I worked on this graphic with reporters Josh White and Maria Glod, who collected an incredible amount of information on the East Coast Rapist, a man who has been on the loose for 13 years and is a suspect in 17 cases. For this important story, I organized the data that Josh and Maria collected into an easy-to-use interface that had the details of each case, including a small photo gallery, a google map, a quote and all the case information. I built an interface that drew connections between the cases and allowed people to sort the cases by date, location, existence of dna samples, and the weapon used. It also featured a map interface, a gallery and a video.
I used SWFAddress by asual to provide deep linking, so you can individually access the map, video, evidence gallery, and individual cases. It’s a very cool and powerful tool, and I’m glad it’s in our arsenal now so we’ll be able to use it in future projects.
Although the subject matter was dark, I’m hopeful that this graphic will put some of the evidence out there, which in turn might lead to the capture of the person who perpetrated these crimes. I liked working on a project that pulled together all different kinds of media: maps, photography, video and information design.