- He is a police detective who is best known for his investigation in the unsolved JonBenet Ramsey murder case. He helped solve the murder of 13 year old Heather Dawn Church in 1991 by arresting Robert C. Browne in 1995 who confessed to her and 47 other murders.
- He claimed that he solved more than 200 murder cases in his 30 year career.
- Retired homicide detective
- He helped solve the murder of Karen Grammer: sister of actor, Kelsey Grammer in 1975.
- He is survived by his three daughters; Lori Smit, Cindy Smith, Dawn Smit; a son, Mark Smit; and nine grandchildren.
- He was a Captain of Detectives for the El Paso County Sheriff's Department in Colorado after retiring in 1996 after 30 years for the Colorado Springs Police Department.
- Came out of retirement to investigate the murder of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey, who was found in the basement of her home in Boulder, Colorado on 26 December 1996. After 18 months he resigned from the case, because he believed that her parents, the prime suspects, were not involved in the child's death.
- Children: daughters Lori, Cindy, and Dawn.
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