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Author: Yujiemi Chisholm
National Institute of Justice

National Best Practices for Implementing and Sustaining a Cold Case Investigation Unit

The U.S. Justice Department’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) assembled and collaborated with the Cold Case Investigation Working Group (CCIWG) in developing this guide to assist law enforcement agencies in creating a mechanism for addressing the cold cases in their jurisdictions [Description provided by the NIJ website].
July 2019
Investigative Resource Repository

Defendant’s Trial Brief (Washington v. Talbott II)

Defense raises the following issues: 1) confrontation clause issues regarding testimonial evidence from absent witnesses, and 2) chain of custody and admissibility issues regarding evidence collection during the victim’s autopsy.
June 2019
Office of Justice Programs

Investigating Violent Crime: The Prosecutor’s Role – Lessons Learned From the Field

Based on the discussions of seasoned prosecutors of violent crime who met in 2017 to examine how to improve the investigation of violent crimes, this paper reviews the various phases of an investigation and provides an overview of issues discussed, along with representative descriptions of the approaches used and challenges faced by the jurisdictions represented [Description provided by the OJP website].
June 2019
Investigative Resource Repository

Affidavit of Probable Cause (Washington v. Miller)

Prosecutor’s charging affidavit detailing a 1972 murder-sexual offense case which includes details of the investigation such as the steps of Forensic Genetic Genealogy, the suspect’s criminal history, and charges brought against the suspect in 2019.
February 2019
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Exoneration of Ted Bradford

Ted Louis Bradford spent almost 10 years in prison for a sexual assault he didn’t commit—and another four years awaiting a new trial—before he was retried and acquitted based on DNA evidence of his innocence in 2010.
January 2019

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