Search a real case record
Name, place, date, and original source
Research beyond the episode
Turn a case into a Research File.
Almost Solved is the private research workspace for true-crime podcasts, missing-person records, serial-killer profiles, and the original sources you want to check next.
Free to download · Three complete Research Files included · Purchases stay inside the App Store
Turn a case into a Research File.
Browse the case indexStart with an official case record.
Search official missing-person records by name or place. Browse serial-killer profiles alongside them, then continue your research in Almost Solved.
Explore the case index
Search by name or place.
Browse official records by name, place, or state. Open the original source, then continue your research in Almost Solved.
- 15,032 official missing-person records
- 50 states and regional case sources
- 90 serial-killer profiles
- Every record has a clear next action
Missing Persons and Serial Killer ProfilesSearch by name, city, state, or region
15,032Try a name, county, city, or State
Both indexesMissing PersonsSerial Killer ProfilesEvery State and region
Follow a profile by place
State and region filters keep the search focused
The live index keeps the public source outside the app and gives each record a clear path forward.
Scene Map
Use location to narrow your search.
Search by state or region when a name is not enough. Keep the locations, sources, and questions together in one Research File.
- Browse by state or region when a name is not enough.
- Open the original podcast or web source where it belongs.
- Return with the source link, search context, and your own note intact.
The map is a way to organize questions, not a claim that separate cases are connected. Check the original source before drawing your own conclusion.
From episode to source
Search, check, and save.
Start with a case. Check the outside source. Save what you want to revisit.
Start with the case that caught your attention.
Search podcast coverage, reporting, websites, and confirmed sources without losing the question that brought you there.
Return with the path still intact.
Open the original podcast in Apple Podcasts or a website in Safari, then come back with the link, search context, and your own note.
Choose a case Person, place, missing-person file, or serial-killer profile.
Check outside Original podcast, website, reporting, or confirmed source.
Save what matters Research File, timeline, map context, and your own note.
A practical place for research.
Keep the case, sources, and next questions together.
Find the episode you meant.
Search coverage by case, person, or place, then open the original episode in Apple Podcasts or Spotify when available.
Find podcast coverage
Go back to the strongest source.
Move from a lead to official pages, local reporting, blogs, news, and other clearly labeled outside publishers.
Check official sources
Keep the useful trail together.
Save links, search context, timestamps when available, timeline work, map context, and private notes around one case.
See Research FilesSee what happened and what to check next.
Use the case timeline as your filing system and search guide. Keep people, places, events, sources, and questions connected to the moment they concern.
See the workflowReturn without rebuilding the search.
Return to saved source trips instead of rebuilding the same search. Your own notes stay distinct from outside material.
Recover your trailStart from a real record.
Browse missing-person and serial-killer profiles, explore public case guides, and use similarity as a question—not proof of a connection.
Explore casesA research workspace
One question. More than one source.
Use the app to compare sources, record your own notes, and remember what to check next.
- Search a case from different podcast angles.
- Attach outside sources to the timeline part they help you check.
- Add your own note without turning it into an app claim.
- Keep resolution material behind a spoiler confirmation.
Start free. Add more space when you need it.
Almost Solved is downloaded free from Apple. Purchases happen inside the app through the App Store; this website never handles your payment or activates access.
Three complete Research Files
Choose any three and keep their timelines, map context, notes, saved links, and case-specific searches.
- No account required
- Private on-device workspace
- Optional iCloud Sync
Unlimited Full Access · $5.99 once in the U.S.
Open the complete catalog, unrestricted podcast and source search, ongoing Research Files, cross-file Find It Again, Today, Topic Picks, and supported research tools.
- No subscription renewal
- Apple shows local pricing
- Restore Purchases in the app
Five more Research Files · $2.99 once in the U.S.
Add five permanent file slots without unlocking Unlimited Full Access. Apple manages purchase confirmation, billing, restoration, and refunds.
- Separate from Full Access
- Purchase inside the app
- Local App Store pricing applies
Ready to start?Download free and start with three complete Research Files. Add more space only if you need it.
Plain-language answers
Before you open your first file.
Does Almost Solved host articles, transcripts, or podcast audio?
No. Podcasts open in their original listening destination and web sources open externally. Almost Solved keeps source links, metadata, search context, and your own notes—not third-party bodies, transcripts, posts, video, or audio.
Is Almost Solved a source of truth?
No. It organizes your questions and source checks. Confirmed Sources identifies an agency, court, public-record, or other identified publisher; it does not certify every statement or decide guilt.
What happens to my Research Files?
Your selected files and saved work remain available on your device. You can optionally turn on iCloud Sync. Sign in with Apple and App Lock are optional.
Where do I buy Full Access?
Inside Almost Solved through Apple. AlmostSolved.com does not sell or activate Full Access. Apple shows the purchase confirmation, local price, restoration, cancellation, and refund controls.