Tiffin University Cold Case Fellowship

10/15/2025

Maleya is our fellowship's president! With Claire she is featured on episode 5 of Culpable's podcast. Go show our student's some support!

Episode 6 of the Culpable podcast is out today! If you have not been following along, today is a great day to get caught up! 🔍🐉

Listen here: https://bit.ly/41RYfL8

10/15/2025

👏 Congrats to Dr. Michael Curtis and TU’s Cold Case Fellowship! Their work on the 1998 Danny Violette case is featured on Culpable, named an Amazon Music Editors’ Pick and Best Podcast of the Week. 🎧

We’re proud to see TU students making a national impact! 💚

10/15/2025

Go listen to Culpable! It features Dr. Curtis, our director on various episodes. Show the cold case fellowship and the case support.

Our very own Dr. Michael Curtis was featured on Episode 5 of the Culpable podcast! He is the Program Director for the Cold Case Fellowship! Go check it out! 🎙️🔍

Listen here: https://bit.ly/41RYfL8

09/17/2025

Claire is our Vice President, mentor, and wonderful representation for the Culpable podcast! Looking forward to episode 5 that features her and our other students.

In case you missed it, TU students were featured on the Culpable podcast! Episode 4 is out today! Check out what Claire thought about the experience. 🐉🔍💼

Listen here: https://bit.ly/41RYfL8

09/17/2025

Today is giving day! If you could please take the time to donate to our fellowship to help out our students and the fantastic work they do daily.

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09/12/2025

The Cold Case Fellowship is taking part of giving day on September 17th! Please consider donating to keep our fellowship progressing. All of our students are thankful for the opportunity to continue the hard work they have been doing these past years.

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09/12/2025

The Cold Case Fellowship is featured on “Culpable,” a national true-crime podcast, for its work investigating the unsolved homicide of Danny Violette. The first two episodes are available now! ⚖️🔍

Listen here: https://bit.ly/4p7zioL

09/12/2025

Our fellowship students hosted a summer camp covering cold cases. Their work has been published on the Toledo Blade!

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2025/07/17/high-school-students-attempt-solve-real-cold-case-tiffin-university-summer/stories/20250716113

09/12/2025

Driving through Huron County, there are signs that read Justice for Danny, and you may wonder what happened to this kid.

09/12/2025

Danny lived in Willard, and he died in Willard.
He was with people that he KNEW.

09/12/2025

05/07/2025

Welcome to Dean Butler as the new Assistant Director of the Cold Case Fellowship at Tiffin University. Dean is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice. He is retired from the U.S. Air Force, Ohio Army National Guard, and Ohio Air National Guard after 26 years of service. Dean also spent 23 years as a Lieutenant in the Perrysburg Police Division and 4 years in the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office.