AURORA, Colo. — The Aurora Police Department has launched an internal investigation after 30 boxes of investigation material were found under the floorboards of a retired detective's home.
During a press conference Thursday, Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain said this incident began in March during a review of a 1997 case. Chamberlain said his detectives were unable to locate certain materials — both the physical copies and digital copies — that were part of the investigation.
The current detective reached out to the original detective in the case, who served in the Major Crimes Homicide Unit from 1996 until 2011, when he was assigned to the District 3 Investigations. He retired from Aurora PD in 2022 after 41 years with the department.
The retired detective said he still had some of