Name: 20起懸案，僅因一個微小細節就偵破了！ (20 Crimes SOLVED by One Small Detail)
Uploaded: 2026-02-20T17:11:20.000Z
Duration: 19 min 19 s

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Police had finally unearthed the secrets that Gacy had thought would stay buried forever.

警方終於挖出了蓋西以為會永遠埋藏的祕密。

And today we're looking at 20 crimes that were solved by a seemingly insignificant detail.

今天我們要來看 20 件因為一個看似不起眼的細節而偵破的罪案。

And I nudged him a little bit with the barrel mount weapon.

We could tell that it was somehow affiliated with Christ Lutheran Church and the Park City Community Public Library.

我們可以判斷出它跟 Christ Lutheran Church 和 Park City Community Public Library 有點關係。

The next thing we looked at was statistics, and

it shows here that it was last saved by Dennis.

這裡顯示它最後是由 Dennis 儲存的。

Dennis Rader, better known as BTK, terrorized Kansas for decades.

Dennis Rader，也就是 BTK，數十年來一直恐嚇堪薩斯州。

He bound, tormented and killed 10 victims before vanishing off the face of the earth.

他綁架、折磨並殺害了 10 名受害者後人間蒸發。

But in 2004, craving the spotlight once again, he resurfaced to taunt the police.

但在 2004 年，他再次渴望鎂光燈的關注，現身挑釁警方。

He actually sent a letter asking if a floppy disk could be traced.

他其實寄了一封信，問說 floppy disk 會不會被追蹤到。

When police lied and said no, rapidly, Rader sent a purple disk to a local TV station.

當警方謊稱不會後，Rader 很快就寄了一個紫色的 disk 給當地電視臺。

Forensics analyzed the metadata of a deleted Word document on the drive.

鑑識人員分析了 disk 上一個已刪除 Word document 的 metadata。

It listed the last user as Dennis and the registered organization as the local Christ Lutheran Church.

上面列出的最後使用者是 Dennis，註冊組織是當地的 Christ Lutheran Church。

A simple Google search then identified Dennis Rader as the church council president.

接著一個簡單的 Google 搜尋，就確認 Dennis Rader 是該教會的理事長。

The floppy disk he didn't understand led police right to his doorstep, finally ending a 30 year reign of terror.

這個他不懂的 floppy disk，最終讓警方找到了他家，結束了長達 30 年的恐怖統治。

Walgreens order number In February 2012, Edward Byam, Akeem Monsalvage and Derek Dunkley robbed a Palematic in Queens, New York.

在 2012 年 2 月，Edward Byam、Akeem Monsalvage 和 Derek Dunkley 搶劫了紐約皇后區的一家 Palematic。

Wearing realistic masks and police uniforms, they threatened the cashier with a gun and showed her a photo of her own home to prove they knew where she lived.

他們戴著逼真的面具和警服，用槍威脅收銀員，並給她看了一張她家裡的照片，證明他們知道她住在哪裡。

While this threat may have been successful in intimidating the employee, it also helped lead to their downfall.

雖然這個威脅可能成功地嚇唬了員工，但也幫助導致了他們的垮臺。

On the back of the photo was an order number and information that indicated the Walgreens where they had developed the film.

照片背面有一個訂單號碼和資訊，顯示了他們沖洗照片的 Walgreens。

This allowed police to identify them as did their polite thank you email to the company that manufactured the masks murder weapon.

這讓警方得以識別他們，就像他們禮貌地感謝製造面具的凶器的公司一樣。

They say to be careful what you post on social media.

他們說要小心你在社群媒體上發布的內容。

Apparently this guy did not get the memo.

In February of 2016, Rito Jama Suarez was shot and killed in Indianapolis, Indiana while meeting a buyer for an iPhone he posted on Offerup.

2016 年 2 月，Rito Jama Suarez 在印第安納州印第安納波利斯，在與一位 iPhone 的買家會面時被槍殺，他將這支 iPhone 發布在 Offerup 上。

After meeting up, the buyer tried to rob James Juarez and then ultimately shot him.

會面後，買家試圖搶劫 James Juarez，最終將他槍殺。

Police were able to locate the Facebook profile connected to the Offerup account of the buyer, Larry Thomas.

警方得以找到與買家 Larry Thomas 的 Offerup 帳號相關的 Facebook 個人檔案。

This profile turned out to be a gold mine for the police when they discovered that Thomas posted a photo of himself with an AR15 style rifle, which uses the same.223 caliber bullets that matched a shell casing found at the scene.

