Colorado Homicide Investigators Association
 

CoHIA Quarterly Meetings & Training

CoHIA objectives include supporting and encouraging regular training sessions, workshops, and special investigative seminars.
CoHIA strives to bring meaningful trainings to its members at each quarterly meeting.

The next scheduled meeting is Wednesday - May 9, 2012 from 8:30am to 12:00pm

Location: Highlands Ranch Training Facility, County Sheriff's of Colorado Auditorium, 9008 N US Highway 85,
Littleton, CO 80125 Map

Training: Cell phone Technology in Investigations Presented by FBI Spec Agent Scott Eicher

Make sure to RSVP and let us know you are coming so we can provide adequate refreshments and instruction materials.

Come early for refreshments, snacks and networking.

Please R.S.V.P. to: paul@cohia.com or call: (303) 866-5331

Case presentations are welcome at future meetings but please schedule in advance in order to allow enough time and adequate multi-media!

Do you have a training suggestion or case to present? paul@cohia.com

Future CoHIA Meeting & Training Information

3rd Quarter Meeting: Wednesday - July 11, 2012 8:30am to 12:00pm
Aurora Municipal Center , 15151 E Alameda Parkway, Aurora

4th Quarter Meeting: October 3, 2012 8:30am - 12:00pm
Jefferson County District Attorney's Training Room, 500 Jefferson Parkway, Golden

Other Training Information

Cold Case Homicide Investigation Training
The Denver Police Department will host this 16-Hour Training Course on January 24-25, 2012. From 0800 – 1700 Hours. The training will be held at the Denver Police Training Academy Located at 2155 Akron Way,
Denver, CO 80238

The course objective is to provide participants with an overview of proven strategies for resolving previously unsolved homicide cases. (Cold Case) Under best proactive investigative processes and strategies for cold cases, incorporating evidence testing and DNA forensic technology.
If you are interested in attending please register at www.dcj.state.co.us/CRCPI/

If you have questions or need more information please contact me Audrey at 303-239-5764
or via E-mail at: audrey.simkins@cdps.state.co.us

Please let us know if you are hosting a training and would like to post it on the CoHIA site: paul@cohia.com or call (303) 866-5331

