CasePulse
Civil-society tracker that follows publicly reported suspicious death cases — autopsy results, family statements, attorney filings, and official updates — on one timeline.
Journalists, civil-rights advocates, and community organizers tracking suspicious death investigations
- Public timeline per case with autopsy filings, press, and police statements
- Watchlist alerts when a tracked case gets new court filings or press
- Side-by-side view of family-commissioned vs official autopsy findings
- Exportable case briefs for reporting or grant proposals
Independent autopsy results for cases like Nolan Wells are being announced at national conventions and driving calls for transparency; advocates need a working memory of these cases that survives news cycles.
Nolan Wells case received major coverage (NBC, CBC, ABC, USA Today, CTV) confirming sustained interest in tracking suspicious deaths, though target audience of journalists/advocates remains niche and demand is episodic around cases.Independent autopsy of Black Mississippi teen Nolan Wells finds 'undetermined' cause, manner of death ↗Nolan Wells' independent autopsy results in 'undetermined' cause, manner of death ↗
Existing trackers already cover this space: Tracking (In)Justice (Canada), Fatal Encounters, and Mapping Police Violence all aggregate police-involved death data, though none are commercially focused on a unified autopsy+filings timeline.About The Project - Tracking (In)Justice ↗Tracking (In)Justice: Documenting Fatal Encounters with Police in Canada ↗
Direct competitors (Tracking InJustice) are funded by academic grants (SSHRC, Law Foundation of Ontario) rather than user fees; target users are low-budget nonprofits, community organizers, and journalists with limited willingness to pay for a subscription tracker.About The Project - Tracking (In)Justice ↗Investigation Software Pricing Explained (2026) ↗
Police-involved and suspicious death cases are an enduring civil-rights concern with permanent advocate need, but engagement is news-cycle-driven and tied to high-profile incidents like Nolan Wells rather than steady daily use.UNESCO Observatory of Killed Journalists ↗
Aggregation of public news, autopsy reports, and court filings into a timeline is technically straightforward with existing scraping/news API tooling; main complexity is legal/ethical handling of sensitive case data and manual verification of sources.