The media called her, “The Polish Girl.” But to friends and family in Chicago, she was Maggie. A man spotted her green Nissan Altima on his way to work. Maggie’s body was lying in the back seat. It would take homicide detective Mike Hammond, four years to identify a suspect. Carefully, and methodically, he worked the case, until he, and Maggie’s killer, were sitting in the same room looking at each other. A Study in Crime speaks with retired Chicago homicide detective Mike Hammond.

Mike Hammond

Mike is a retired Chicago homicide detective.  He served with the Chicago Police Department for 22 years and was promoted to detective in 2000. He conducted homicide investigations in several units, including the Area Four Homicide Unit, the Cold Case Homicide Unit, and the Area North Homicide Unit.  Mike is a recipient of the Chicago Police Department Superintendent Award of Valor. He retired in 2016 and now hosts Detective Story with Mike Hammond. The podcast focuses on victims and their families and discusses cases and investigations.
Find him here: Facebook, X, Instagram, Website, and his podcast, Detective Story with Mike Hammond. You can reach out to Mike here.

Notes  This episode contains subject matter that may be inappropriate for some audiences. Listener discretion is advised. Sources for this episode include:

Interview of the homicide detective that worked the case; retired Chicago homicide detective Mike Hammond.
People v. Moore, 2021 Ill. App. 170888 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021)
Kellermann, Arthur L. MD, MPH; Mercy, James A. PhD. Men, Women, and Murder: Gender-Specific Differences in Rates of Fatal Violence and Victimization. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care 33(1):p 1-5, July 1992.

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A Study in Crime was written and produced by private investigator Scott Fulmer. He is the author of the true-crime memoir, Confessions of a Private Eye, and a decorated Gulf War veteran. A nationally known private eye, he has conducted investigations throughout the U.S.; everything from fraud, theft, and cheating spouses, to murder, kidnapping, and missing persons. Scott lives in the Texas hill country near San Antonio. 

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