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Why CrimeOwl exists

Our founder has been waiting over 20 years for answers.

Ash Ghaemi's mother disappeared more than two decades ago. Her case was never solved. The evidence didn't vanish — it got buried: in binders, in hard drives, in phone calls that stopped coming back.

He built CrimeOwl because he's lived inside the problem. Families get forgotten. Leads get lost. Detectives drown in paper. Meanwhile, modern AI can read everything in minutes — if someone puts a workspace around it.

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Ash Ghaemi as a child with his mother — the case behind CrimeOwl

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“Every cold case is a family that was told to wait. I refused to keep waiting. So we built the tool I wish my family had.”
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YULAN ADONAY ARCHAGA CARIAS
Cold CaseSource · FBI Wanted
Updated Jun 2026

YULAN ADONAY ARCHAGA CARIAS

Mar 15, 2026Up to $5,000,000

Racketeering Conspiracy (RICO); Cocaine Importation Conspiracy; Possession of Machine Guns; Conspiracy to Possess Machine Guns Caution: Yulan Adonay Archaga Carias is charged federally in the Southern District of New York with racketeering conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, and possession and conspiracy to possess machine guns. As the alleged leader of MS-13 for all of Honduras, Archaga Carias allegedly controlled MS-13 criminal activity in Honduras and provided support and resources to the MS-13 enterprise in Central America and the United States with firearms, narcotics, and cash. Archaga Carias is also allegedly responsible for supporting multi-ton loads of cocaine through Honduras to the United States and for ordering and participating in murders of rival gang members and others associated with MS-13. This case is being investigated as part of Joint Task Force Vulcan. Remarks: Archaga Carias is believed to only speak Spanish.

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GIOVANNI VICENTE MOSQUERA SERRANO
Cold CaseSource · FBI Wanted
Updated Jun 2026

GIOVANNI VICENTE MOSQUERA SERRANO

Mar 15, 2026Up to $5

International Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy; International Cocaine Distribution; Providing Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization Conspiracy; Providing and Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization Caution: Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano is an alleged senior leader of the Tren de Aragua transnational gang, a designated foreign terrorist organization which originated in Venezuela and now operates throughout Latin America and the United States. Tren de Aragua is allegedly responsible for sending gang members to the United States who engage in drug trafficking, human trafficking, weapons trafficking, and violent crime. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Mosquera Serrano in the United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, after he was charged with conspiring to provide and providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, as well as conspiracy and distribution of cocaine in Colombia intended for distribution in the United States. This case is being investigated as part of Joint Task Force Vulcan.

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BHADRESHKUMAR CHETANBHAI PATEL
Cold CaseSource · FBI Wanted
Updated Jun 2026

BHADRESHKUMAR CHETANBHAI PATEL

Apr 12, 2015Up to $1,000,000

Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution - First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, First Degree Assault, Second Degree Assault, Dangerous Weapon with Intent to Injure Caution: Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel is wanted for allegedly killing his wife by striking her multiple times with an object while they were both working at a donut shop in Hanover, Maryland, on April 12, 2015. A local arrest warrant was issued in the District Court of Maryland for Anne Arundel County on April 13, 2015, and Patel was charged with first degree murder, second degree murder, first degree assault, second degree assault, and dangerous weapon with intent to injure. A federal arrest warrant was issued in the United States District Court, District of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, on April 20, 2015, after Patel was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Remarks: Patel was last known to be in the Newark, New Jersey, area.

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RUJA IGNATOVA
Cold CaseSource · FBI Wanted
Updated Jun 2026

RUJA IGNATOVA

Oct 25, 2017Up to $5

Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud; Wire Fraud; Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering; Conspiracy to Commit Securities Fraud; Securities Fraud Caution: Ruja Ignatova is wanted for her alleged participation in a large-scale fraud scheme. Beginning in approximately 2014, Ignatova and others are alleged to have defrauded billions of dollars from investors all over the world. Ignatova was the founder of OneCoin Ltd., a Bulgaria-based company that marketed a purported cryptocurrency. In order to execute the scheme, Ignatova allegedly made false statements and representations to individuals in order to solicit investments in OneCoin. She allegedly instructed victims to transmit investment funds to OneCoin accounts in order to purchase OneCoin packages, causing victims to send wire transfers representing these investments. Throughout the scheme, OneCoin is believed to have defrauded victims out of more than $4 billion. Ignatova served as OneCoin's top leader through October 2017. On October 25, 2017, Ignatova traveled from Sofia, Bulgaria, to Athens, Greece, and may have traveled elsewhere after that. She may travel on a German passport to the United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, Germany, Russia, Greece and/or Eastern Europe. On October 12, 2017, Ignatova was charged in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York and a federal warrant was issued for her arrest. On February 6, 2018, a superseding indictment was issued charging Ignatova with one count each of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud; Wire Fraud; Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering; Conspiracy to Commit Securities Fraud; and Securities Fraud. Remarks: Ignatova is believed to travel with armed guards and/or associates. Ignatova may have had plastic surgery or otherwise altered her appearance.

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FAUSTO ISIDRO MEZA-FLORES
Cold CaseSource · FBI Wanted
Updated Jun 2026

FAUSTO ISIDRO MEZA-FLORES

May 2, 2012Up to $5

Conspiracy to Manufacture and Distribute Five Hundred Grams or More of Methamphetamine, Distribute Five Kilograms or More of Cocaine, Distribute One Kilogram or More of Heroin, and Distribute One Thousand Kilograms or More of Marijuana for Importation into the United States; Use and Possession of a Firearm Caution: Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores is the alleged leader of the Meza-Flores Transnational Criminal Organization (TCO), a heavily armed, major drug-trafficking organization based in Sinaloa, Mexico. The Meza-Flores TCO is allegedly responsible for the possession, distribution, and importation of large quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana into the United States, and has predominately controlled drug production, transportation, and distribution in several locations throughout Mexico. Meza-Flores was originally indicted on May 2, 2012, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. On November 26, 2019, a federal superseding indictment and federal arrest warrant were issued for Meza-Flores in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia after he was charged with multiple counts of Drug-Trafficking Violations and Use and Possession of a Firearm. Remarks: Meza-Flores is believed to be living in Mexico.

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