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How Reddit has been a valuable tool for crime investigators

By Scott Simon
Published December 20, 2025 at 5:43 AM MST

The online forum Reddit has proven to be a key source for investigators of high-profile crimes, including the fatal shootings at Brown University.

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Scott Simon
Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.
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