Cold case · open–pending
Biscayne Vehicle Arson (2018)
180405-052918
31
solvability today
Vehicle arson with media attention, 2018. Accelerant evidence consumed in original testing; no viable forensic path.
Why this score — every factor shows itself
Emotionally prominent case (media)0
Accelerant evidence consumed in original testing-24
Insurer records available+10
The restart plan — where to pick this case back up
Evidence audit
Confirm it exists, confirm the chain, decide what modern testing can do.
· Accelerant evidence consumed in original testing — nothing to retest
Witness recontact
Who, in what order, why, and what to ask — circumstances change in 30 years.
· No new witnesses developed since 2019 canvass
New technology review
What today's lab and today's data can do that the original detectives couldn't.
· Insurer records pull is the only open avenue
Legal review
Limitations, agreements, disclosure — before anyone is recontacted.
· Ranks low despite prominence — no viable forensic path; the score explains itself
Cold cases stay open — pending/suspended. They are never closed for lack of leads; that protects the case decades later.