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Facebook photo provides critical clues in search for fugitive

October 20, 2017 / 02:06

This episode discusses the investigation of Viktoria Isakova, focusing on how social media, specifically Facebook, played a crucial role in identifying her. The conversation highlights the use of unique car features and clothing details to confirm her identity.

The host details the process of matching a Facebook photo of Isakova wearing Ray Ban sunglasses to surveillance images. The distinctive stitching on the car's back headrest was a key element in narrowing down the search.

Former NYPD colleagues were involved in the arrest, emphasizing the importance of accuracy in such cases. The host expresses the need for thorough confirmation to ensure the right person was apprehended.

Isakova is described as a dangerous individual, and the urgency of her removal from the streets is stressed throughout the episode.

TLDR

The episode details how Facebook photos helped identify and apprehend dangerous criminal Viktoria Isakova.

Episode

2:06
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so some killers leave behind DNA some killers leave behind fingerprint but a Victoria leave behind a facebook profile
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this particular picture was the most beneficial she's wearing the Ray Ban sunglasses again that are mirrored and
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she took a great picture for us too to see the dashboard of the car you could see that unique configuration but more
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importantly the stitching on that back headrest yeah that's just black leather with a white light grey stitching on it
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it made the car that much more unique to me so you have this image of the backseat with this unique stitching what
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do you do go walk around the parking lot until I found the same type of car I would do one row and then I said I'd do
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one more row you take your cellphone out zoom in on that stitching and then walk
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behind every car you can and look into the windows and try to find that stitching it's a needle in a haystack so
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by using her own Facebook photos and comparing them to your surveillance photos you got a match no and I had to
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be a hundred percent sure that I was having my former colleagues at the NYPD go and arrest the right person there's
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no second chances on this I wasn't getting it wrong so I went a little overboard and confirmed and reconfirmed
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and I needed more information like this to go forward that's what her Facebook helped me to do in some ways for you
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when you're able to confirm this furry hood with this furry hood the color of the coat with the color of the coat in
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that in some ways is that like a fingerprint to you it's all I have to work with so yeah that would be that's
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pretty unique and it's not enough it's not an actual fingerprint but it gave me a lot more confidence going forward with
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this she's a dangerous person viktoria isakova had to be taken off of these streets

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Episode Highlights

  • The Importance of Details
    Unique stitching on a car's backseat becomes a crucial clue in the investigation.
    “It's a needle in a haystack.”
    @ 01m 02s
    October 20, 2017
  • No Room for Error
    The investigator stresses the need for absolute certainty in identifying the suspect.
    “No second chances on this, I wasn't getting it wrong.”
    @ 01m 23s
    October 20, 2017
  • Social Media as Evidence
    Facebook photos provide vital information to confirm the suspect's identity.
    “That's what her Facebook helped me to do.”
    @ 01m 36s
    October 20, 2017

Episode Quotes

  • It's a needle in a haystack.
    Facebook photo provides critical clues in search for fugitive
  • No second chances on this, I wasn't getting it wrong.
    Facebook photo provides critical clues in search for fugitive
  • That's what her Facebook helped me to do.
    Facebook photo provides critical clues in search for fugitive

Key Moments

  • Needle in a Haystack01:02
  • High Stakes Investigation01:23
  • Social Media Evidence01:36

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