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This list was last updated on July 17, 2008.

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Education and Organizations


American Academy of Forensic Sciences
719-636-1100
Fax: 719-636-1993

Center for Homicide Research
3036 University Avenue SE Suite E
Minneapolis, MN 55414-3316
Their website.
(612) 331-4820

The Cold Case Forum, LLC.
T: 401-619-1901
F: 401-619-1903
director@coldcaseforum.com

Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science
University of New Haven
Dr. Albert Harper
aharper@newhaven.edu
Dr. James Adcock, Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice
203-932-7442

Institute for Cold Case Evaluations, Inc.
Max Houck
202-489-5732
max.houck@mail.wvu.edu

John Jay College of Criminal Justice
The City University of New York
212-237-8000

The Mid-Atlantic Cold Case Homicide Investigators Association
David Cordle
P.O. Box 611
Annapolis, MD 21404
410-222-1740 ext. 3863
troops6@comcast.net
sacord62@aacounty.org

Regional Cold Case Web Resources
A very useful list maintained by:
National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law
at Stetson University College of Law
Their website.

Victim Organizations


Families of Homicide Victims and Missing Persons, Inc.
P.O. Box 145
Pine, CO 80470
303-934-3690
Their website.

National POMC
100 East Eighth Street, Suite B-41
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
E-mail: natlpomc@aol.com
(513) 721-5683 (phone)
(513) 345-4489 (fax)
Toll Free: (888) 818-POMC
Their website.

Vidocq Society Case Referrals
1704 Locust Street, Second Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
intake@vidocq.org
The Vidocq Society


Who Killed Our Kids
P.O. Box 27101
Cincinnati, Ohio 45227
(513) 404-8947
Their website.

Armed Forces

Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Investigative Service
Cold Case Program
(202) 433-9183

Law Enforcement


Alaska

Alaska State Troopers
Cold Case Unit
Commander Alaska Bureau of Investigation
Captain Matt LeVerge
(907) 269-5611

Arizona

Phoenix Police Department
Cold Case Squad
Sgt. Jack Millward
(602) 495-3655
jack.millward@phoenix.gov
Pima County Sheriff's Department
Cold Case Unit
520-741-4810

Arkansas

North Little Rock Police Department
Cold Case Squad
Butch Swain
(501) 351-1442

California

Alameda County Sheriff's Office
Cold Case Unit
Sgt. Scott Dudek
510-667-7478
sdudek@acgov.org

Chula Vista Police Department
Cold Case Unit
Sergeant Yvette Roullier
(619) 691-5202
Robert Conrad, Cold Case Investigator
(619) 409-5463

Fresno Police Department
Det. Craig Attikisson
559-457-3057
Craig.Attkisson@fresno.gov

Garden Grove Police Department
Crimes Against Persons Detail
Robert Romaine, Investigator
Larry Ebelt, Investigator
(714) 741-5838 - Office
(714) 741-5833 - Fax

Long Beach Police Department
Homicide Unit
Corp. Dennis Robbins
562-570-7244

Los Angeles Police Department
Cold Case Homicide Unit
Capt. Al Michelena
Det. Richard Bengtson
(213) 847-0970

Pacific Grove Police Department
Cold Case Squad
Lt. Tom Uretsky
(831) 648-3151
turetsky@ci.pg.ca.us

Sacramento Police Department
Homicide - Cold Case Detective
Det. Peter Willover
916-433-0556

San Diego District Attorney's Office
Cold Case Homicide Unit
Investigator Chuck Martin
(619) 531-4209
cmarti@sdcda.org

San Diego Police Department
Sgt. Jorge Duran
Homicide Cold Case Team
(619) 531-2473

San Francisco Police Department
Homicide Unit
415-553-1145

San Jose Police Department
Cold Case Squad
Lt. Michael Stern
(408) 277-5283
Cold Case website of the San Jose Police Department.

