{"id":836,"date":"2010-03-07T17:46:46","date_gmt":"2010-03-07T21:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therestlesssleep.com\/?p=836"},"modified":"2010-03-09T11:09:43","modified_gmt":"2010-03-09T15:09:43","slug":"my-favorite-cold-case-squad-has-been-busy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therestlesssleep.com\/?p=836","title":{"rendered":"My Favorite Cold Case Squad Has Been Busy!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-837\" title=\"kupka\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therestlesssleep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/kupka.jpg\" alt=\"kupka\" width=\"226\" height=\"288\" \/><br \/>\nOne of the cases I looked into while researching the NYPD&#8217;s Cold Case Squad involved a missing 28 year old woman named Kristine Kupka.  Like so many other cases, I&#8217;ve never forgotten it.  So I was excited to learn that there&#8217;s been recent movement in this investigation.    You can read a recent Daily News piece <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/ny_local\/queens\/2010\/03\/05\/2010-03-05_invesitgators_search_queens_basement_for_remains_in_kristine_kupka_case.html\">here<\/a>.  For the entire history of this murder and investigation, New York Magazine did a <a href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/nymetro\/news\/crimelaw\/features\/1032\/\">great piece<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>Many detectives have worked on this case over the years, including private investigators, but I&#8217;m told Det. James Bruinsma has the case now.  I just googled him and I see he has picked up other cases that I looked into years ago, like Sherri Ford.  It&#8217;s not easy to pick up cases that stymied so many other detectives before you.  (Hang in there, Det. Bruinsma.)  I really hope they uncover new evidence in Kristine&#8217;s case (and all the others).  Good luck, Det. Bruinsma and everyone else who is working to finally solve Kristine&#8217;s murder.  And thank you everyone who has tried along the way.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therestlesssleep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/irina.jpg\" alt=\"irina\" title=\"irina\" width=\"225\" height=\"308\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-841\" \/><br \/>\nThere&#8217;s also been movement in another more recent cold case.  Dmitry Yakovlev has been charged with the 2007 murder of Irina Malezhik.  There&#8217;s a Daily news about this case <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/ny_crime\/2010\/03\/04\/2010-03-04_brooklyn_man_charged_in_murder_of_woman_whose_identity_he_and_his_wife_allegedly.html\">here<\/a>.  This is an evolving story and Yakovlev may be charged with more murders.  <strong>UPDATE:<\/strong>  Yakovlev was also indicted for the murder of Viktor Alekseyev.<\/p>\n<p>Like many other cases, a lot of people were involved in the investigation, and I believe this was retired Detective Steve Kaplan&#8217;s case originally, but it&#8217;s Det. Wendell Stradford&#8217;s now.  Stradford is working with Special Agents from the FBI, and members of the NYPD&#8217;s OCID (Organized Crime Investigation Division).  So congratulations to Det. Stradford, and members of the FBI and OCID.  I&#8217;d name your names if I knew them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the cases I looked into while researching the NYPD&#8217;s Cold Case Squad involved a missing 28 year old woman named Kristine Kupka. Like so many other cases, I&#8217;ve never forgotten it. So I was excited to learn that there&#8217;s been recent movement in this investigation. 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