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In this week's episode, Domenick is at the National Bird Dog Museum on the night before the first brace of the 2025 National Championship running. Now in its 126th year and possibly the largest total ever, this traditional horseback trial will showcase 55 dogs and assign one overall champion winner. First, we hear from Ames Plantation Director, Matt Bakas, who works hard all year to maintain the viability of the grounds and healthy habitat for quail. He teases out a new agreement that will bring a huge boost to the facility with a goal to begin running the event on wild birds. He also gives some useful tips on how to help birds on your own property. Matt is joined by Dr. Stan Wint who shares his thoughts on how to make improvements to increase quail populations and how to bring more participants to this prestigious event. Next up is judge Rich Robertson who shares his story about how he became a judge. He mentions what he's looking to see out of the dogs and what motivates him as a judge. He's been in the bird dog game a long while and grew up competing at Ames. We touch on what a training regime looks like to get to the big event and Rich shares a touching tale of his most memorable moment running at the National. Lastly, we hear from National Championship reporter Tessa Hughes. She also judges events and compares the two different styles of observing a brace. She talks about the challenges of reporting on the National which is so much different than other stakes. We also learn how she coordinates getting reports and content to those eagerly waiting to consume it. She closes out with some helpful advice for anyone looking to write a great field trial report. To catch up on the event, visit: https://www.amesplantation.org/ Follow Us on Social! www.facebook.com/UKCHuntingOpsPodcast https://www.facebook.com/UKCcoonhounds www.instagram.com/ukchuntingops https://www.youtube.com/@ukcdogs Check Out Our Sponsors: www.eukanubasportingdog.com
Hall of fame handler, trainer, breeder, and titan of the field trial game Rich Robertson Jr. of Payette, Idaho joins the "The Breakaway Podcast" brought to you by the National Bird Hunters Association, to talk a life immersed in field trials, recent tragedy, legendary dogs, paying it forward, and perspective looking back and forward.All this and more on this episode of "The Breakaway Podcast"! #birddog #birddogtraining #birdhunting #birddogs #birddogfieldtrials #fieldtrials #fieldtrialbirddogs #walkingfieldtrials #horsebackfieldtrials #quailhunting #pheasanthunting #grousehunting #englishpointer #englishsetter #germanshorthairedpointer #coverdogs #americanfield #uplandhunting #tekoamountainsunrise #hicksrisingsun #rivertonsfunseeknscooter
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told a reporter who asked whether she was getting boosted that she's “healthy” and believes vaccine conversations should take place with her doctor and not the media. Her response is a bold departure from how most politicians have discussed vaccination in the last three years, promoting it as a one-size-fits-all solution to Covid, True North's Andrew Lawton says. Also, the government is not committing to releasing a 37-year old report on Nazis in Canada, which was produced in secret by the Deschenes Commission in 1986. It's high time Canadians see the names, Jewish groups are saying. B'nai Brith research and advocacy manager Rich Robertson joins to discuss. Plus, Chrystia Freeland once contributed to an encyclopedia that downplayed the 14th Waffen SS's Nazi ties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If you've been paying attention, you've heard me talk, ad nauseum, about the use of sentencing statistics in Federal cases. But did you know that sentencing statistics are also relevant in your STATE CASES? But, state sentencing data is often harder to access, and may require a tenacious investigator to fight arduous public records request battles. Therefore, helping us get Set for Sentencing, an extraordinary investigator, Rich Robertson of R3 Investigations, tells us how he conducts "sentencing studies" in state cases and uses them to great effect on the big day. He speaks of the first case he saw a sentencing study deployed by a judge to justify a probationary sentence (Bishop Thomas O'Brien's infamous hit and run), and two recent Arizona voter fraud/ballot harvesting cases. If you are a state-level criminal defense investigator, this is YOUR golden opportunity to carve out a niche in your jurisdiction, doing “sentencing studies”. IN THIS EPISODE: How the Bishop was saved by a sentencing study; Unwarranted obstruction by the powers that be when it comes to legal obligations to make public information available to the defense; Using data to predict outcomes and manage client expectations about the ultimate result; Narrative-based sentencing outcome analyses; Challenging death penalty aggravators in the well-known Hidalgo capital case; Rich's sentencing studies on two recent Arizona voter fraud cases; Using sentencing data to give judges the cover they need to do justice (i.e. give a low or no sentence). LINKS & RESOURCES: This is where you'll find Rich if you need him: R3 Investigations That said, Rich has been all over, having worked on some incredibly high profile cases in AZ and around the