ShareThisHere are resources for information about unsolved murders and groups offering assistance to family and friends of homicide victims.
To see a first-of-its-kind database showing how often police departments in every state and county solve or fail to solve homicides, go to: www.scrippsnews.com/projects/murdermysteries
The National Organization of Parents Of Murdered Children, based in Cincinnati, operates support groups and has guidelines for people experiencing grief from the violent loss of a loved one. www.pomc.com
For information about the upcoming National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims meeting Sept. 25 in Washington, D.C., go to: www.dayofremembrance.eventbrite.com
The National Organization for Victim Assistance address is: www.try-nova.org
The Compassionate Friends grief support group for people suffering the death of a child can be found at: www.compassionatefriends.org
The National Center for Victims of Crime: www.ncvc.org
The U.S. Justice Department's Office for Victims of Crime: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/
The American Bar Association has a resource page reviewing the legal rights of crime victims: www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/criminal/victimsrights.html
(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, http://www.scrippsnews.com)
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