Summer School: Solving Homicides, Part 1

DEVIANT

Cold Open Media

True Crime

4.8 • 610 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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(PART 1/2) It's Deviant Summer School's deep dive into the world of homicide investigations. Featuring former Chicago homicide detective Mike Hammond, part one of of a two part exploration covers the initial phases of an investigation—from receiving the call and processing the crime scene to gathering critical evidence and interviewing witnesses. Learn about the meticulous steps detectives take within the crucial first few days and get a unique insight into the realities of solving homicides in one of America's busiest cities. MIKE'S SHOW AND INFO: https://www.detectivestory.net/ JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.4	I am Andrew Aiden.
0:35.8	And I'm Dan Simutovic.
0:37.1	And Dan, I'm curious if you think you have what is
0:42.5	required to solve a homicide. For a long time I did, but I'm learning now that perhaps I don't.
0:50.2	Do you have any of the psychological traits that you think are necessary to work as a homicide detective?
0:57.0	I do not.
0:58.0	I mean, I have an intense curiosity and I love solving puzzles and it's very tough for me to put them down.
1:05.0	But aside from that, I do not have any background in criminal justice, which apparently is required.
1:10.0	Well, that's why we have people like Detective Mike Hammond.
1:14.1	Yes. Detective Mike Hammond. He's the host of the detective story with Mike Hammond podcast,
1:19.2	and he can be found at DetectiveStory.net. And why are we talking to him? Because he is a
1:24.2	former Chicago homicide investigator. He was there for many years.
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