Santa Barbara Police Department
Cold Case Homicide Unit
Detective Mark Vierra
805-897-2426

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department
Cold Case Homicide Unit
Det. Chuck Cooley
Det. Bill Henebry
805-681-4150

Santa Clara Police Department
Sergeant Wahid Kazem
(408) 615-4813 phone
(408) 615-7864 fax
wkazem@ci.santa-clara.ca.us

Colorado

Denver Police Department
Crime Lab/Cold Case Program
Gregg LaBerge
710-913-6015

Connecticut

Connecticut State Squad
Office of the Chief State's Attorney
Cold Case Squad
Chief Inspector Lawrence Skinner
860-258-5800

District of Columbia

Metro Police Department
Violent Crime Case Review Project
Violent Criminal Apprehension Program/ViCAP
Det. James Trainum
202-727-5037

Florida

Charlotte County Sheriff's Office
Cpl. John Poudrette
Cpl. Michael Casarella
941-575-5361
941-505-5644
mcasarella@ccso.org

Florida Department of Law Enforcement
786-336-1000

Gainesville Police Department Cold Case website.

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (Consolidated Sheriff/Police)
Cold Case Team
Sgt. Jim Parker
904-630-2172
james.parker@jaxsheriff.org.

City of Miami Homicide
Cold Case Squad
Lt. John Buhrmaster
Det. Andy Arostegui
(305) 579-6530

Miami-Dade Police Department
Cold Case Squad
Sgt. Archie Moore
305-471-2400

Pinellas County Sheriff's Office (Largo, FL)
Homicide Unit/Cold Case Unit
Lt. Michael J. Ring
727-582-6333
727-582-6434 (Fax)
mring@pcsonet.com
Sgt. Thomas E. Klein
727-582-6307
tklein@pcsonet.com
Det. Michael L. Bailey
727-582-5808
mbailey@pcsonet.com

Polk County Florida
Cold Case Assessment Team
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Agent Tommy Ray
800-226-3133
http://www.coldcaseteam.com/index.html

Tampa Police Department
Cold Case Squad
Henry Duran
813-276-3514 (office) 813-299-3573 (cell)
Eric Houston
813-276-3529 (office) 813-239-6105 (cell)
John Columbia
813-276-3546 (office) 813-299-5572 (cell)

Georgia

Atlanta Police Department
Cold Case Squad
Investigator B. A. Zimbrick
(404) 853-4235

Fulton County Cold Case Squad
888-653-8477
404-302-8407
coldcase@co.fulton.ga.us
Their website.

Pine Lake Police Department
Cold Case Squad
Director Sheryl McCollum
678-522-7217

Illinois

Chicago Police Department
Cold Case Unit
Commander Yvonne Sutor
(312) 746-9690

Cook County States Attorney Office
Cold Murder Unit
Supervisor ASA Tom Biesty
Investigator Brian Killacky
(773) 869-3470

Illinois State Police
Homicide Unit (Cold Case)
Sgt. Jim Morrisey
616-346-3781

Indiana

Elkhart Police Department
175 Waterfall Dr.
Elkhart, In. 46516
Det/Sgt. Bill Wargo
574-295-7070
bill.wargo@coei.org
Indiana State Police
Cold Case Squad
Det. Al Williamson
(219) 696-6242 x315
awilliamson@isp.state.in.us

Indianapolis Police Department
Crimes Against Persons Division
Cold Case Unit
Sgt. Roger Spurgeon
(317) 327-3895
s8372@indygov.org

St. Joseph County (Indiana)
Cold Case Investigator
Det. Tim Decker
574-235-5009

Kansas

Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Cold Case Squad
Special Agent in Charge Larry Thomas
(785) 296-8200

Wichita Police Department
Cold Case Squad
Det. Kelly Otis
316-268-4181

Kentucky

Kentucky State Police Cold Case website.

Louisiana

Baton Rouge Police Department
Homicide Division/Cold Case
Sgt. Dee Reed
225-389-4869
dreed@brgov.com

New Orleans Police Department
Major Case Cold Case Squad
Lt. James H. Keen
(504) 826-1300

St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Department
Homicide-Cold Case Section
Captain John Gutierrez
504-278-7660
jgutierrez@sbso.org

Maryland

Baltimore Police Department
Cold Case Unit
Sgt. Roger W. Nolan
(410) 396-2121

Baltimore County Police Department
Homicide/Cold Case Unit
Detective Philip G. Marll
410-887-3943
pmarll@baltimorecountymd.gov
Their website.

