Former Police Sgt. Troy Hillman on Cold Case Advocacy and Unsolved Crimes

The Motivation for Cold Case Advocacy

• 🎯 Troy Hillman, a former Phoenix Police Sgt., felt compelled to write a book about cold cases after his department dismantled the cold case squad in late 2016/early 2017 due to budget cuts.
• 💡 He was angered by the decision, viewing it as discarding an elite team that was successfully closing cases, including taking down a serial killer.
• 📌 The book aims to highlight why cold cases matter and emphasize that victims should not be forgotten.

The Importance of Cold Case Squads

• 🚀 Hillman advocates for adequately staffed cold case squads, extending beyond homicides to include missing persons and sex crimes.
• ⚠️ He believes that while community relations detectives are important, solving murders, sexual assaults, and missing persons cases should be a higher priority in law enforcement.
• 💬 He hopes his advocacy and consulting work will encourage police departments to realign their priorities and ensure these critical investigations are not neglected.