PRESENTED BY:
PROSECUTOR GAIL LEVINE, MIAMI-DADE STATE Attorney’s OFFICE, (RET.)
On June 1, 2011, Camilo Salazar’s tortured body was discovered in the Florida Everglades. A long and tedious investigation into his murder unraveled a complex murder-for-hire plot involving multiple perpetrators, and unique challenges.
This presentation will highlight a multi-year investigation that was guided by patience, tenacity, and interagency collaboration. The team concept adopted by the detectives and prosecutor, along with exhaustive use of investigative tools, forensics, and international treaties, resulted in successful prosecution, and long-awaited justice for Salazar’s family.
Gail Levine, Esq. is an award-winning, extremely successful career prosecutor, specializing in high-profile, predominately, Capital Cases for the Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s Office. She retired after service 35 years as a prosecutor and is presently teaching police and law students.
SERGEANT DOUGLAS MCCOY, JR., MIAMI-DADE POLICE DEPARTMENT
SERGEANT DOUGLAS MCCOY has been with the Miami-Dade Police Department for over 32 years and has been a sergeant for the last 21 years. For 22 of his 32 years, he has been assigned to the Homicide Bureau, as both a detective and a sergeant. He earned his undergraduate degree from Florida State University and his graduate degree from Florida International University. Sergeant McCoy was born and raised in Miami, Florida and is a second-generation law enforcement officer. The last two years, Sergeant McCoy has been employed by Major League Baseball as an Authenticator, and is currently assigned to the Miami Marlins.
DETECTIVE CHRISTOPHER VILLANO, MIAMI-DADE POLICE DEPARTMENT
DETECTIVE CHRISTOPHER VILLANO has over twenty years of experience as a police detective conducting a wide variety of criminal investigations ranging from crimes such as homicides, drug trafficking and money laundering to kidnappings for ransoms. He has investigated dozens of complex criminal investigations, and has participated in multi-jurisdictional investigations, working jointly with local, state, and federal law enforcement personnel. He has investigated dozens of investigations that dismantled criminal organizations responsible for a wide range of crimes. His experience includes execution of legal processes involving search and seizure and civil asset forfeiture, and he possesses thorough knowledge of criminal laws and the preparation of legal affidavits. He is a skilled interrogator with a proven history of obtaining confessions, and he has extensive experience in the preparation and execution of search warrants. He earned his undergraduate degree from Nova Southeastern University, and is currently a police instructor.