2013 SPRING TRAINING CONFERENCE 2013 FALL TRAINING MEETING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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1 NCAPE News to Use From the North Carolina Association for Property and Evidence VOL. IV NO. III MARCH 2013 This newsletter comes to you from NCAPE and is intended to provide useful information for practitioners in the property and evidence field. We welcome input and articles that share information important to our stakeholders property and evidence technicians, supervisors, clerks, attorneys, judges, and others with a vested interest in proper management and control of property and evidence in North Carolina s justice system. CONTENTS Why Keep the DNA?..Page Spring Training Conference...Page Fall Training Meeting...Page 2 Additional Information....Page 2 WHY KEEP THE DNA? Here is a partial list of cold cases that were solved in 2012 because evidence custodians had retained DNA: ~67 Year Old Arrested for 1997 Murder ~37 Year Old Panhandle Murder Case Closed McCloud, CA November 2012 Niceville, FL August 2012 ~DNA Leads to Arrest in 1998 Killing ~Police Make Arrest in 1980 Murder with DNA Buena Park, CA November 2012 Bridgeport, CT August 2012 ~Maine Man Arrested 35 Years After Crime ~Man Arrested for 1986 Slaying After DNA Match Augusta, ME October 2012 Redwood City, CA August 2012 ~29 Year Old Murder Solved with DNA ~DNA Leads to Arrest After 32 Years Ogden, UT October 2012 Williamson County, TX July 2012 ~Fairfield Man Arrested in 1980 Homicide ~DNA Leads to 1987 Murder Arrest Fairfield, CA September 2012 Jackson County, MO July 2012 ~DNA Leads to Arrest in 1980 Homicide ~DNA Hit Links to 1987 Murder Minneapolis, MN September 2012 Brooklyn, NY July 2012 ~LBPD Solves 40 Year Old Case with DNA ~Ski Mask Rapist Arrested after 30 Years Long Beach, CA August 2012 Charlotte, NC June 2012 Thanks to Joe Latta of IAPE for the data.

2 And here s another: A Kannapolis man has been convicted in a 1981 rape case and faces up to 140 years in prison. The jury in a Mecklenburg County court deliberated for nearly three hours before finding 62- year-old Roger Dale Honeycutt guilty on Friday of two counts of second-degree rape, two counts of second-degree sexual offense and two counts of first-degree burglary. The case was reopened in 2002, and a DNA match was found in That match was the key evidence because neither victim could identify her attacker. The two women both took the witness stand during the trial. Defense attorney Bill Soukup argued that the DNA evidence had degraded over the 32 years since the incident occurred, and also said there was no evidence placing Honeycutt in Charlotte in Are you keeping your DNA evidence according to NCGS 15A-268. Preservation of biological evidence? Perhaps you should refresh your memory. Check it out under the Links button on the NCAPE Web Page SPRING TRAINING CONFERENCE Last chance to sign up for the Spring Training Conference to be held at the Blockade Runner at Wrightsville Beach March See the registration form attached, complete it and send it in today. The Conference Committee needs to know how many folks to plan for. See you at the beach! The agenda is also attached so you can see what to expect at the conference FALL TRAINING MEETING Can t make it to the spring conference? Mark your schedule and plan your budget for the Fall Training Meeting to be held at the Randolph Community College in Asheboro October 14, 15, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NCAPE News to Use is a peer-reviewed newsletter published periodically. Articles are accepted from the public; all submissions may be edited. Contributors opinions do not define official NCAPE policy or imply NCAPE endorsement. Subscription rate for NCAPE members is included in annual membership dues. NCAPE is a non-profit, tax-exempt association of stakeholders interested in the management and control of evidence within the North Carolina criminal justice system. The NCAPE Tax ID Number is NCAPE was founded in 2010 for the purpose of education, training for public safety, and implementation of standards. Send address changes to: NCAPE, 1520 Wescott Drive, Raleigh, NC or NCAPE@ncape.net. Phone (919)

3 Spring Training Conference March 25-27, 2013 Registration Hotel Information: The Blockade Runner, 275 Waynick Blvd, Wrightsville Beach will house the Conference. Hotel reservations and payment must be made individually with the hotel. The reservation number is (800) The NCAPE block room rate is $79.00 plus 13% tax. When making your reservation, please specify that you want the North Carolina Association for Property and Evidence block rate. The block rate expires February 11, 2013, for the rooms we have reserved so make your reservation as early as possible to ensure room availability. Registration Information: Complete the registration information below, enclose a check, pay by PayPal, or indicate you want to be invoiced and mail to: NCAPE 1520 Wescott Drive Raleigh, NC If requesting an invoice, please the registration form to ncape@ncape.net. The Spring Conference registration fee is $40.00 for paid up members or $75 for new or renewing members. The fee includes membership dues for Checks must be made payable to NCAPE. The NCAPE Tax # is Name and Title: Agency: Mailing Address: Cell Phone # Office Phone # Address: Check enclosed: PayPal: To be Invoiced:

4 NCAPE 2013 Spring Training Conference at Wrightsville Beach, NC March 25-27, 2013 AGENDA Monday, March 25 th : 8:00am 9:00am 9:00am 9:15am 9:15am 9:45am 9:45am 10:00am 10:00am 11:30am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:00pm 1:15pm 1:15pm 3:00pm 3:00pm 3:15pm 3:15pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 6:30pm 7:30pm Tuesday, March 26 th : 8:00am 8:15am Registration in (Nighthawk I) Conference Room Welcome / Housekeeping Angela Shuff (NCAPE President, Durham Police Dept.) Company and Product Overview Steve Englund (FileOnQ) Platinum Sponsor Pre-log and Case Management SA Suzi Barker (NC State Crime Laboratory) Physical and Digital Evidence Discovery Donnie McFall (Foray Technology) Platinum Sponsor Lunch on your own CSI Myth v. Method Michael Glenn (North Carolina Justice Academy) Update to Durham PD s Property/Evidence Room Move NCAPE Members Business Meeting Questions and Answers from the Floor Sgt. Tim Culp (Cabarrus County Sheriff s Department) NCAPE Board of Directors Meeting President s Reception in the Beauregard Room at hotel (Refreshments provided by NCAPE) Housekeeping / Open Discussion

5 Tuesday, March 26 th : continued 8:15am 9:15am Legal Requirements for Property & Evidence, including Biological Evidence and Guns Rick Brown (North Carolina Justice Academy) 9:15am 9:30am 9:30am 10:30am Legal Requirements for Property & Evidence, including Biological Evidence and Guns Rick Brown (North Carolina Justice Academy) 10:30am 11:45am The Importance of Inventories and Audits John Wiggins (BlueLine Training Group, LLC) 11:45am 1:00pm Lunch on your own 1:00pm 2:00pm Property and Evidence Policy Development Sgt. John Musacchio (Wilmington Police Department) 2:00pm 2:30pm Travel to Wrightsville Beach Police Department for Tour 2:30pm 5:00pm Tour of Wrightsville Beach P.D s Property/Evidence Room Valerie Blanton (Wrightsville Beach Police Department) Wednesday, March 27 th : 8:00am 8:15am 8:15am 9:15am 9:15am 9:30am 9:30am 10:30am 10:30am 11:00am 11:00am 11:30am House Keeping / Open Discussion Benefits of IBIS/NIBIN to Law Enforcement Dep. Tim Lougher (New Hanover County Sheriff s Department) Post Conviction Evidence Storage Amber Barwick (Conference of DA s) Election Results and Induction of Officers Door Prize Drawing / Questions & Answers / Adjournment (Newly Elected NCAPE President)