Idaho Cold Case and Advanced DNA Methods
Idaho State Police Forensic Services founded and supports the Idaho Cold Case and Advanced DNA Methods (ICCADM) working group. The ICCADM provides steering for the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) program at the Idaho State Police (ISP). ISP has three grants from the United States Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the SAKI granting program to support the work of the ICCADM. The purposes of this team area to 1) ensure all DNA samples mandated by Idaho law are collected and processed, 2) solve cold cases related to violent crime, sexual assault, homicide, and unidentified human remains using advancing forensic science analysis.
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ICCADM Team Members
Idaho State Police | Idaho Sheriff’s Association | Boise State University Criminal Justice Department | Idaho Coroner’s Association |
Idaho State Police Forensic Services | Idaho Chief’s of Police Association | Idaho Supreme Court | Tribal Representatives |
Idaho State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification | Idaho Prosecuting Attorney’s Association | Idaho Statistical Analysis Center | Idaho SAKI Grant Site Coordinators |
Idaho Department of Corrections | Women’s and Children’s Alliance | Rocky Mountain Information Network (RISS Network) | Idaho ViCap Administration |
SAKI Purpose Area #3–“Lawfully Owed DNA”
Purpose Area 3 addresses the identification, collection, and DNA profiling of samples from convicted offenders who should have samples in CODIS, but from whom samples have never been collected or submitted to a lab for testing.
SAKI Purpose Area #4–“Sexual Assault and Sexually Motivated Homicide Cold Cases”
Purpose Area #4 addresses sexually motivated cold cases (homicides and sexual assaults) and provides funding for DNA/FIGG activities and also for critical and labor intensive investigative activities.
SAKI Purpose Area #6–“Violent Crime Cold Cases”
Purpose Area #6 addresses all other violent crime cold cases which are not sexually motivated and provides funding for DNA/FIGG activities and also for critical and labor intensive investigative activities.
Meet the Idaho SAKI Team Members
Mark Denhardt SAKI Site Coordinator PA#3 mark.denhardt@isp.idaho.gov 208-846-7582 | Detective Jerrie Northrup (District 1–North Idaho) jerrie.northrup@isp.idaho.gov | Matthew Gamette SAKI Grant Manager matthew.gamette@isp.idaho.gov 208-884-7217 |
Daren Boyd SAKI Site Coordinator PA#4 & PA#6 daren.boyd@isp.idaho.gov 208-846-7583 | Detective Vickie Gooch (District 3–Southern Idaho) vickie.gooch@isp.idaho.gov | Racheal Peterson SAKI Grant Management Asst. racheal.peterson@isp.idaho.gov |
Katherine Dace Idaho FIGG Designated Laboratory Official (DNA Analyst) katie.dace@isp.idaho.gov 208-884-7189 | Detective Karl Noah (District 5–East Idaho) karl.noah@isp.idaho.gov | Ashley Tuttle SAKI Grant Management Asst. ashley.tuttle@isp.idaho.gov |
Cases Solved with ICCADM Assistance
Solved cases where the ICCADM team provided investigative and/or DNA analysis assistance