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Evidence Inspection & Documentation - AFI-LLC Newsletter August 2021

Della Sorenson kills the first of her seven victims in rural Nebraska by poisoning her sister-in-law’s infant daughter, Viola
Cooper. Over the next seven years, friends, relatives, and acquaintances of Sorenson died under mysterious
circumstances before anyone finally realized that it had to be more than a coincidence.
-- continued at www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-string-of-mysterious-deaths-surrounds-a-nebraska-woman

Bombing at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta (07/27/1996)
In Atlanta, Georgia, the XXVI Summer Olympiad is disrupted by the explosion of a nail-laden pipe bomb in Centennial
Olympic Park. Note – Richard Jewell is not mentioned in this story. He was wrongfully accused and arrested before the
real bomber was captured five years later. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Jewell)
-- continued at www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bombing-at-centennial-olympic-park

Six-year-old Adam Walsh Abducted (07/27/1981)
Adam John Walsh, age 6, is abducted from a mall in Hollywood, Florida, and later found murdered. In the aftermath of
the crime, Adam’s father, John Walsh, became a leading victims’ rights activist and host of the long-running television
show America’s Most Wanted.
-- continued at www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adam-walsh-is-abducted

Man Charged in Murder of Megan Kanka (07/30/1994)
Jesse Timmendequas is charged with the murder of seven-year-old Megan Kanka in New Jersey. Kanka’s death inspired
Megan’s Law, a statute enacted in 1994 requiring that information about convicted sex felons be available to the public.
Versions of Megan’s Law have been passed in many states since her murder.
-- continued at www.history.com/this-day-in-history/man-charged-in-murder-of-megan-kanka

Honoring Private Investigators Day – How Did You Become a PI?

The Pinkertons and The Rise of The Private Eye
https://pursuitmag.com/the-pinkertons-and-the-rise-of-the-private-eye

The story above, posted to thInvestigators group listserv, prompted some interesting stories of members experience and
why or how they came to be a PI. We are glad to share these stories, with their permission.

Chris Cavallo
My first entry into the Investigations Industry was 1978 where I was developed and trained in becoming a private
investigator. I was taught everything from conducting a surveillance operation, locating missing persons, background
investigations and being an undercover operative. I was a UC for about 9 months and loved every minute of it and my
interest grew even deeper through that experience. Research was limited back in the day without any databases as we
have today so a lot of my time was spent in the South Florida county courthouses going through huge books as they
were limited electronic records if any during that time period. One of the advantages with Pinkerton is you had other
offices in most states and could rely on them to do any out of state work whether research or in the field.

Without question the training that I received from Pinkerton is what made a major difference in having the tools to
become a seasoned and professional investigator. Thank you Pinkertons you have always been a class organization and
have trained thousands of others just like a young man that I was entering this incredible industry of ours “Private
Investigations”.
CSI Secure Solutions (FL)
(954) 906-0448 and chris@csi-securesolutions.com
www.CSI-SecureSolutions.com

Catherine Smit-Torrez, TBCI
I got started when my "then boyfriend" Gil Torrez asked me to help him get his business off the ground in 2008. He had
already obtained his license but had not known a lot of marketing ideas to get his foot in the door. I had run for Dallas
County Sheriff (lost that race in the Primaries) and was temporarily out of work. I had many contacts! I got a job as the

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