PI’s Declassified!

21 years in prison! Maurice Caldwell was convicted in 1991 of murder in the Alemany Housing Project in San Francisco, CA. No physical evidence connected Maurice to the crime and none of the surviving victims identified him as the shooter. He was convicted solely on the testimony of one person, another example of how eyewitness identification can go wrong and lead to conviction of the innocent. Maurice was released in 2010 after a judge found his attorney to be ineffective for failing to investigate and the post-conviction investigation resulted in a confession from one of the true perpetrators. Also provided were declarations from two witnesses who saw the murder and identified the shooters as people other than Maurice. All three say that Maurice was not involved in any way. Join Maurice and Paige Kaneb, a supervising attorney from the Northern California Innocence Project, for the details of this justice gone awry.

17+ years in prison! Gloria Killian was convicted in 1986 of first degree felony murder, robbery, and conspiracy and received a sentence of 32 years to life for the murder of a Sacramento, CA couple. At the time, she was a third year law student with no criminal history. In 2002, Gloria walked out of prison a free woman after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned her conviction when it determined the conviction was based solely on perjured testimony. Six years later, the prosecuting Deputy District Attorney was tried by the State Bar of California and found guilty of unethical conduct in her case. Gloria describes her checkered journey along with Amy Kennedy, a lawyer and case manager from the Northern California Innocence Project.

17 years in prison! Obie Anthony was convicted of a 1994 attempted robbery and the murder of Felipe Gonzales in 1995. The conviction, based on the testimony of one witness who operated a nearby house of prostitution, had a prior manslaughter conviction, and was known to carry and use firearms, was overturned in 2011. Northern California Innocence Project Legal Director, Linda Starr, said, “Police purposely ignored and hid evidence that did not support their theory…The prosecution falsely denied that they granted their star witness a deal for his cooperation and failed to correct his lies at trial. And Mr. Anthony’s own attorney failed to investigate the case. For their failures, Mr. Anthony has spent 17 years in prison for a murder he did not commit – and the actual murderer has remained free. This cannot be considered justice” (Santa Clara Law News & Events). Tune in to hear Obie Anthony and Linda Starr tell Obie’s story of his conviction, exoneration and his release 17 years later.

Join this trio of investigators for a spirited conversation about the field of private investigation. Tune in to hear Portugal’s Roy Whitehouse, Brian King from Toronto, Canada and Eduard Sigrist from the Netherlands, all officers of an international private investigator trade association.

Are you a missing heir? Wouldn’t it be exciting to find that you were the beneficiary to a fortune? Stocks, bonds, real property, bank accounts, IRAs, patents, and royalties are just some of the assets heir finders endeavor to connect with their rightful owners. Surprisingly, every year heir finders locate many who are unaware they are entitled to an estate or portion thereof. Tune in to hear John Hoda, expert missing heir finder and licensed private investigator who combines the proficiency of a skilled private investigator with the expertise of a genealogy researcher, tell tales of connecting valuable assets with their rightful owners.

Just the term “Human Trafficking” makes us queasy. Although there is no universally accepted definition of sexual exploitation trafficking, the term encompasses the organized movement of mostly women and children, within & between countries for sex work using physical coercion, deception and bondage through forced debt. Simply put, it is the illegal trade of human beings for commercial sexual exploitation or forced labor. It is so widespread that the United Nations adopted the international Trafficking Protocol legal agreement in 2000 in Palermo, Italy to suppress and punish trafficking, especially in woman and children. Debbie Johnson, the founder of Without Permission, will discuss a crime that is reaching epidemic proportions across the globe.

Your data is at risk. The more mobilized people become, the greater the hazard is to the propriety data stored at any business. It could be your bank, your stock brokerage or your own confidential product in jeopardy. Smart phones, tablets, flash drives and email make it extraordinarily simple to move data and confidential information from one location to another without detection. Private Investigators and computer forensic experts, Bob Radus and Johan Lai will discuss this timely topic and provide tips for your protection.

Award winning correspondent, Diane Diamond, always has a story in the wind. And she loves to work with private investigators who often have the inside scoop both on the front lines as well as behind the scenes. What is it like to cover the headline making crime stories of the day, every day? How does a lifetime of covering crime impact the journalists who cover it? How does an intense news-breaking story as big and as shocking as the Michael Jackson or Jerry Sandusky cases impact the life of an investigative journalist? Diane Dimond knows and is willing to talk about it! Diane promises to be entertaining, educational, and informative. Definitely a show not to miss!

Four generations have passed since the assassination of President John Kennedy. Yet, images of he, Jackie, Carolyn and John are seared in memories of people of all ages and cultures. Private Investigator and polygraph examiner, former Secret Service Special Agent, Joseph Paolella was in the trenches as a member of the White House detail. The White House, however, was certainly not his only detail. Join PI’s Declassified! and Joe Paolella to hear the tales of Joe’s remarkable life with the Secret Service.

Some acts by people are unimaginable, even in the wildest of nightmares. Beastiality is an example. Most investigators never have such a case in a career. Surprisingly, such animal abuse is only a misdemeanor in most jurisdictions. It is only if there are other factors, such as those involving other humans, that beastiality becomes a serious concern in the legal arena. Tune in to hear California Private Investigator, Jan Tucker, share his wacky experiences investigating cases that are almost beyond belief.