{"id":1601643,"date":"2022-08-11T16:47:17","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T20:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1601643"},"modified":"2022-08-11T16:47:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T20:47:33","slug":"virginia-creates-homicide-victim-playing-cards-in-hopes-of-solving-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-creates-homicide-victim-playing-cards-in-hopes-of-solving-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Creates Homicide Victim Playing Cards In Hopes Of Solving Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvirginia-creates-homicide-victim-playing-cards-in-hopes-of-solving-cases%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1601643&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/virginia\">Virginia<\/a> government is taking an out-of-the-box approach to solving homicide cases by placing victims\u2019 information and faces on playing cards and distributing them to inmates, hoping that one will recognize the deceased person and offer details that could help complete the murder investigation.<\/p>\n<p>A press release from Virginia\u2019s Attorney General\u2019s office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oag.state.va.us\/media-center\/news-releases\/2424-august-11-2022-virginia-launches-playing-cards-designed-to-solve-cold-cases\">states<\/a> that the playing cards have \u201cbeen distributed to inmates within the Richmond City Justice Center for recreational use.\u201d If the information provided by the inmates leads to solving the case, that individual will receive a reward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe loss of a murdered loved one is devastating. Not receiving justice makes it even worse. I\u2019m hopeful that this creative tool will help law enforcement provide answers and justice to these families,\u201d Attorney General Jason Miyares said in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFamilies of loved ones who were taken from our community deserve closure and we\u2019ve seen this be an effective resource in other jurisdictions,\u201d Richmond Chief of Police Gerald Smith added. \u201cWe are proud to participate in this endeavor as this is a creative method for generating interest and information on pending cases that could help generate new leads.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The idea has previously been attempted in a dozen states with some success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn July 2007, approximately 100,000 decks of cold case playing cards were distributed to inmates in the state\u2019s prisons. The two editions featured 104 unsolved cases from across Florida,\u201d the Florida Department of Law Enforcement previously <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fdle.state.fl.us\/OSI\/Cold-Case-Playing-Cards\/Cold-Case-Playing-Cards.aspx\">announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two cases were solved from that effort.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Kansas, authorities recently distributed cold case cards to inmates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot every tip received leads to resolution of a case, but someone usually knows something,\u201d state Secretary of Corrections Jeff Zmuda said in a press release.\u00a0\u201cWithin Kansas correctional facilities and jails, we have segments of our population who want to do something good, perhaps atone for past mistakes, and they may have information about unsolved cases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Florida non-profit is also reviving a similar effort, distributing 750 playing cards around the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had people from the poker room come and get decks of cards, people from tattoo parlors come and get decks of cards and people from craft breweries got cards so that just everyday people that are out and about living their daily lives have an opportunity to view these cases, see these victims,\u201d Ryan Backmann, who started the non-profit recently told the media.<\/p>\n<p>Backmann\u2019s father was murdered \u201cin 2009 in Jacksonville, Florida, and his case quickly went cold,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/deck-of-playing-cards-helps-shine-light-on-52-unsolved-florida-homicides\">explained<\/a> to the media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of times families start to feel like their loved one is forgotten and that no one else cares. And that\u2019s a really, really bad and sad place to be while you\u2019re grieving,\u201d Backmann explained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Virginia government is taking an out-of-the-box approach to solving homicide cases by placing victims\u2019 information and faces on playing cards and distributing them to inmates, hoping that one will recognize the deceased person and offer details that could help complete the murder investigation. 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