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OFFICER OF THE MONTH - JANUARY 1997
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November 2008: Officer Justin Bowman, Chesapeake (VA) Police Department and Officer Brandon Bowman,Virginia Beach (VA) Police Department October 2008: Senior Officer Specialist Melissa Foy, Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) September 2008: Detective Thomas McHale, New York and New Jersey Port Authority Police Department (PAPD) August 2008: Detective Sergeant John Jedrejczyk, City of Passaic (NJ) Police Department July 2008: Detective Eric M. Kovanda, Bloomfield (CT) Police Department June 2008: Officer III Andrew Taylor, Los Angeles Police Department May 2008: Sergeant Travis Ash, Baker County (OR) and Sr. Trooper Christopher M. Hawkins, Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife April 2008: Officers Christopher Timms and Krzysztof Gesla, Baltimore (MD) Police Department March 2008: Officer Brian Bobick, DC Metropolitan Police Department February 2008: Officers Derrick Dottin, Alex Capobianco, Steven St. Hilaire, Somerville (MA) Police Department January 2008: Officer Benjamin Henrich, City of Prescott (WI) Police Department December 2007: Sergeant Stephanie Jackson, Tulsa (OK) Police Department November 2007: Special Agents Donovan Williams and Kendall Beels, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security October 2007: Detective Michael J. Madonna, Oakland (NJ) Police Department September 2007: Special Agent Paul Buta, United States Secret Service August 2007: Corporal Philip Crosby and Patrolman Christopher Denton, Fayetteville (AR) Police Department July 2007: Detective Tina Lacertosa, Broward County (FL) Sheriff's Office |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Special Agent Joanne Jensen had been interviewing Robert Russell for about an hour when she became convinced he had killed his wife. It would take two years for her and another federal agent to develop the case against Russell. Without a body, and with no physical evidence, Russell was convicted of first degree murder in the death of Marine Captain Shirley Russell in 1991. It is the only time in our country's history that a murder conviction has been achieved without a body or other physical evidence. Special Agent Jensen, a 13-year highly decorated veteran of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is considered by her superiors to be one of the agency's most outstanding agents. According to colleagues, she has an uncanny ability to "zero in on the truth," and nobody is better at obtaining a confession. FBI Special Agent Jorge Martinez recalled that when their questioning of a suspected gun thief seemed to be going nowhere, Joanne made up a reason for him to leave the room. Ten minutes later, when Agent Martinez returned, the suspect was calmly writing down his confession. Agent Jensen also is extremely successful at recruiting informants — the lifeblood of law enforcement. Cindy Washington was one of those informants who Joanne helped steer away from a life of crime. Today, Cindy is off drugs, has a good job and a new husband. Cindy says Agent Jensen "wouldn't let me fail, it was not an option. She's the perfect friend." A wife and mother who can boast of a 99 percent conviction rate, Agent Jensen has a special knack of being able to balance her personal and professional careers. "Extremely conscientious, hard working and tenacious," is how supervisor Ron Oliver describes her. "Joanne is an individual who doesn't give up. She is an outstanding agent, and I'm lucky to have her." |
SPECIAL AGENT JOANNE JENSEN