ANIMAL RIGHTS
Cyanide bombs
Federal wildlife agents secretly set poison booby traps to kill coyotes, but the cyanide bombs might kill you and your pet instead. Halsne reveals the collateral damage of a government program, now partially shut down due to this in-depth investigation.
Consumer Journalism Award - National Press Club, 2018
Genesis Award - National Humane Society, 2018
UNLICENSED HORSE RACING IN COLORADO
The shadowy world of “match racing” continues to flourish in rural Colorado. This first of its kind hidden camera expose’ documents dangerous conditions for jockeys and spectators, horse doping, wide-spread illegal gambling, and other abuses of the animal-athletes. FOX31 caught local politicians and law enforcement both turning a blind eye to illegal activities because they were profiting from the races.
Ann Cottrell Free Animal Reporting Award - National Press Club, 2018
Genesis Award - National Humane Society, 2018
DARK SIDE OF SPORTS
masking the pain
A yearlong investigation into the widespread misuse of narcotics, numbing agents, and other pain-killing & anti-inflammatory injections, like Toradol, inside college sports lockers rooms. Halsne spent months fighting with dozens of major universities for medication purchasing records, sports drug policies, and use of pain killers on game day.
Best Documentary - National Press Photographers Association, 2016
COLD CASE CRIMES
Missing Mystic: The Hunt for Krystal Reisinger
Featured on Season Two of the popular podcast Up and Vanished, this missing person investigation takes Halsne to a small Colorado town with a reputation for spiritual enlightenment. His reporting proves to police the disappearance of Krystal Reisinger is really a homicide case.
Death on a Train: Fleeing Domestic Violence
Marina set a secret plan in motion to leave her abusive boyfriend for good. She got on the train in Wisconsin with her kids, but by the time she arrived at Union Station in Denver, she was dead. Halsne proves police didn’t do the most basic of work following the mysterious death and discovers a witness and forensic evidence Marina was beaten badly just prior to boarding the trail.
From Cop to Killer
A special report, tying at least four unsolved homicides and a violent armed robbery to a former Seattle cop.
