Michelle Amacone

This was truly detective work to me. This is what an investigation should have been. You know, it wasn't send some DNA swabs off. send some foot impressions off. It was myself and my partners working together and just keeping at it like every single day until we solved it.

This was truly detective work to me. This is what an investigation should have been. You know, it wasn't send some DNA swabs off. send some foot impressions off. It was myself and my partners working together and just keeping at it like every single day until we solved it.

When I went to homicide in 1994, I was the only female homicide detective in the whole county.

When I went to homicide in 1994, I was the only female homicide detective in the whole county.

It was a call out. I was sleeping. It was like, I don't know, two in the morning or something. The first responding deputies were already there. And the information that I had was that there was a lone male who had been shot three times in the head while he was sleeping. He was still in his bed.

It was a call out. I was sleeping. It was like, I don't know, two in the morning or something. The first responding deputies were already there. And the information that I had was that there was a lone male who had been shot three times in the head while he was sleeping. He was still in his bed.

The first things that ran through my mind were, you know, home invasion, the wife. And now those were really my two main thoughts, I think, when I was heading to the scene was, okay, home invasion or, you know, the wife. The wife's the only one in the house.

The first things that ran through my mind were, you know, home invasion, the wife. And now those were really my two main thoughts, I think, when I was heading to the scene was, okay, home invasion or, you know, the wife. The wife's the only one in the house.

That was your typical trapped home neighborhood. Pretty dense. I mean, the houses were close together. It was raining that night. There was a large amount of people, already gathered neighbors, family members of Kevin James, the victim.

That was your typical trapped home neighborhood. Pretty dense. I mean, the houses were close together. It was raining that night. There was a large amount of people, already gathered neighbors, family members of Kevin James, the victim.

The scene was taped off, as usual, and the deputies walked us through the scene. So it was a two-story house. You walk into a pretty big living room. There was nothing in the living room, kitchen, dining room, or anything. At least no evidence that anything happened down there as far as blood or disturbance or anything like that.

The scene was taped off, as usual, and the deputies walked us through the scene. So it was a two-story house. You walk into a pretty big living room. There was nothing in the living room, kitchen, dining room, or anything. At least no evidence that anything happened down there as far as blood or disturbance or anything like that.

So when we walked in there, the bed was immediately to the right of the door. He was in bed. He was laying on his right side, still covered up. He had like a couple blankets on him. There was a pillow laying next to his head and then a pillow under his head.

So when we walked in there, the bed was immediately to the right of the door. He was in bed. He was laying on his right side, still covered up. He had like a couple blankets on him. There was a pillow laying next to his head and then a pillow under his head.

And the pillow next to his head, a lot of blood on it, and you could tell that there were what appeared to be at the time bullet holes in that pillow.

And the pillow next to his head, a lot of blood on it, and you could tell that there were what appeared to be at the time bullet holes in that pillow.

When we took the blanket off of his head, it was clear that there were three gunshot wounds right in the temple area. They were very close to each other. A lot of blood.

When we took the blanket off of his head, it was clear that there were three gunshot wounds right in the temple area. They were very close to each other. A lot of blood.

It was very execution style. He was on his right side. His right hand, my memory is, was like under his head like he would sleep. And then the other arm was just like, his left arm was like thrown across his body. Like his position in bed looked very relaxed.

It was very execution style. He was on his right side. His right hand, my memory is, was like under his head like he would sleep. And then the other arm was just like, his left arm was like thrown across his body. Like his position in bed looked very relaxed.