The Vidocq Society

Murder, Forensics, Detection, Fine Cuisine

The Vidocq Society. I came across http://www.vidocq.org/ in a Guardian news article.

Once a month 82 of America's finest detectives, forensic specialists and 'interested parties' meet in Philadelphia to sample fine cuisine and then get down to the gory business of trying to solve or bring forward one of many 'cold case' crimes.

The society is named in honour of a brilliant 18th Century French detective who introduced forensic analysis to the Sûreté in France. He died when he was 82 – hence 82 life members.

"Vidocq Society Members (V. S. M.'s) evaluate, investigate, refocus, revivify and solve the unsolved deaths officially brought to them"

The Guardian article is interesting if you have time to read it:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/03/vidocq-society-cold-case-murders?CMP=EMCGT_*******&