"One of the biggest ideas that I've pursued has been the prosecution of cold cases. When I was sworn in as Attorney General, I created an Office of Special Investigations- a 'cold case' unit- to go through Michigan's unsolved murders, and bring today's perspectives and best practices to those cases. Sometimes, a fresh pair of eyes can make all the difference. This was an idea that hadn't been tested on this level before in Michigan, but having run the Wayne County Prosecutor's Homicide Division, I knew it was an idea whose time had come. Quite simply, as you know, local police and prosecutors are limited in following up on cold cases - but my office stands ready to help. Murder has no statute of limitations, and in Michigan, justice will know no bounds."

--Attorney General Mike Cox
Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police
February 2, 2005