The Team
Allison Rojek, M.A.
Instructor
Michigan State University
School of Criminal Justice
655 Auditorium Road
East Lansing, MI 48824
rojeka1@msu.edu
Allison Rojek is an instructor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. She received her MA from the University of Missouri at St. Louis in 2006 and is a former crime/intelligence analyst. Her teaching interests focus on analyzing homicide, criminological theory, violent crime reduction, and crime analysis. She has worked with law enforcement agencies across the country on violent crime reduction programs as well as other grant-funded research to inform criminal justice policy. Ms. Rojek also serves as a Consulting Criminologist on the Cold Case Homicide Review Team, a collaboration between Michigan State University and the Michigan State Police.
Larry Rothman
Detective Sergeant
Michigan State Police
Cold Case Unit
Canal Road
First District, Lansing, MI
RothmanL@michigan.gov
Detective Sergeant Larry Rothman has been with the Michigan State Police since 1999 and has held numerous roles throughout his career. Detective Sergeant Rothman has over 23 years of investigative experience. In 2020 he partnered with the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University to form a collaboration in an attempt to address cold case homicides. This collaboration has provided numerous benefits to both the Michigan State Police as well as to the students and faculty at Michigan State University. With close supervision the students are able to organize, digitize, and index each case giving investigators valuable insight and manpower. This collaboration has been duplicated with the Michigan State Police partnering with other universities throughout the State of Michigan.
Detective Sergeant Rothman earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Forensics and Cyberterrorism from Utica College in New York and completed a certification course in Investigative Psychology from John Jay School of Criminal Justice in New York.
Ronnie Evans
Detective Trooper/Community Service Trooper
Michigan State Police
Cold Case Unit
Canal Road
First District, Lansing, MI
Evansr5@michigan.gov
Detective Trooper Ronnie Evans is a trooper investigator within the Michigan State Police First District Special Investigation Section with a focus on cold case homicides. Detective Trooper Evans has been a part of the cold case collaboration between the Michigan State Police and Michigan State University since May 2020. Additionally, Trooper Evans is the community service trooper and a firearms instructor at the Michigan State Police Lansing Post. Detective Trooper Evans joined the Michigan State Police in March of 2016. Prior to law enforcement service, he completed an 8-year commitment with the United States Army (82nd Airborne Division) completing one 15-month deployment to Eastern Afghanistan during his time in service. Detective Trooper Evans enjoys working out of the Michigan State Police First District and the Lansing Post because it gives him an opportunity to work in, and give back to the community he grew up in.