End of Watch: Kilcullen 248, Part 1

Small Town Dicks

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True Crime, Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 4 September 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

(Part 1) The murder of Officer Chris Kilcullen, in broad daylight, devastated the community he served. Our own Detective Dan was the first to arrive on scene and tend to him, while the armed suspect fled, leading multiple law enforcement agencies in a treacherous, high-speed chase up a remote logging road. Where the road dead-ends, a tense standoff commences and our own Detective Dave steps in as the crisis negotiator. In this two-part episode, Detective Dan reflects on the worst day of his law enforcement career alongside Chris’ widow, Kristie, and Chris' former lieutenant, and partner, who remember the kind of man and police officer he was.

Special Guests:

Ret. Officer Risko

Risko is a die-hard Chicago Cubs fan and was born and raised in Chicago, Il. Prior to becoming a police officer, he served 3 years as a paratrooper in the US Army. After leaving the Army, Risko became a police officer and his career in law enforcement spanned nearly 30 years. During that time he worked on patrol, as a FTO, narcotics detective, and motorcycle officer. He was also a member of the SWAT team. He served an additional 8 years as a member of the National Guard while working as a full time police officer. Risko is a member of the Peer Support Team which offers assistance to people in law enforcement after critical/traumatic incidents. Risko has a master scuba diver rating, has assisted in scuba instruction, and volunteered at a coastal aquarium, an activity he enjoyed with his best friend and work partner, Chris Kilcullen. He’s married and has 3 adult children.

Lt. Bills

Lt. Bills recently retired after serving her community for over 25 years. She has worked on patrol, bike patrol, Crowd Control-Bike Officer, background investigations, and as a crisis negotiator. Bills volunteered for her department's Honor Guard and served for 10 years. She was eventually promoted to Sergeant and then Lieutenant which saw her supervising Special Operations, Investigations, and serving as a Watch Commander. In addition to her supervisory roles, she served as the Crisis Negotiation Team Sergeant for 4 years. Bills graduated from the FBI National Academy and the Senior Management Institute of Policing. She is married to a wonderful woman and they have a son who became a police officer. Her hobbies include playing ice hockey, ski patrol, and all things two-wheeled (bicycles & motorcycles.

Lt. Bills feels most privileged to have been asked to be the family liaison to Kristie Kilcullen after Chris Kilcullen's murder.

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0:00.0	Hey, super podcast fans. It's Yardley. I just wanted to pop in with a quick announcement
0:06.7	about Small Town Day season 12. It drops on April 21st. April 21st, Mark your calendars.
0:14.1	We will see you there.
0:30.6	When a serious crime is committed in a small town, a handful of detectives are charged
0:36.0	with solving the case. I'm Yardley, and I'm fascinated by these stories. So I invited
0:43.0	my friends, detectives Dan and Dave, to help me gather the best true crime cases from
0:48.9	around the country and have the men and women who investigated them tell us how it happened.
0:56.1	I'm Dan, and I'm Dave, where identical twins from Small Town USA. Dave investigated
1:01.8	sex crimes and crimes against children. He's now a patrol sergeant at his police department.
1:07.4	Dan investigated violent crimes. He's now retired. Together we have more than two decades
1:12.4	experience and have worked hundreds of cases. We've altered names, places, relationships,
1:17.5	and certain details in these cases to maintain the privacy of the victims and their families.
1:22.4	So we ask you to join us in protecting their true identities as well as the locations
1:26.6	of these crimes out of respect for everyone involved. Thank you.
1:38.2	Today on Small Town Dicks, we have the usual suspects. We have Detective Dave.
1:44.9	Good morning. Good morning. And we have Detective Dan. Good morning. Good morning.
1:51.2	Dan is bringing us a case today that we've alluded to before. It's about the murder of
1:57.1	officer Chris Kilcoen. And we have made the decision in this episode to say his full name
2:04.0	because it's important to all of you here today who have been personally touched by this
2:08.8	murder that Chris is never forgotten. And also in so doing, we mentioned locations in this
2:16.6	episode. So with that, Dan, why don't you start by telling us a little bit who Chris was in
2:23.4	law enforcement? So Chris Kilcoen worked for our neighboring agency Eugene Police Department.
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