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Finding a Serial Killer—and Justice—After 40 Years (Podcast Episode and Blog Post)

In the most recent Justice Today podcast episode, Finding a Serial Killer—and Justice—After 40 Years, Detective Kari Johnson of the Denver, Colorado Police Department and Dr. Angela Williamson, the Forensics Unit Supervisor at the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), describe how decades of determined police work and cutting-edge forensic science identified Joe Michael Ervin as the person who assaulted and murdered four women between 1978 and 1981.

Listen to the episode to learn more. You can also learn about the efforts and the BJA funding that helped lead to Joe Michael Ervin's identification in the corresponding blog post.

Date Published: January 20, 2023