High-Profile Cases

People v. John Lott

ChargesAttempted Murder (2 counts), Assault, Multiple Felony Charges

Criminal Defense Investigator

Retained by defense counsel to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the October 2021 Colorado Springs shooting incident in which the defendant, shot in the head during the altercation, claimed traumatic brain injury affecting memory and conduct.

Featured on A&E’s Accused: Guilty or Innocent? — Season 7, Episode 5, “Violent Gunman or Brain Trauma Victim?” (aired April 10, 2025). Nationally televised.Watch the episode ↗

People v. Shaquille Brown

ChargesFirst-Degree Murder, Possession of Weapon by Previous Offender, Child Abuse

Criminal Defense Investigator

Retained by defense counsel in the November 2023 fatal shooting outside the El Paso County Courthouse in Colorado Springs. The victim was carrying a 1-year-old child at the time of the shooting. A high-profile case drawing extensive state and national media attention.

People v. Carie Hallford

Charges190 Counts Abuse of a Corpse, Money Laundering, Forgery, Theft

Criminal Defense Investigator

Retained by defense counsel in one of Colorado’s most extensively covered criminal cases: the Return to Nature Funeral Home matter, involving the discovery of nearly 190 bodies at the Hallfords’ Penrose funeral home. The case drew national and international media coverage and led to landmark funeral home regulation reform in Colorado (SB 24-173).

People v. Lauren Marie Dooley

ChargesSecond-Degree Kidnapping, Second-Degree Assault (2 counts), Menacing, False Imprisonment

Criminal Defense Investigator

Retained by defense counsel in the nationally covered 2022 case involving the alleged kidnapping and assault of a Tinder date over a five-hour ordeal in a Colorado Springs apartment. Received significant national media coverage across CNN, Fox News, HuffPost and Reuters.

Club Q shooting — civil litigation

Charges5 Counts First-Degree Murder, 46 Counts Attempted Murder, Bias-Motivated Crimes; 74 Federal Hate Crimes & Firearms Charges

Civil Litigation Investigative Support

Retained to provide investigative support in civil litigation arising from the November 19, 2022 mass shooting at the Club Q nightclub in Colorado Springs, one of the most significant mass casualty events in Colorado history. Aldrich was ultimately sentenced to 55 concurrent life sentences consecutive to 190 years in federal prison.

People v. Noel Bertrand

ChargesSexual Assault by Force, Kidnapping

Post-Conviction Relief Investigator

Conducted a post-conviction relief investigation in the high-profile Denver International Airport sexual assault case. Bertrand, a former U.S. Marine, was convicted by jury of sexual assault by force and sentenced to six years to life. The case received extensive national coverage including CNN, CBS News, Reuters and HuffPost.

Beverly Hills Bodyguard Group — High-Profile Celebrity Investigation

Confidential engagement

Retained by Beverly Hills Bodyguard Group to conduct sensitive investigative operations on behalf of a high-profile celebrity client. All details remain confidential.