The investigation into the fatal fall of Dan Rapoport from a Washington, D.C., apartment illustrates the dilemma of data quantity versus data quality. When an analysis stalls, the solution isn’t always to hunt for more evidence; instead, try re-examining your existing data set from a fresh perspective. The death of Latvian-American investor and financier DanContinue reading “Dan Rapoport: Was His Fall A Suicide Or A Homicide?”
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David Glenn Lewis: Criminal Case Or Private Matter?
The David Glenn Lewis disappearance, and belated rediscovery, is one of the most perplexing cases The Intelligence Shop has ever analyzed. The analysis led to a lesser examined theory for his departure and one that might be considered in future similar cases. The David Glenn Lewis case came to a mixed conclusion in 2004 whenContinue reading “David Glenn Lewis: Criminal Case Or Private Matter?”
Beyond End-Based Analysis: The Asha Degree Case
End-based analysis is common, but meaningful analysis can occur at any point in case work. Asking, and answering through analysis, focused questions along the way can deepen our understanding of a matter. The case of Asha Degree, a nine-year-old from Shelby, North Carolina, who disappeared after setting out on a solo trek in the earlyContinue reading “Beyond End-Based Analysis: The Asha Degree Case”
John P. Wheeler III: Analysis When Evidence Is Limited Or Unavailable
CONTEX, as illustrated by the John P. Wheeler III case, is an analytical framework devised jointly by the analyst and AI tool Claude that is suitable when some evidence is present, but limited, or else unavailable at the time of the analysis. Methodology and Limitations Authorities have released limited information about the investigation into theContinue reading “John P. Wheeler III: Analysis When Evidence Is Limited Or Unavailable”
Psychological Cascades And Unintended Consequences: The Death Of Col. Philip M. Shue, MD
BLUF: Col. Philip M. Shue’s passing appears to be another example of a psychological cascade that led to unintended consequences. The case mirrors AUSA Jonathan P. Luna‘s complex death. Psychological cascades are hypotheses that should be considered in difficult to explain cases. Source statement: A comprehensive set of documents contributed to this analysis, notably, theContinue reading “Psychological Cascades And Unintended Consequences: The Death Of Col. Philip M. Shue, MD”