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vidocq society  

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  • A number of former and present law enforcement professionals founded the Vidocq Society in 1990 to solve cold cases. The society was aptly named after Eugène-François Vidocq (1775–1857), a master criminal who was active in France in the early 19th century. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; Vidocq Society]

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