Investigations of Pat Diaz & Associates

Virgina Tech Homicides of 2007 on campus

(Civil Trial) — Expert Witness

“The parents of 2 students slain at Virginia Tech will press their effort to hold school officials accountable at trial, which begins Monday.”

April 16th 2007, 33 dead, and many more wounded.

Jury in wrongful death trial. Virginia Tech negligent for delayed response to 2007 shootings awards each victim families 4 million dollars.

Congrats to Attorney Robert Hall and Mike Kernbach (former MDPD Officer) on a great victory and bringing closure to the families… “It was a pleasure working with such outstanding attorneys.”

USA Today
March 4, 2012
Virginia Tech parents seek answers in trial 5 years later

Jimmy Ryce’s Killer

Homicide of 10 year old Jimmy Ryce case was handled By Pat Diaz

… The lead Miami-Dade detective on the case, Pat Diaz, took the long view on the sentence and the inevitable appeals.

“For the Ryce family, I’m happy this finally came to a conclusion,” he said. “Many, many years from now, other people will decide whether what we did was right.”

… Miami-Dade Homicide Detective Pat Diaz, the same man who once served in uniform with Fernandez, took him into custody. He remembers that day vividly. “I say it how it is,” Diaz says. “This ain’t movie stuff where you go into a room and talk about what happened. I spelled it out. I said, ‘Gil, the game’s up. You’re looking at three murders. ”

Jimmy Ryce killer on location

… “The defendant forced (Jimmy) into his vehicle at gunpoint. The defendant then drove the victim to a trailer located on the property at the 22000 block of SW 149th Avenue. The defendant then forced the victim inside the trailer and made him undress . . . the victim was then dressed and placed back in the defendant’s vehicle. The defendant drove around the area of the abduction and subsequently returned to the trailer . . . then shot the victim with a firearm, causing the death of Samuel James Ryce,” wrote lead case detective Pat Diaz

… As they walked away, hand in hand, lead Detective Pat Diaz watched them go and nodded. “Justice was served,” he said. “Just say that: Justice was served.”

www.findmissingkids.com

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JIMMY'S KILLER GETS CHAIR CHAVEZ `FORFEITED HIS RIGHT TO LIVE AMONG US,' JUDGE SAYS

Miami Herald, The (FL) 
November 24, 1998 
Author: AMY DRISCOLL, Herald Staff Writer

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SUSPECT HUNTED CHILD TO ASSAULT, SOURCE SAYS

Miami Herald, The (FL) 
December 12, 1995 
Author: MANNY GARCIA and JOHN LANTIGUA Herald Staff Writers

Danger Road:
A True Crime Story of Murder & Redemption

“He was there for one reason — to make sure Christie didn’t talk,” Pat Diaz, the Miami-Dade homicide detective who investigated the murders, tells New Times.

Broward Palm Beach New Times 
THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2006 AT 4 A.M. 
Muscles, Murder, and a Messiah 
BY TREVOR AARONSON