This article opens talking about a novel in which a character commits multiple murders, confesses, and evades prosecution by being in an area with ambiguous jur

This article opens talking about a novel in which a character commits multiple murders, confesses, and evades prosecution by being in an area with ambiguous jurisdiction. But loopholes like this don't work, because the legal system is implemented by humans. Imagine you're a judge, and a murder suspect is arguing before you that they can't be prosecuted in your court because it's not an appropriate jurisdiction. What do you do? You ask their lawyer what would be an appropriate jurisdiction, and you don't accept "nowhere" as an answer. This can be a problem for minor crimes, and for courts that are severely short on resources. It can be harder to find detectives willing to work a case in an area like that. But a high-profile crime solves all of those issues.