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Facebook photo provides critical clues in search for fugitive

October 20, 2017 / 02:06

This episode covers the investigation of Viktoria Isakova, focusing on how social media, particularly Facebook, aided in identifying her. Key discussions include the importance of unique car features, such as stitching and dashboard visibility, in linking her to a crime scene.

The host describes the meticulous process of searching for a specific car based on details from Isakova's Facebook photos. The investigation involved comparing surveillance images with her social media posts to confirm her identity.

Former NYPD colleagues were involved in ensuring the accuracy of the arrest, highlighting the high stakes of the investigation. The host emphasizes the need for certainty in identifying a dangerous individual like Isakova.

Throughout the episode, the use of technology and social media in modern investigations is a central theme, showcasing how these tools can provide critical evidence.

TLDR

Investigators used Viktoria Isakova's Facebook photos to identify her in a crime scene investigation.

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 Search for a Killer
    Using Facebook photos to identify a dangerous suspect, the investigation intensifies.
    “It's a needle in a haystack.”
    @ 01m 02s
    October 20, 2017
  • Confirming the Match
    The detective goes overboard to ensure they arrest the right person.
    “I wasn't getting it wrong, so I went a little overboard.”
    @ 01m 25s
    October 20, 2017

Episode Quotes

  • It's a needle in a haystack.
    Facebook photo provides critical clues in search for fugitive
  • I wasn't getting it wrong, so I went a little overboard.
    Facebook photo provides critical clues in search for fugitive
  • She's a dangerous person, Viktoria Isakova had to be taken off of these streets.
    Facebook photo provides critical clues in search for fugitive

Key Moments

  • Unique Stitching00:35
  • Facebook Clue01:06
  • High Stakes Arrest02:01

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