country. He's been on Dateline, 48 Hours, and many major news programs. Google him! But here's a taste: (2) Private investigator in Lori Vallow case details ‘bizarre' circumstances | CUOMO - YouTube You've heard me talk about the "3Rs" of sentencing storytelling. This whole episode is really about the 2nd "R", RELATIVITY stories. It can be an effective part of sentencing to compare the case at hand, with other similar cases for the judge to have a broader perspective on what other (hopefully lower) sentences judges have imposed. If you haven't gotten a free copy of my 3Rs Article from NACDL's "The Champion", go to the shownotes on my website, and download a copy --- www.setforsentencing.com/sentencingstudy JUAN MARTINEZ - A DISBARRED, DISGRACED, FORMER PROSECUTOR: In this episode, we invoked this infamous ex-prosecutor's name a couple of times, but it occurs to me the average listener may not get the reference. If you're curious, google him. He was a deeply unethical and offensive death penalty prosecutor, perhaps best known for prosecuting the Jodi Arias case. He was disbarred when 20+ years of shenanigans finally caught up with him, including multiple allegations of sexual harrasment. It's important we tell his story, because he represents everything wrong with the criminal justice system, and judges and supervisors enabled his conduct for years. Unfortunately, this happens more than you might think. Our system is only as good as the people who toil in it, and this guy was garbage of the highest order. Good riddance. https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/juan-martinez-disbarred-no-longer-able-to-practice-law-in-arizona https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arias-prosecutor-juan-martinez-reassigned-after-misconduct-complaint-11363444
After a 2 ½ year battle with the Pima County, Arizona County Attorney, Private Investigator Richard Robertson prevailed. New case law was created in Arizona in support of public access to government records, an incredible win for the news media as well as for the citizens of Arizona. As a result, the Arizona Newspapers Foundation honored Rich with their Freedom of Information Award. Tune in to hear Rich Robertson tell his remarkable story of how he fought the county Goliath and won.
After a 2 ½ year battle with the Pima County, Arizona County Attorney, Private Investigator Richard Robertson prevailed. New case law was created in Arizona in support of public access to government records, an incredible win for the news media as well as for the citizens of Arizona. As a result, the Arizona Newspapers Foundation honored Rich with their Freedom of Information Award. Tune in to hear Rich Robertson tell his remarkable story of how he fought the county Goliath and won.
After a 2 ½ year battle with the Pima County, Arizona County Attorney, Private Investigator Richard Robertson prevailed. New case law was created in Arizona in support of public access to government records, an incredible win for the news media as well as for the citizens of Arizona. As a result, the Arizona Newspapers Foundation honored Rich with their Freedom of Information Award. Tune in to hear Rich Robertson tell his remarkable story of how he fought the county Goliath and won.
After a 2 ½ year battle with the Pima County, Arizona County Attorney, Private Investigator Richard Robertson prevailed. New case law was created in Arizona in support of public access to government records, an incredible win for the news media as well as for the citizens of Arizona. As a result, the Arizona Newspapers Foundation honored Rich with their Freedom of Information Award. Tune in to hear Rich Robertson tell his remarkable story of how he fought the county Goliath and won.
You can Google someone or check social media to find out more about them. Eventually, you'll land on the background check sites. Enter someone's name and they show you tiny details. Pay a fee and you can get even more info. But what do the pros use to get the intel they need? Kim talks to Rich Robertson, a Certified Legal Investigator who has taken the lead on hundreds of complex criminal and civil cases. Finding any dirt on someone should be an easy task for him. He's got the secrets on the pros use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
You can Google someone or check social media to find out more about them. Eventually, you'll land on the background check sites. Enter someone's name and they show you tiny details. Pay a fee and you can get even more info. But what do the pros use to get the intel they need? Kim talks to Rich Robertson, a Certified Legal Investigator who has taken the lead on hundreds of complex criminal and civil cases. Finding any dirt on someone should be an easy task for him. He's got the secrets on the pros use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
You can Google someone or check social media to find out more about them. Eventually, you’ll land on the background check sites. Enter someone’s name and they show you tiny details. Pay a fee and you can get even more info. But what do the pros use to get the intel they need? Kim talks to Rich Robertson, a Certified Legal Investigator who has taken the lead on hundreds of complex criminal and civil cases. Finding any dirt on someone should be an easy task for him. He's got the secrets on the pros use.
