Just the facts ma'am: An in-depth conversation with retired Cleveland Police Homicide Detective Tom Armelli

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“Light ‘Em Up”. 

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You see the best and the worst of people being a homicide detective.

We were excited to sit and talk with Retired Cleveland Police Homicide Detective
Tom Armelli.

Tom is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.  He has hammered out a stellar and highly decorated career in law enforcement.  

Detective Armelli joined the Cleveland Police Department in 1981 and recently retired in 2016.  You may remember him from his episodes on The First 48 on the A & E Television Network.  

Detective Armelli has investigated over 200 homicides and is the author of 5 books relating the history of the Cleveland Police Department and his work as a Homicide Detective.  

Getting the call from dispatch, finding a dead body lying in an open field at 3 am --- blood, bullets and bodies.  From checking alibis, to interviewing suspects, serving warrants and solving homicides -- daily trying to bring peace to the streets and justice for the victims of crime and their surviving family members in the tough, tough city of Cleveland, Ohio.  

In our interview, Detective Armelli mentioned, “Crime is going to be here as long as there are more than two people on earth.”  You’ll hear about the procedure and process from a consummate professional --- a modern day hero and crime fighter. 
Detective Armelli speaks about cold cases and shares tremendous insight, insight that has been hammered out and fashioned from more than four decades in the trenches, from a detective who has dedicated his life to serving and protecting northeastern Ohio from its most violent offenders. 

We covered a ton of ground in our interview --- it was a riveting interview. 

I hope you will tune in and listen.

Thanks much for your time

Phil Rizzo

Executive Producer -- Light ‘Em Up