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The Justice Files

True Crime

Behind every crime, there's a story and the truth matters. ABC4's Senior Crime and Punishment Correspondent Marcos Ortiz takes you inside the investigation with The Justice Files.

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United States

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True Crime

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Behind every crime, there's a story and the truth matters. ABC4's Senior Crime and Punishment Correspondent Marcos Ortiz takes you inside the investigation with The Justice Files.

Twitter:

@abc4utah

Language:

English

Contact:

801-975-4402


Episodes

The Justice Files: Where's my Justice?

11/19/2019
Victims of domestic violence, advocates and prosecutors claim Utah's law doesn't provide enough protection for women who have been physically abused. Often times, spouses who commit aggravated assault spent very little time in prison or jail.

Duration:00:23:11

The Justice Files: The Investigation of a Pistol’s Past

9/20/2019
It’s been over three decades since the bodies of three young women were found in Salt Lake and Davis county. Back then, police claimed the murders of Christine Gallegos, Lisa Strong, and Carla Maxwell were connected. The link? The same gun was used in all three murders. To date, only one of the murders has been solved.

Duration:00:33:57

The Justice Files: D.B. Cooper, The Real McCoy

5/29/2019
In 1971 D.B. Cooper became a legend after hijacking a plane in the northwest. He threatened to blow up the plane and demanded $200,000. D.B. Cooper parachuted out of the plane with the money and was never seen or heard from again. It happened again six months later this time here in Utah. Richard McCoy was arrested two days after the hijacking. The 29-year-old was a family man, a BYU student and a pilot with the Utah National Guard. In this "Justice Files" podcast, ABC4's Marco Ortiz...

Duration:00:16:47

The Justice Files: What Happened to Rosie Tapia?

4/9/2019
More than two decades ago, little Rosie Tapia was kidnapped from her Salt Lake City bedroom on August 13th, 1995. Her lifeless body was found in a canal off the Jordan River after she was sexually assaulted and murdered. ABC4's Marcos Ortiz was the first journalist to arrive on scene and it's a cold case that has left family and investigators baffled.

Duration:00:26:23

The Justice Files: Utah's First Serial Killers

2/19/2019
Back in 1966 Utah had its share of murders, just like today. But the Lance and Kelbach murderous crime spree was different. Rarely had police seen a team of serial killers. ABC4 News' Senior Crime and Punishment Correspondent Marcos Ortiz takes us back in time to when two cold-blooded killers terrorized the Salt Lake Valley.

Duration:00:33:05

The Justice Files: To Catch A Killer

2/1/2019
It was a murder that shocked the community of Richfield. In 2014, Ed Callison pleaded guilty to murdering his wife and dismembering and burning her body. It was a ghastly crime and when Callison was sentenced, the judge called him “evil, pure evil.” ABC4’s Senior Crime and Punishment Correspondent Marcos Ortiz is here with more on The Justice Files: To Catch a Killer.

Duration:00:38:48