‘Groundbreaking initiative:’ NKU students help sheriff’s office solve cold cases [Video]

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky — Six students at Northern Kentucky University were chosen to partner with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office to participate in a “groundbreaking initiative to solve cold cases,” according to a press release from NKU.

Each student was enrolled in JUS 494: Cold Case Investigation, a criminal justice class at the university, and was hand-selected to help the sheriff’s office’s cold case unit as a part of the course, NKU said.

“The Boone County Sheriff’s Office is the only law enforcement agency in the Commonwealth of Kentucky with a full-time cold case unit,” Sheriff Michael Helmig said. “This collaboration with NKU reaffirms our commitment to each victim’s family that their loved one’s case will not be forgotten.”

NKU said each student was selected for the following reasons:

• Academic excellence
• Integrity
• Critical thinking skills
• Passion for criminal justice

The chosen students worked with investigators with BCSO to “provide a fresh set of eyes and a new perspective for …