The Badge is Retired, and the Story Lives On....
The author discusses noteworthy criminal investigations and prosecutions. The cases are real, and the presenters were the actual persons involved in the case.
Guests include prosecutors, law enforcement personnel, experts who have testified in court proceedings, and occasionally defendants who discuss their interactions with the author.
The Badge is Retired, and the Story Lives On....
Coleman/Brown T. Vanes Episode
This episode features former Deputy Prosecutor Thomas Vanes who details his prosecution of serial murderer Alton Coleman and his accomplice, Debra Brown. The couple had killed 8 people in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio before they were captured by Illinois authorities. But not before they made it to the FBI's Ten-Most-Wanted List. Mr. Vanes discusses the efforts of law enforcement officials and prosecutors to bring these murderers to justice.
James Mitchell will continue to present criminal justice representatives who will tell of actual events they have encountered during their service. Many of these guests will discuss actual cases that were documented in the book, A Badge Well Worn, by James Mitchell.