Cincinnati woman hopes play cards play role in solving cold cases

A crime victim advocate's use of decks of cards intended to help solve cold-case homicides is getting a boost from some Cincinnati officials.

City officials have pledged to help Hope Dudley produce the decks of cards that she wants to get into the hands of prison inmates and others who might have information on the cases. Each card features the victim of an unsolved homicide.

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Its a personal mission for her. It has been almost seven years since her son, Daniel Dudley, was shot and killed in Hartwell and no one has been charged.

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He was on his way out one night, with some friends, and a car pulled up beside, and shot in the car, Dudley said. Daniel Dudley was killed at Vine and Galbraith streets in Hartwell on Sept. 29, 2007.

A vague description of the vehicle that night has turned into a vague idea who might be responsible, but police need tips to make a case. Daniel Dudley is featured on the five of hearts card.

Dudley, who runs the support group UCanSpeakForMe, showed off the cards to members of the City Council's Law Committee on Monday. Members pledged to promote the project and possibly use police forfeiture funds to help put more decks on the street, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported.

Dudley hopes to put 10,000 decks into the hands of anyone who might be able to help. In all, 6,000 decks have already been distributed in Ohio prisons.

Ive heard some of them say, 'I thought they found the person who murdered them,' but this will be a refresher, because that persons case is still unsolved, Dudley said.

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