SRI is heavily investing in the future generations of our company. The quote from Confucius comes to mind when he said, “Choose a job you love, and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.” Finding employees who have that passion and desire to learn is the key to our success at SRI,…
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Shelly Rice, our crime scene reconstructionist, testified in a murder case in Rowan County Monday to describe and identify physical evidence in the case that was misinterpreted by the police and the State Medical Examiner. After deliberation the Jury found Randy Parmely NOT GUILTY of all charges. We would like to thank Attorney Sebastian Joy…
At Stidham Reconstruction & Investigation, we are always asked what makes us different? We let our team’s constant pursuit of education and certifications speak for itself. Over the summer, four different team members earned five new certifications after undergoing further training. D.L. Coleman, one of our seasoned investigators, recently earned two new distinctions after…
We would like to thank Attorney Brian Louder, from Louder & McGill Law Firm, for choosing SRI to help defend his client in a serious criminal matter in Russellville, KY. It was clear to the SRI team from the onset that the police in this matter were abusing their authority by ignoring key evidence and…
With a great year past, our momentum has carried us into a bustling year ahead, already promising to be our best year yet! To keep up with our projected growth, we have just announced two full time positions and are excited to welcome a new private investigator to the team! Karolina Boren joined SRI’s…
In 2015, 140 people were released after being wrongfully convicted. That number has grown from 61 people only 10 years earlier. If even 1% of the total amount of people incarcerated in the United States were wrongfully convicted, that number would be approximately 20,000 people! 1 wrongfully convicted person is too much. The story…
More Expertise. More Experience. More Locations. Please join me in congratulating and welcoming Tony Becker to the SRI team. Tony has been a traffic collision re-constructionist since 1988 and has taught Traffic Reconstruction at IPTM (Institute of Police Technology and Management) for the past 25 years as well as being the assistant director of IPTM. He is a consultant…
Unfortunately all too often trusted officials don’t uphold their duty to protect and defend those individuals serving time for various crimes in our jail system. This was the case in the 2013 wrongful death case of inmate Larry Trent in the Perry County Detention Center. Deputy Jailers Damon Hickman, and William Howell beat Trent to…
Two distinctly different definitions for a commercial motor vehicle are contained within the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. These definitions create a lot of confusion for the legal community. The following is an explanation of these two definitions. FMCSR part 383 outlines the requirements for a commercial driver’s license. Part 383.5 defines the types of…
Given the current state of technology and electronics-derived knowledge, I find myself being continuously asked this question – “Are airbag control modules always accurate?” The simple answer is if all the equipment on the vehicle is to manufacturer specifications and the tires are not slipping, then “yes.” If the tires are slipping, or the mechanics…
Trained traffic collision reconstructionists can look at the light bulbs inside a vehicle’s headlamps and tail lights to determine if these lights were on or off at the time of collision. In many cases, this information can be quite valuable. If at the time of collision, headlamps or tail lights were not properly illuminated –…
During our investigation of an assault case a few months ago, our client told us that he absolutely did not commit the crime and gave us the name of two individuals that he thought had actually committed it. In the course of our investigation, we learned that these two individuals had pawned their cell phone…
SRI was recently hired in a nursing home abuse/neglect case where a family’s loved one was consistently malnourished and dirty when the family visited. By placing a radio containing a video camera and DVR to record all movement in the loved one’s room, SRI was able to prove that the nursing home was coming into…
A few months ago, we received a call from a client requesting our digital investigator to review a computer as she suspected that her spouse was cheating. The computer was delivered to SRI, and our digital investigator, Jason Woods got to work. Jason discovered that the computer contained an SD card in one of drives. …