The lack of cooperation from local law enforcement in Nome is mentioned as a significant obstacle in the investigation.
The podcast episodes highlight the importance of law enforcement cooperation in a variety of criminal investigations, from high-profile cases like the disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley EP. 158: CURAÇAO - The DISTURBING Disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley to complex serial killer investigations like the one in Antioch, California MURDERED: Lisa Norell.
The episodes also showcase the challenges that can arise when law enforcement agencies fail to coordinate, such as in the cases of the disappearances in Nome, Alaska, where the local police department was uncooperative Inside Up and Vanished: In The Midnight Sun and Bonus: Payne Lindsey breaks down the case so far (Talking To Death).
Additionally, the episodes highlight the importance of international cooperation, as seen in the investigation of the murder of an Iranian revolutionary in the Netherlands Murder Brokers from Hot Money: The New Narcos, and the cooperation between federal agencies like the FBI and ATF in solving the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals mail bombings The Eleventh Circuit Mail Bombings.