January 11, 2008
The initial flier Bob Guertin handed out to customers. He later posted the surveillance video online. (Tony Ganzer)
( Mesa ) For the last 20 years America's Most Wanted has been the mainstay of interactive crimefighting. For much of that time it was the only national program which allowed citizens to help solve crimes. But as KJZZ's Tony Ganzer reports, the Internet may be opening a new chapter in American Justice.
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