the Texarkana area in the span of several months in 1946. Interestingly enough, Carpenter did know three of the victims of this serial killer. To date, the Phantom Killer has never been caught or named.Serial killers have always been an interest to me since the movies about Hannibal Lecter who is totally fictional.  So how many serial killers have been identified in Texas?  There are at least 17 that I have been able to find and we are going to be exploring those over the next few weeks and other unsolved murders and ghost stories.  My niece’s murder is considered a cold case.  I will try to do one on her case but I’m not sure I can as it causes lots of emotions and heart ache.   Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEWorld Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)