Past CoHIA Trainings
January 11, 2012
   Use of Wiretaps in Cold Case Homicide Investigations, Deputy Attorney General Michael Dougherty, First Assistant District Attorney Ryan Brackley ( Boulder )and Attorney General’s Investigator Paul Goodman
October 5, 2011
   Use of the Grand Jury in Cold Case Homicide Investigations presented by Staff from the Attorney General's Office
August 3, 2011
   Inv Kelly Eliassen from 18th Judicial District Attorney's office Witness Protection Team, with Investigator Mike Heylin; Investigator Harris of the Denver District Attorney's Office Witness Protection Team, numerous issues they faced in the Darrent Williams Homicide trial
June 1, 2011
   AIC Katie Fetherston - Presentation on basic DNA analysis, YSTR and mt DNA analysis, Katie’s Law, CODIS and familial searching;
Case presentation from Steve Conner - Aurora Police Department
March 30, 2011
   Case Presentations - Greeley PD/Weld County DA and Arapahoe County SO
Dec 8, 2010
   Charles S. DeFrance, Special Agent, FBI Denver Division - External and Terminal Ballistics Training
July 7, 2010
   Tom Adair, Blood Spatter
April 7, 2010
   Hillary Potter - Presented on Intimate Partner Abuse - focusing on homicide
January 6, 2010
   Chris Ross - Presented on No Body Homicide Prosecution
October 7, 2009
   John San Augustin - Presented the Complex Case and Persuading the Jury
July 8, 2009
   Tom Griffin of the CBI Laboratory presented crime scene reconstruction through event analysis.
Investigators Bruce Isaacson and Marv Brandt of the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office presented an unsolved case.
April 22, 2009
   Gentry Roth, CBI - DNA technology; Investigator Jim Burkhalter, Jefferson County DA's Office - Hyponsis in criminal cases & Dr. Holly Hedegaard & Lora Thomas - Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - Colorado Violent Death Reporting System.
January 7, 2009
   Sgt. Bob Schaffer - Linguistic Statement Analysis Technique
November 12, 2008
   Stacy McCoy - FBI's ViCAP Unit - New ViCAP web based program
July 9, 2008
   Dr. Michael Doberson and Dr. Kelly Lear-Kaul - Arapahoe County Coroner's Office -Gunshot wounds, knife wounds and time of death.
April 17, 2008
 - Supervisory Special Agent William H. "Rocky" Donaldson FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit III - Child abduction, sexual assault, and murder that occurred in Crothersville, Indiana, Child Abduction Response Plan (CARP) and typologies of child sex offenders.
Supervisory Special Agent Jody Kramer FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit II - serial murder investigations and definitions, myths and legends, causality, motivations, and investigative resources. The Bureau’s Highway Serial Killer Initiative
January 30, 2008
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 Agent Chris Schaefer, Colorado Bureau of Investigaiton
Unsolved Homicide Jessica Bejarano & Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Presentation
November 14, 2007
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 State Representative Cheri Johns - Proposed DNA Legislation
Lieutenant John Priest, Denver Police Department Safeway Homicide
July 31, 2007
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 FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit:
SSA Leonard Johns, FBI-Applied criminology for the trained investigator
Timothy Keel, Detecting clues in homicide management
April 23, 2007
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 Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Tom Adair, Criminalist, Westminster Police Department-Footwear evidence
2006
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 The Dutch approach to DNA and cold cases
2006
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 Hurricane Katrina-Identifying the dead
2005
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 Space imaging-law enforcement information
2005
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 Global positioning satellite
2004
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 Missing and Exploited children
2003
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 TWA Flight 800
2003
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 Autoerotic deaths
2003
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 Mass disasters and body recovery
February 2003
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 Westminster Police Department Criminalist Chris Pardo-2 homicide cases
Detective AC Stutson-Courtroom presentations
October 2002
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 Thornton Police Department Investigators Kelly Eliassen and Mike Heylin-Major case training
2002
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 Necro Search
January 31, 2002
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 Dr. Phillip Danielson, Assistant Professor, University of Denver, Department of Biological Sciences Bio Terrorism
A primer for first responders and detectives
2001
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 Entomology
March 19, 2001
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 Investigating officer involved shootings
August 9, 2000
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 Fort Collins Police Department
March 29, 2000
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 Investigator Kate Battan, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Columbine High School shootings
October 20, 1999
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 Dr. Michael Dobersen Child fatality investigations
March 1999
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 Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office Dr. Michael Dobersen Child fatality investigation
October 1, 1998
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 FBI Critical Incident Response Group-VICAP Boulder Police Department-Unsolved murder of Susannah Chase
April 1, 1998
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 RMIN
Dr. Wibur Richie, Coroner and Forensic Odontologist-special presentation
December 11, 1997
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 Unsolved homicide workshop SSA Ron Walker, FBI-VICAP
Al Price presented an unsolved case
July 30, 1997
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 Dr. Robert Pickering, Forensic Anthropologist-Recovery and identification of skeletonized remains
February 5, 1997
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SA John Harrison, IRS-IRS contribution toward murder investigation
Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office-unsolved murder of Violet Neuman
Morgan County Sheriff's Office-unsolved murder of William Tribach
Larimer County Sheriff's Office-unsolved murder of Jessica Arrendondo
Larimer County Sheriff's Office-unsolved murder of Baby Faith
Fremont County Sheriff's Office-unsolved murder of Jane Doe
Aurora Police Department - unsolved murder of Tangie Sims
Guest Speaker - Gale Norton, Attorney General
October 2, 1996
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 Tom Griffin-Necro Search
Douglas County Sheriff's Office-unsolved murder of Jane Doe
Thornton Police Department-unsolved murder of Lisa Belville
Manitou Springs Police Department & El Paso County Sheriff's Office-unsolved murder of Margruitte Hicks
Wheat Ridge Police Department-unsolved murder of Kay Bodway
Unknown District Attorney's Office-unsolved murder of Ellis Richard
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