Every cold case is someone
still waiting.
CrimeOwl is the workspace for crime sleuths. Browse real public cases, open your own private investigation, and let AI read every file, timeline, and lead you can throw at it.
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Founder Ash Ghaemi shares why he built CrimeOwl.
Custom AI case intelligence for agencies
Cold case, missing persons, and major crimes — secure deployments built around your workflow.
Why CrimeOwl exists
Our founder has been waiting over 20 years for answers.
Ash Ghaemi's mother disappeared more than two decades ago. Her case was never solved. The evidence didn't vanish — it got buried: in binders, in hard drives, in phone calls that stopped coming back.
He built CrimeOwl because he's lived inside the problem. Families get forgotten. Leads get lost. Detectives drown in paper. Meanwhile, modern AI can read everything in minutes — if someone puts a workspace around it.
So he did. This is that workspace.

Ash & his mother
The photo — and the case — behind CrimeOwl.
“Every cold case is a family that was told to wait. I refused to keep waiting. So we built the tool I wish my family had.”
Ash Ghaemi
Founder, CrimeOwl
Case spotlight
Start with a story. Then follow the evidence.
A few strong entry points into the public library: image-rich cases with enough context to read, compare, and start asking better questions.

Nancy Guthrie
Nancy

Hildegard Hendrickson
Hildegard Hendrickson was a renowned mycologist and Seattle University professor, widely regarded as the "godmother of Washington mushroom hunting" who mysteriously vanished in 2013 during a mushroom foraging trip in the Cascades.
Built for crime sleuths
Notebook-grade thinking. Detective-grade tools.
One case, one workspace
Stop scattering clues across tabs, PDFs, and screenshots. Files, timelines, suspects, and locations live in one place that actually remembers what you found.
An AI that reads everything
Upload thousands of files. Ask questions. Surface contradictions, connect names, rebuild timelines, and revisit evidence with a second mind that never gets tired.
Private by default
Your case is yours. Keep it locked down to you and a trusted partner, or open it up to the public when you want leads to come in.
Recently added
Latest from both sides of the library
Official imports that can still be claimed, plus cases submitted by the community.
Claimable cases
Official imports ready for a case-holder
GIOVANNI VICENTE MOSQUERA SERRANO
International Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy; International Cocaine Distribution; Providing Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization Conspiracy; Providing and Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization Caution: Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano is an alleged senior leader of the Tren de Aragua transnational gang, a designated foreign terrorist organization which originated in Venezuela and now operates throughout Latin America and the United States. Tren de Aragua is allegedly responsible for sending gang members to the United States who engage in drug trafficking, human trafficking, weapons trafficking, and violent crime. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Mosquera Serrano in the United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, after he was charged with conspiring to provide and providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, as well as conspiracy and distribution of cocaine in Colombia intended for distribution in the United States. This case is being investigated as part of Joint Task Force Vulcan.
BHADRESHKUMAR CHETANBHAI PATEL
Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution - First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, First Degree Assault, Second Degree Assault, Dangerous Weapon with Intent to Injure Caution: Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel is wanted for allegedly killing his wife by striking her multiple times with an object while they were both working at a donut shop in Hanover, Maryland, on April 12, 2015. A local arrest warrant was issued in the District Court of Maryland for Anne Arundel County on April 13, 2015, and Patel was charged with first degree murder, second degree murder, first degree assault, second degree assault, and dangerous weapon with intent to injure. A federal arrest warrant was issued in the United States District Court, District of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, on April 20, 2015, after Patel was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Remarks: Patel was last known to be in the Newark, New Jersey, area.
RUJA IGNATOVA
Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud; Wire Fraud; Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering; Conspiracy to Commit Securities Fraud; Securities Fraud Caution: Ruja Ignatova is wanted for her alleged participation in a large-scale fraud scheme. Beginning in approximately 2014, Ignatova and others are alleged to have defrauded billions of dollars from investors all over the world. Ignatova was the founder of OneCoin Ltd., a Bulgaria-based company that marketed a purported cryptocurrency. In order to execute the scheme, Ignatova allegedly made false statements and representations to individuals in order to solicit investments in OneCoin. She allegedly instructed victims to transmit investment funds to OneCoin accounts in order to purchase OneCoin packages, causing victims to send wire transfers representing these investments. Throughout the scheme, OneCoin is believed to have defrauded victims out of more than $4 billion. Ignatova served as OneCoin's top leader through October 2017. On October 25, 2017, Ignatova traveled from Sofia, Bulgaria, to Athens, Greece, and may have traveled elsewhere after that. She may travel on a German passport to the United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, Germany, Russia, Greece and/or Eastern Europe. On October 12, 2017, Ignatova was charged in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York and a federal warrant was issued for her arrest. On February 6, 2018, a superseding indictment was issued charging Ignatova with one count each of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud; Wire Fraud; Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering; Conspiracy to Commit Securities Fraud; and Securities Fraud. Remarks: Ignatova is believed to travel with armed guards and/or associates. Ignatova may have had plastic surgery or otherwise altered her appearance.
Community submitted
New cases added by families and sleuths

Nancy Guthrie
Nancy

Hildegard Hendrickson
Hildegard Hendrickson was a renowned mycologist and Seattle University professor, widely regarded as the "godmother of Washington mushroom hunting" who mysteriously vanished in 2013 during a mushroom foraging trip in the Cascades.

Shelton Sanders
Shelton Sanders
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