Detective Joe Petruccelli
Aurora Police Department detective who worked on Tangie Sims' 1996 homicide and provides detailed first-hand accounts of the original investigation and crime scene observations.
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Jan 28, 2026 • 33min
Tangie Sims (9 of Diamonds, Colorado)
Detective Joe Petruccelli, an Aurora detective who worked Tangie Sims’ 1996 homicide, gives vivid first-hand recollections of the crime scene and investigation. He discusses the key forensic clues, the green-and-black truck lead, how an early suspect was ruled out, and how modern genealogy eventually pointed investigators to a long-haul trucker.