This is a special episode today where I reintroduce you to several of my earliest podcast guests. Each were gracious enough to supply me with their Second most favorite detective stories. Ken Mains retired from the DA’s office and became a Private Investigator specializing in Unsolved cases. He recently launched a podcast titled:The Unsolved No More Show by Kenneth L. Mains on Apple Podcast Cynthia Hetherington was a librarian skills who became one of the most sought after Internet and Social Media Sleuths. Her yearly conferences on Open Source intelligence are sold out every year. https://www.osmosiscon.com/ Rich Robertson, CLI, is the founder and owner of R3 Investigations and he is a Certified Legal Investigator. Mr. Robertson was a print and broadcast journalist in Arizona for 28 years before becoming a state-licensed private investigator in 2000. http://r3investigations.com/ Brandon A. Perron is an award winning nationally recognized private investigator and is the author of what I consider to be the bible for Criminal Defense investigators: Uncovering Reasonable Doubt: The Component Method.
Paul Rubin's career began in 1980 as the courts/police reporter for the Sierra Vista Herald/Bisbee Daily Review in southeast Arizona, and he spent most of his career as the senior reporter at the weekly Phoenix New Times, where he became one of Arizona’s most celebrated journalists. During his 27 years at New Times, he was selected as Arizona’s Journalist of the Year three times and was runner-up eight other years, including 2012--the year that the paper laid him off for economic reasons. He founded Paul Rubin Investigations founded in January 2016 after spending the previous three years with Rich Robertson’s R3 Investigations, a prominent Mesa-based firm. Paul also was the six-time winner of the Arizona Press Club’s Don Bolles Award for investigative reporting.
Rich Robertson is the founder and owner of R3 Investigations and he is a Certified Legal Investigator. Mr. Robertson was a print and broadcast journalist in Arizona for 28 years before becoming a state-licensed private investigator in 2000. Since then, he has been the lead investigator on hundreds of complex criminal and civil cases, including numerous death penalty cases. Mr. Robertson's journalism experience included two decades with The Arizona Republic (1974-1995), where he was on the investigative team (1983-85 and 1990-95), and city editor (1985-1990). He was the editor of three Republic investigative projects that were finalists for Pulitzer prizes. He was also an Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter for KPHO-TV (Channel 5) and KPNX-TV (Channel 12) (1995-2000). http://r3investigations.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix6Akqgzwo8
After a 2 ½ year battle with the Pima County, Arizona County Attorney, Private Investigator Richard Robertson prevailed. New case law was created in Arizona in support of public access to government records, an incredible win for the news media as well as for the citizens of Arizona. As a result, the Arizona Newspapers Foundation honored Rich with their Freedom of Information Award. Tune in to hear Rich Robertson tell his remarkable story of how he fought the county Goliath and won.
After a 2 ½ year battle with the Pima County, Arizona County Attorney, Private Investigator Richard Robertson prevailed. New case law was created in Arizona in support of public access to government records, an incredible win for the news media as well as for the citizens of Arizona. As a result, the Arizona Newspapers Foundation honored Rich with their Freedom of Information Award. Tune in to hear Rich Robertson tell his remarkable story of how he fought the county Goliath and won.
Working on a high-profile criminal case is a little like being on a never-ending rollercoaster. Arizona Private Investigator, Rich Robertson was the defense investigator during the high profile homicide case of Prescott, Arizona stockbroker, Steven DeMocker. DeMocker was convicted of the 2008 beating death of his ex-wife, Carol Kennedy. The conviction last year followed five tumultuous years of courtroom drama including the death of a judge due to a brain tumor, termination of a key deputy, allegations of both evidence tampering and conspiracy, as well as the resignation of the original Defense Team due to a conflict of interest. Tune in to hear Rich Robertson discuss this fascinating case and provide his thoughts of managing a case with heavy media exposure.
Be the first to download the new and improved American Private Investigator© podcast. Reformatted, redesigned, and now with full social media access, the show will certainly continue its mission of helping private investigators grow and prosper. Host Paul Jaeb welcomes Rich Robertson of R3 Investigations to talk about how he succeeded in building an exceptional […]
Fifty years ago Joyce Sterrenberg and Tim McKillop were murdered in Scottsdale, Arizona. In 1974, 12 years after the murders, a sheriffs department employee told the police that her estranged husband, Bill Macumber, confessed to her. Macumber, besides being a single father of three, was an army veteran, Little League coach and a member of the Sheriff's Search and Rescue Posse. Bill was tried and convicted in 1975, based mostly on fingerprint evidence. But, the jury never heard about the confession of a drifter who confessed to the murder several years earlier. And, there are suggestions that his ex-wife tampered with the evidence in the old case file that she had access to at the sheriff's office. Macumber, now 76 years old, has served 35 years of his two life setences. The Arizona Justice Project, assisted by private investigator Rich Robertson of R3 Investigations, has been working on his case for nearly a decade. The Arizona Executive Board of Clemency recommended his sentence be commuted, but that was rejected by the governor. Tune in to hear Rich Robertson's journey into the depths of this old case and how The Justice Project pulled the facts together.