Crime Stoppers began in Albuquerque, New Mexico in July 1976, which saw the fatal shooting of Michael Carmen while he was working one night at a local filling station.
Out of desperation, Detective Greg MacAleese approached the local television station requesting a reconstruction of the crime.
Within 72 hours, a person called in identifying a car leaving the scene at high speed and he had noted its registration.
Detective MacAleese then realized that fear and apathy were primary reasons that people were not sharing information about crimes.
This organization will seek to spread Crime Stoppers into other nations while keeping the principle of anonymity.