Cold Case Time Line and Important Case Issues Written by Administrator    Friday, 02 April 2010 18:46 Time Line of A Cold Case With Estimated Ratings of Importance of Individual Issues Issues Time Expanse - Case Issue Critical Rating (1 low and 10 most critical) Immediate Police Response and Resource Period Prosecution Period Issue Resolution Period Undiscovered Fact and Admission Period HOURS WEEKS/MONTHS NEAR YEARS FAR YEARS 0 - 3 Hrs. 3 - 10 Hrs. 10 - 20 Hrs. 20 - 48 Hrs. 48 - 72 Hrs. 72 - 100 Hrs. 100 Hrs. - 3 wk. 3 wk. - 3 mos. 3 - 6 mos. 6 - 1 year 1 - 2 yrs. 2 - 5 yrs. 5 - 10 yrs. 10 - 15 yrs. 15 - 20 yrs. 20 - 35 yrs. 35 - 55 yrs. Evidence Collection 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Civil recourse issues 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Cold case central Registry issues 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 Cold case determination 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Community Political Support 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Evidence DNA issues 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Evidence Hidden/undiscovered 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Evidence Integrity 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Evidence Inventory Issues 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Evidence Retention 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Evidence: Crime Scene/Site Integrity 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 Evidence: Mapping 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 Evidence: Pictures 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 Investigation Briefing/debriefing issues 10 1 1 10 1 1 10 1 1 10 1 10 10 10 10 10 10 Investigation reconciliation issues 10 1 1 10 1 1 10 1 1 10 1 10 10 10 10 10 10 Investigative Lab Personnel Resources 10 1 10 1 1 1 10 1 1 10 1 10 1 10 10 10 10 Investigative Medical examiner resources 10 10 10 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Investigative Personnel Resource 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Police Administrative Support 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Police Bureaucratic focus issues 1 1 1 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 Police Competition with other cases 1 1 1 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 Police Funding resource issues 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 Police Gun data base evidence issues 10 10 10 10 10 10 Police Integration with other cases 10 10 10 Police investigation errors 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Police National DNA data base issues 10 10 10 10 Police Reassignment - other personnel 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Police Related case issues 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Police Silent Witness Issues 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Prosecution errors 10 10 10 Prosecution Issues Prosecution: plea agreement issues 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Public “Mercy” Issues 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 Public sympathy/anger issues 10 10 10 1 1 1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Suspect Interviews 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Suspect Miranda Rights Issues 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Suspect spousal Miranda Rights Issues 10 Suspect support issues 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Victim contribution - crime issues 10 Victim exhaustion issues 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Victim Services 10 10 5 5 6 9 9 9 Victim Support 5 5 6 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 Victim/victim family interviews 10 10 10 10 10 10 Witness failure issues 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Witness Interviews 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Critical Aspect Average 8.8 7.88 8.03 8.13 7.13 7.2 8.58 7.67 7.4 8.18 8.03 8.74 8.47 8.85 8.63 8.63 8.63 Critical Aspect Average is an estimate of Victim/Victim family energy that will be demanded - focus on the case for successful resolution. In the green and blue areas, depending on police skills in detection and evidence collection, victim/victim family demands may be lower or in -pic areas where demand should be higher the intent will be for the victim - carry out the role of a victim/victim family. Attention - these issues yet, through the suffering, is important for the pursuit of justice. The crime perpetrator relies on exhaustion of victim, police, and police resources - evade the consequences. In unrated areas a suspect's legal defense may attack the process involved - evade charges and prosecution. Blank or unrated areas may fluctuate rapidly from 1 - 10 depending on the case. Overriding long term concerns Legal Notifications Periods of arrest, trial, conviction, sentencing, serving prison time after conviction, and release Most likely time of police admission of earlier investiga-r errors Most critical time for case audit and fact reconciliation efforts Last Updated on Saturday, 07 August 2010 17:38   Copyright © 2010 Mike Durham. All Rights Reserved. Joomla! is Free Software released under the GNU/GPL License.

Police Reports (Start 7/12/2010) Have you requested a police report of investigation on your cold case? Have your requested a police report on your cold homicide case? Have you requested a police report on your cold felony sexual assault case? Was the report provided? Did getting report required the use of an advocate or lawyer? How long after the homicide or sexual assault did you get the report? < 1 year How long after the homicide or sexual assault did you get the report? > 1 yr but < 2 yrs How long after the homicide or sexual assault did you get the report? > 2 yr but < 3 yrs How long after the homicide or sexual assault did you get the report? > 3 yr but <4 yr How long after the homicide or sexual assault did you get the report? > 4 yr   Report Resources 2007 Reports on DNA, Cold Cases, ETC.