Maryland State Police (Columbia, Md)
Cold Case Homicide Unit
Det. Sgt. John Cook- Supervisor
Sgt. Otis Whitaker- Investigator
Roger Cassell ( Civilian Analyst)
(410) 290-0050
Their website, cold case link is on the left.

Montgomery County Police Department (MD)
Major Crimes Division Cold Case Unit
Detective Joe Mudano
Detective Ed Golian
240-773-5079
joseph.mudano@montgomerycountymd.gov

Massachusetts

Boston Police Department
Cold Case Squad
Detective Wayne Rock
(617) 343-4470

Michigan

Detroit Police Department
Homicide Section/Cold Case
Sgt. Odell Godbold
(313) 596-1644

Kent Metro Cold Case Team (Grand Rapids)
(616) 632-6123

Mississippi

Jackson Police Department
Cold Case Unit
Sgt. Joseph Wade
(601) 960-2235

Mississippi Bureau of Investigation
Cold Case Unit
Coordinator: Arthur S. Chancellor
662-563-6471
schancellor@mdps.state.ms.us

Missouri

Kansas City Missouri Police Department
Sgt. John Jackson
816-889-1451
jjackson@kcpd.org

Nevada

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Ret. Detective Sergeant Kevin Manning
Det. George Sherwood
Det. David Culver
702-828-COLD (2653)
Cold Case website of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

New Mexico

Albuquerque Police Department
Homicide Cold Case Unit
Det. Rich Lewis
505-768-2404
rlewis@cabq.gov
Mark Wilson
505-768-2436
mwilson@cabq.gov


New Jersey

New Jersey State Police
Major Crime Unit
Lt. Tom Macauley
(609) 882-2000 x2538
lpp4075@gw.njsp.org

Ocean County Prosecutor's Office
Cold Case Unit
www.oceancountyprosecutor.com
(732) 929-2027

New York

City of Buffalo NY Police Department
Homicide/Cold Case Unit
716-851-4511
716-851-4487 fax
mrd341@aol.com

New York City Police Department
Cold Case Squad
(718) 834-2777
coldcase@nypd.org

Westchester County Police Cold Case Squad
914-377-7731/7732

North Carolina

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Criminal Investigations Bureau
Homicide Division/Cold Case Unit
Sergeant Lisa Mangum
(704) 336-2294
mmangum@cmpd.org

Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department
Sexual Assault Cold Case Unit
Detective Troy Armstrong
704-353-1744
Tarmstrong@cmpd.org

Ohio

Cleveland Police Department
Homicide Unit - Cold Case
Det. Joseph Chojnowski
(216) 623-5464

Columbus Division of Police , Columbus, OH
Unsolved Homicide Case Review Team
Detective Rick Bisutti
(614) 645-4036

Richland County Unsolved Homicide Unit
Office of the Prosecuting Attorney
Det. Richard Duffey, Supervisor
(419)774-5676
rcpoinvestigations@hotmail.com

Warren County Sheriff's Office
Cold Case Commander
Captain John Newsom
513-695-2343
newsjd@wcsooh.org

Oklahoma

Tulsa Police Department
Cold Case Squad
Detective Eddie Majors
(918) 596-9143
emajors@ci.tulsa.ok.us

Oregon

Douglas County Oregon Sheriff's Office
Cold Case Squad
541-440-4446
www.dcso.com

Marion County Sheriff's Office Cold Case Squad
(503) 540-8006
Their website.

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Police Department
Special Investigation Unit
Lt. Mark Deegan
(215) 686-1233

South Carolina

Columbia Police Department
Cold Case Unit
Inv. Mark W. Vinson
(803) 545-3602
mwvinson@columbiasc.net
Inv. Glenn J. Bullock
(803) 545-3650
gjbullock@columbiasc.net

Greenville County Sheriff's Office
Violent Crimes Cold Case Unit
Inv. Harold Lee
(864) 467-5279
hlee@greenvillecounty.org
Inv. Doug Kelly
(864) 467-5139
dougkelly@greenvillecounty.org

Richland County Sheriff's Dept
Homicide Cold Case Squad
Gene Mincey
(803) 576-3114
gmincey@rcsd.net
Other investigators: Carl Craig, David Bell, and Bev Crane.

