# The Man Using Maths to Find Serial Killers Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-it-was-like-5287591/the-man-using-maths-to-find-serial-killers Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-it-was-like-5287591/the-man-using-maths-to-find-serial-killers.md Podcast: [What It Was Like](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-it-was-like-5287591) Published: 2025-11-28T01:16:35+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/what-it-was-like/episodes/6928f733c4da9138ec5cdcf4 Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6200ee776bcd50001215d4e7/e/6928f733c4da9138ec5cdcf4/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-it-was-like-5287591/episodes/the-man-using-maths-to-find-serial-killers Duration seconds: 2758 ## Resource Thomas Hargrove was an investigative reporter when he had an idea: use open-source FBI data to spot patterns in unsolved murders. That idea became an algorithm that highlights locations where serial killers might be operating. In this episode, Thomas talks us through the cases it’s uncovered and why data can reveal what people miss. Visit Thomas' organisation the Murder Accountability Project at www.murderdata.org . Find us on TikTok:  @whatitwaslikepodcast Find us on Youtube:  @whatitwaslikepodcast Follow us on Instagram:  whatitwaslikepodcast This is a  Superreal  production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-it-was-like-5287591/episodes/the-man-using-maths-to-find-serial-killers/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-it-was-like-5287591/the-man-using-maths-to-find-serial-killers.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.