Victim-first language always.
We lead with respect and humanity. Victims are never reduced to headlines.
These are real people. We treat them that way.
Casepin exists to shed light, not to exploit. We follow clear standards so victims, families, and communities are treated with dignity and respect.
Our standards
No sensationalism.
We do not chase clicks or shock. We prioritize clarity over drama.
No graphic content.
We never publish disturbing images or unnecessary details.
No guessing. No rumors.
We do not speculate. We do not amplify. We wait for facts and verify them.
Just sourced information.
Every case is built on credible records, official documents, and responsible reporting.
Trust is earned. We earn it by putting accuracy, context, and compassion at the center of everything we do.
Published ethics policy
Binding product rules.
Casepin is an educational archive of documented cases and the coverage that already tells them. These standards are not aspirations; the product is built to enforce them.
Victims are people first.
Every case file is framed around what happened to a person, not around the person who did it. Perpetrator nicknames and mythology never lead a page; they exist only so the case can be found by the names the public knows.
We use neutral verbs, we do not decorate tragedy, and nothing here can be liked or favorited. You can follow a case for updates; that is deliberate language.
No guilt we don't have.
Legal status is a database field, not a headline. A person appears in a case file only as a victim, someone convicted, charged, or acquitted on the public record, or an official involved in the case, each with a citation.
We never name people who have not been charged, no matter what coverage or forums say. Cases are titled "the murder of" only when a court has said so; otherwise we write "killing," "death," or "disappearance."
Sources, not speculation.
Case files are written from published journalism, court and government records, and encyclopedic sources, and every file lists them. Videos and podcasts are coverage we point you to; they are not what we cite for facts.
A case does not publish with fewer than two citations. AI drafts are grounded only in retrieved source text, never model memory. Where our text draws on Wikipedia, we attribute it and share our case-file prose back under the same CC BY-SA license.
Corrections are a feature.
If something here is wrong, tell us and we will look at it, with first response within 72 hours. Requests from victims' families are handled first, and we will consider de-emphasizing accurate content when a family asks.
Every correction is logged. When facts change, the case file is rewritten from updated sources and marked with the date.
What we will not build.
No comment threads on real people's worst days. No play-detective mechanics, no tip collection, no gore, no crime-scene imagery, and no notifications engineered for dread. If you know something, contact the investigating agency on the case page.
See something wrong? A correction link is on every case file. Attribution and licensing: case-file prose adapted from Wikipedia is modified from the cited articles and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 (see Licenses).