To further reduce crime, Norris proposed the idea of creating a special squad to focus on unsolved violent crimes, such as murder and forcible rape. In the first six weeks after creating the Cold Case Squad, the unit re-investigated and solved 27 previously unsolved murders, which generated national interest. NPR launched a story by Melissa Block featuring the unit on "All Things Considered". The squad inspired the book "The Restless Sleep: Inside New York City's Cold Case Squad" by Stacy Horn and A&E's television series "Cold Case Files".