ANIMAL RIGHTS

 
 
National Press Club 2018 Winner Federal wildlife agents set poison traps which indiscriminately kill thousands of "predators" like coyotes. The fatal story of a boy and his dog -- and all the other collateral damage this program brings to the West.
 

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

 
 
 
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.
 

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 is a yearlong investigation into widespread misuse of narcotics, numbing agents, painkillers, and anti-inflammatory injections, like Toradol, inside college sports locker rooms. FOX31 Denver fought dozens of universities for medication purchasing records, sports drug policies, and use of pain-killing injections for "game-day" athletes.
 

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

 
 
Mom and gifted medium disappears from a tiny Colorado spiritual mecca. FOX31 Denver investigative reporter Chris Halsne tracks down clues, motives, and one haunting picture. *Featured on popular podcast Up and Vanished *$20,000 reward for information
 

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.


 
 
 
1 A mom, trying to escape an abusive relationship, is found dead on an Amtrak train at Denver's Union Station. Despite an autopsy finding dozens of brutal, blunt force injuries, homicide detectives fail to interview key witnesses. "Death on a Train" #2 A woman, seeking religious enlightenment, disappears from a tiny Colorado town.
 

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.

 
 
 
KIRO-TV prime time special about a former Seattle cop turned professional hitman. Investigative reporter Chris Halsne spent two years investigating Gary Krueger's ties to five unsolved homicides and a violent home invasion. After Halsne aired a dozen investigations, proving among other things that an FBI mix-up at the DNA lab hampered police, cold case detectives finally sat down for an interview and admitted publically KIRO-TV was right.
 

From Cop to Killer

A special report, tying at least four unsolved homicides and a violent armed robbery to a former Seattle cop.