這個個人檔案對警方來說簡直是個寶庫，因為他們發現 Thomas 發布了一張自己拿著 AR15 式步槍的照片，這支步槍使用的 .223 口徑子彈與現場發現的彈殼相符。

Thomas was later sentenced to 60 years in prison.

A bit of phrasing what he read sent chills down his spine.

He recognized the language and content of the manifesto as being similar to that of writings by his brother ted.

他認出宣言的語言和內容與他哥哥 Ted 的著作相似。

For nearly two decades, the Unabomber was a ghost.

將近二十年來，Unabomber 就像個幽靈。

He killed three people and injured another 23, all while evading the FBI's most expensive manhunt in history.

他殺了三個人，傷了另外 23 人，同時躲過了美國聯邦調查局史上最昂貴的追捕行動。

But his downfall didn't come from a fingerprint or DNA, but from a simple turn of phrase.

但讓他落網的不是指紋或 DNA，而是簡單的一句話。

After the Unabomber forced the Washington Post to publish his manifesto, David Kaczynski read it and froze.

Unabomber 強迫華盛頓郵報刊登他的宣言後，David Kaczynski 讀了之後嚇傻了。

He recognized a specific archaic reversal of a common proverb.

他認出了一個常見諺語中，有個特別古老的倒裝用法。

The manifesto read, you can't eat your cake and have it too.

宣言裡寫著：「你不能吃掉你的蛋糕，同時又擁有它。」

While most people say have your cake and eat it too, David knew his estranged brother Ted strictly used the inverted version.

大部分人會說「擁有你的蛋糕，然後吃掉它」，但 David 知道他疏遠的哥哥 Ted 嚴格使用倒裝的說法。

That single linguistic quirk was the key evidence that led David to turn his brother in.

這個獨特的語言習慣，成了 David 告發他哥哥的關鍵證據。

Ultimately, a genius mathematician was outsmarted by his own grammar.

最後，一位天才數學家卻敗給了自己的文法。

And then we were able to do a side by side comparison between that document that was prepared many years before to the current copy of the manifesto.

然後我們就能將多年前準備好的文件，與宣言的現行副本進行逐行比對。

And it was very clear to us, many of us in the task force, that the similarities were more than coincidental.

對我們許多專案小組的成員來說，非常清楚這些相似之處絕非巧合。

Belt On March 24, 2015, 18 year old friends Cheyenne Antoine and Brittany Gargle from Saskatchewan, Canada posted a selfie on Facebook.

2015 年 3 月 24 日，來自加拿大 Saskatchewan 的 18 歲朋友 Cheyenne Antoine 和 Brittany Gargle 在 Facebook 上傳了一張自拍照。

It took police on a trail that eventually led to the guilty plea of this young woman.

警方循著這條線索，最後讓這名年輕女子認罪。

But later Gargle was found dead on the side of the road with a belt nearby.

但後來 Gargle 被發現陳屍路邊，旁邊還有一條皮帶。

While Antoine initially stated that Gargle left with a man she met that night, police determined that her story was untrue.

Antoine 一開始說 Gargle 跟當晚認識的男人走了，但警方後來發現她的說法是假的。

After looking at surveillance video the selfie posted the night of Gargle's murder came into play when authorities noticed that Antoine was wearing a belt similar to the one found at the scene.

看了監視器畫面後，Gargle 命案當晚發布的自拍照派上用場，因為當局注意到 Antoine 戴著一條跟現場發現的皮帶很像的皮帶。

Eventually, Antoine admitted to killing Gargle by strangling her with her belt during a drunken argument.

最後，Antoine 承認在酒醉爭吵時，用 Gargle 的皮帶勒死了她。

The sentence that she received was a joint submission sentence agreed upon by the crown and defense.

她被判的刑期是檢察官和辯護律師共同提出的刑期。

The judge accepting it, meaning that Antoine will serve a seven year sentence.

法官接受了這項提議，這代表 Antoine 將服刑七年。

A few days later, an eyewitness came forward.

They had spotted a suspicious looking man near the scene of the crime.

他們注意到一個可疑男子在案發現場附近。

They described how he looked agitated after receiving a parking ticket.

他們描述了他在收到停車罰單後顯得焦躁不安。

In the late 70s, David Berkowitz held New York City hostage.

在 70 年代末，David Berkowitz 讓紐約市陷入恐慌。

The so called Son of Sam seemed like a phantom.

所謂的「山姆之子」就像個幽靈。

Shooting victims in parked cars with a.44 Bulldog revolver.

用一把 .44 Bulldog 左輪手槍射殺停在路邊的汽車裡的受害者。

But he was undone by the thing that gets us all.

