Cold Case Playing Cards
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PLEASE NOTE: COLD CASE PLAYING CARDS have been distributed to all Correctional Facilities. They are not currently available for the general public to purchase. Those eligible to purchase through Kansas Correctional Industries can do so at https://kansasci.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=10534.
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2022 Cold Case Playing Cards (pdf)
Other states have solved multiple cold case homicides, missing person cases or suspicious deaths through the use of specially created playing cards. Distributed to residents of state correctional facilities and county jails, these cards highlight case information in hope that persons familiar with a case will come forward with a fruitful tip.
As an example, Connecticut has produced multiple decks and has solved 20 cases with their program. For more information about Connecticut’s program, visit their website by clicking here.
For more information about the project in Kansas, please email KDOC_Cold_Case_Cards@ks.gov.
If you have any information regarding a Kansas Cold Case, please call 1-800-KS-CRIME.
Resources and Links:
KDOC Office of Victim Services - Office of Victim Services — (ks.gov)
KBI Victims Assistance - KBI - Kansas Bureau of Investigation - Law Enforcement Victims Assistance Program
AG’s Victim Services Division - Victim Services - Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt
Crime Victims Compensation - Victim Compensation - Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt
Remembrance Receptions - Crime Victims Remembrance Recptions - Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt
KBI Unsolved Cases - KBI - Kansas Bureau of Investigation - Governor's Reward
Kansas Missing and Unsolved - Kansas Missing & Unsolved - Home | Facebook
CrimeStoppers
Wichita - Crime Stoppers of Wichita - Sedgwick County (wichitasedgwickcountycrimestoppers.com)
Media coverage:
Detectives looking for help before cold case grows colder (kwch.com)
FF12 Investigation: Detectives believe murdered restaurant owner knew his killer (kwch.com)
Police have suspect in 2013 cold-case murder (kwch.com)
Playing cards are a new strategy in solving cold cases in Kansas
Podcasts:
8/11/2022
Dealing Justice – Joshua Jernagin
7/15/2022
Dealing Justice – Ernie Ortiz
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/5-of-hearts-ernie-ortiz-ks-deck/id1504742935?i=1000569975929
6/13/2022
Dealing Justice – Gary Leo Nelson
News stories:
8/28/2022
Kansas Cold Cases: Glenna Bullard
https://www.wibw.com/2022/08/29/kansas-cold-cases-glenna-bullard/
8/14/2022
Kansas Cold Cases: Anna Marie Baldwin
https://www.wibw.com/2022/08/15/kansas-cold-cases-anna-marie-baldwin/
8/8/2022
Families of Kansas’ cold case victims find new hope for answers from an unexpected source — the state’s prisoners
7/31/2022
https://www.wibw.com/2022/08/01/kansas-cold-cases-margaret-tighe/
7/17/2022
Kansas Cold Cases: Nelson Jones
https://www.wibw.com/2022/07/18/kansas-cold-cases-nelson-jones/
7/10/2022
Kansas Cold Cases: Carla Avery, Eric Avery, Tamesha Lee, Marvin Woods
https://www.wibw.com/2022/07/11/kansas-cold-case-carla-avery-eric-avery-tamesha-lee-marvin-woods/
7/3/2022
Kansas Cold Cases: Tirell Ocobock
https://www.wibw.com/2022/07/04/kansas-cold-cases-tirell-ocobock/
6/13/2022
Kansas Cold Cases: James Winston III
https://www.wibw.com/2022/06/13/kansas-cold-cases-james-winston-iii/
6/6/2022
Kansas Cold Cases: Charles Giles
https://www.wibw.com/2022/06/06/kansas-cold-cases-charles-giles/
5/31/2022
Kansas Cold Cases: Gary Leo Nelson
https://www.wibw.com/2022/05/30/kansas-cold-cases-gary-leo-nelson/
5/27/2022
Cold case project renews hope for family of Beloit murder victim
Cold case project renews hope for family of Beloit murder victim (kwch.com)
5/24/2022
Kansas Cold Cases: Arthur Goebel
https://www.wibw.com/2022/05/23/kansas-cold-cases-arthur-goebel/
5/17/2022
Kansas Cold Cases: Clarence “Butch” Lavin
https://www.wibw.com/2022/05/16/kansas-cold-cases-clarence-butch-lavin/
5/9/2022
Kansas Cold Cases: Joshua Jernagin
https://www.wibw.com/2022/05/09/kansas-cold-cases-joshua-jernagin/
5/2/2022
KS Cold Cases: John Waller
https://www.wibw.com/2022/05/02/ks-cold-cases-john-waller/
4/28/2022
Tirell Ocobock and John Waller homicides spotlighted in playing cards being given to Kansas inmates
4/27/2022
Kan. LE issue cold case playing cards to inmates to generate new leads
- Kansas detectives hope playing cards help solve dozens of cold cases
- Department of Corrections, KBI announce new Cold Case playing card set
https://kvoe.com/2022/04/25/department-of-corrections-kbi-announce-new-cold-case-playing-card-set/
- Playing cards give Kansas prison inmates a chance to help solve cold cases. Here’s how
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article260740007.html
4/25/2022
- Effort aims to heat up cold cases with playing cards for prisoners
https://www.wibw.com/2022/04/25/effort-aims-heat-up-cold-cases-with-playing-cards-prisoners/
- Kansas detectives hope a deck of playing cards can help solve dozens of cold cases
- Former police officer, daughter of murder victim finds hope in new effort to solve cold cases
- Shawnee Co. cold case investigators hopeful for prison playing cards program
