Department of Defense Office of Inspector General
06/15/2026 | Press release | Archived content
Evaluation of the Military Criminal Investigative Organizations’ Cold Case Murder Investigations (Report No. DOWIG-2026-091)
June 15, 2026
Evaluation of the Military Criminal Investigative Organizations' Cold Case Murder Investigations (Report No. DOWIG-2026-091)
Evaluations
June
17
2026
Report No.: DOWIG-2026-091
Report Type: Evaluation
Component: Evaluations
What We Did:
The objective of this evaluation was to determine if the Military Criminal Investigative Organizations (MCIOs) complied with Public Law 117-164 (PL 117-164), "Homicide Victims' Families' Rights Act of 2021," and DoD Instruction 5505.10, "Criminal Investigations of Noncombat Deaths," March 16, 2023, when reviewing and reinvestigating cold case murders. The MCIOs are the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (DACID), Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), and Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI).
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