NO Excuses for Inept Murdering! For somebody living in the golden age of surveillance cameras, DNA testing, cell phone tracking and true crime documentaries, criminals today sure can be astonishingly dumb. Twenty years ago, if a criminal wanted to get away with murder, they had to put in some effort. There was planning. Strategy. Details. A little mystery. The bad guy in old crime stories had to be smart enough to outwit investigators armed with nothing but a notepad, bad coffee and a fingerprint kit from 1978. Not anymore. Today, investigators can practically solve a crime before the suspect finishes posting vague Facebook quotes about betrayal and “fake people.” We now live in a world where your car tracks you, your phone tracks you, your watch tracks you and your neighbor’s Ring camera tracks you sneaking home with Taco Bell at midnight. Yet somehow criminals still think, “I can totally pull this off.” Bless their hearts. Crime television certainly hasn’t helped matters. Betwe...