但最終讓他被抓到的是我們都會遇到的事。

On the night of his final murder, a witness noticed a strange man near the scene of the crime and called the police.

在他最後一次謀殺的那個晚上，一名目擊者注意到一名陌生男子在案發現場附近並報警。

They checked records and found that a yellow Ford Galaxy had been ticketed for parking too close to a hydrant nearby.

他們查看了記錄，發現一輛黃色 Ford Galaxy 在附近因太靠近消防栓而被開了罰單。

Police traced Berkowitz to his apartment and arrested him after finding a weapon inside his car.

警方循線追查到 Berkowitz 的住處，並在他車內發現武器後將他逮捕。

The biggest manhunt in New York history ended simply because the killer didn't want to pay for street parking.

紐約史上最大規模的追捕行動，最後會結束，只是因為凶手不想付路邊停車費。

Berkowitz turned to Detective Folatico and said, you got me.

Berkowitz 轉向 Folatico 警探說：「你抓到我了。」

Falatico 警探問他：「我抓到誰？」

他說：「你們抓到 Sam 之子。」

With the help of old photographs, the 38 year old mystery of Janie Lander's murder was finally solved.

透過老照片的協助，Janie Lander 謀殺案 38 年的謎團終於解開。

On March 9, 1979, 18 year old Landers, who functioned at an eight year old level, disappeared from Fairview Training center in Salem, Oregon and her body was found five days later.

1979 年 3 月 9 日，18 歲的 Landers，心智年齡約 8 歲，從奧勒岡州 Salem 的 Fairview Training center 失蹤，五天後她的遺體被發現。

The staff was all talking about it up until end of shift and we hadn't heard any word other than, nope, they haven't found her yet.

輪班結束前，所有員工都在討論這件事，我們只聽到一句話：「還沒找到她。」

Despite numerous witnesses, the case went cold.

儘管有許多目擊者，此案卻不了了之。

Decades later, in 2015, police found DNA on Lander's clothing that matched that of Gerald Kenneth Dunlap, a man who had previously been convicted of sexual assault and worked in the laundry department at the training center.

多年後的 2015 年，警方在 Lander 的衣物上發現了 DNA，與 Gerald Kenneth Dunlap 的 DNA 相符，此人先前曾因性侵被定罪，並在該訓練中心的洗衣部工作。

Because Dunlap could have inadvertently transferred his DNA to Lander's clothing, authorities turned to mugshots of Dunlap and compared them to composite sketches from the original witness descriptions.

由於 Dunlap 可能無意間將 DNA 轉移到 Lander 的衣物上，當局轉而查看 Dunlap 的大頭照，並將其與原始目擊者描述的組合素描進行比對。

This is the man that I saw there and he says, yeah, we got him.

這就是我看到的那個人，他說：「你們抓到他了。」

And authorities named the since deceased Dunlap as the murderer.

當局將已故的 Dunlap 認定為凶手。

The map was proprietary, meaning that Expedia was the only site which offered that map and no one else.

這張地圖是專有的，也就是說 Expedia 是唯一提供這張地圖的網站，沒有別人。

Maury Travis targeted the women of St. Louis, filming his depraved actions and holding the city in fear.

Maury Travis 鎖定聖路易斯的女性，拍攝他墮落的行為，讓這座城市活在恐懼之中。

Desperate for notoriety, he sent a letter to the St.

Louis Post Dispatch with a map to a victim's body.

Louis Post Dispatch，並附上一張受害者屍體的地圖。

He thought he was being clever, but he made a sloppy error.

他以為自己很聰明，但犯了一個粗心的錯誤。

Turns out he simply used a map obtained from Expedia.com and investigators were quick to source it.

結果他只是使用了從 Expedia.com 取得的地圖，調查人員很快就找到了來源。

They contacted Expedia, who traced the IP address of the user who viewed that specific map.

他們聯絡了 Expedia，Expedia 追蹤了查看該特定地圖的使用者的 IP 位址。

The digital trail led straight to Travis home computer.

數位足跡直接指向 Travis 家中的電腦。

Proving that even anonymous letters can leave behind digital fingerprints, Microsoft analyzed their Computer download records and discovered that only one computer had downloaded that map during that four day period.

證明即使是匿名信件也會留下數位指紋，Microsoft 分析了他們的電腦下載記錄，發現在那四天期間只有一臺電腦下載了該地圖。

And the size of the downloaded map was identical to the map sent to the newspaper.

而且下載的地圖大小與寄給報紙的地圖完全相同。

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but