Tennessee

Memphis Police Department
Homicide Cold Case Squad
Captain James Fitzpatrick
901-545-4600

Metropolitan Nashville Police Department
Homicide Section
Lt. Marlene Pardue
615-862-7511
marlene.pardue@nashville.gov

Texas

Arlington Police Department
Arlington, Texas
Cold Case Homicide Unit
Detective Tommy Le Noir
817-459-5735 tom.lenoir@arlingtontx.gov

Austin Police Department
Homicide-Cold Case Unit
Sgt Ron Lara
(512) 974-8572
ron.lara@ci.austin.tx.us

Dallas Police Department
Homicide Unit Cold Case Squad
Det. Linda Crum
214-671-3679
LINDA.CRUM@dpd.dallascityhall.com

El Paso County Sheriff's Office
Cold Case Unit
Scott Fischer
Cold Case Investigator
(719) 520-7163

El Paso Police Department
Crimes Against Persons Division
Cold Case Squad
Lt. Alfred Lowe
915-564-7010

Fort Worth Police Department
Homicide Unit
Sgt. J.D. Thornton
817-877-8225

Harris County Sheriff's Office
Cold Case Squad
Det. Larry Davis
713-967-5910

Houston Police Department
Debbie McMenemy
703-308-3600

San Antonio Police Department
Cold Case Squad
Lt. Joe MacKay
Det. Elizebeth Ann Greiner
Det. Sean Walsh
(210) 207-7401

The Texas Rangers
Unsolved Crimes Investigation Team
210-832-9447
210-832-9495 (Fax)

Travis County Sheriff's Office (Austin)
Lt. Jamie R. Page, Major Crimes Supervisor
Admin 512-854-9770
24/7 512-854-9285
jamie.page@co.travis.tx.us

Virginia

Arlington Police Department
Cold Case Squad
703-228-4231

Bedford Co. Va. Sheriff's Office
Homicide Cold Case Unit
Sgt. Gary Babb
540-586-7628
Gbabb@bedfordsheriff.org

Fairfax County Police Department
Cold Case Squad
703-246-7800
LT. Dave Smith
Detective Bob Murphy
Detective Steve Milefsky
Detective Dan Bibeault
703-246-7812
daniel.bibeault@fairfaxcounty.gov
Detective Mark Pfeiffer
703-246-7886
mark.pfeiffer@fairfaxcounty.gov

Henrico County Police Department
Cold Case Review Team
Investigator Robert D. Hewlett
804-501-5378
Hew@co.henrico.va.us
Investigator Judy M. Berger
804-501-5240
Ber11@co.henrico.va.us
Lt. Steve Schaaf
804-501-4863
Sch56@co.henrico.va.us

Newport News Police Department
Homicide/Cold Case Unit
Sergeant Richard H. Gaddis
757-928-4220
gaddisrh@nngov.com

Richmond Police Department
Cold Case Homicide Unit
200 W. Grace Street
Richmond, VA 23200
Fax: (804) 646-4223
Sgt. Max Matko
(804) 646-0606
matkomm@ci.richmond.va.us
Detective Kenneth C. Foster
(804) 646-3924
fosterkc@ci.richmond.va.us
Detective Jason B. Hudson
(804) 646-3875
Hudsonjb@ci.richmond.va.us
Detective James A. Simmons
(804) 646-3920
simmonsja@ci.richmond.va.us
Detective Clifton A. Jackson
(804) 646-0071
jacksonca@ci.richmond.va.us

Virginia Beach Police Department
Detective Bureau
Cold Case Homicide
Det. Paul Yoakam
757-427-8320

Washington
Seattle Police Department
Cold Case Unit
Catp. Tag Gleason
206-625-5011

West Virginia

West Virginia State Police
Cold Case Unit
Sgt. Danny Swiger (For Northern West Virginia)
304-329-1101
Sgt. Mike Spradlin (For Southern West Virginia)
304-647-7600
www.wvstatepolice.com

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