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Cracking the Cases – Anatomy of the Kiwanis/KVH Abuse Settlements

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It took years of exhaustive investigative and legal work by Darrell Cochran and his legal team to uncover overwhelming evidence of horrendous child sexual and physical abuse at the Kiwanis Vocational Home in Southwest Washington. The fight has been long, but resulted in settlements for clients with Kiwanis and Washington State totaling nearly $120 million to date (and counting.)

Like legal archaeologists, Cochran and his team painstakingly dug for and unearthed the horrible truth about KVH, one piece at a time – despite intense efforts by a cast of conspirators hellbent on hiding the truth. The previously hidden letters, reports, photos and other evidence bring into focus over a decade of widespread child abuse and financial corruption we proved to have been widely known by Kiwanis and the state of Washington.

The proof is overwhelming.  As some of the lawsuits brought on behalf of long-suffering clients conclude, many have asked to see at least some of the damning evidence.  And they’ve asked how the Cochran team found and assembled all of the pieces needed to complete the puzzle.

We’ve curated some of the key documents, photos, depositions, 3D video renderings and other elements vital to our success on this special web page.  We encourage you to explore this exclusive content to learn more about the deplorable people, abuses, malfeasance, neglect and incompetence that destroyed the lives of dozens of young boys.

Inside the Kiwanis Group Home in the 1980’s and 1990’s

Staff on Train Car

Govenor Bob, Andrew, McCarthy, Edinger, Scott, Everdon

Staff Member – Brad Freigenbaum

Staff Member – Dave Pyles

Four Staff Members

Staff on Porch

McCarthy, Miles and Youth

Staff Member – Mike Lyons

Staff Member – Mike O’Neil

Staff Member

Male and Female Staff with Dog

Staff Member – Lonnie Smith

Staff Member – Chris Bruckner

Staff Member – Jim Pritchard

Staff Member – Jim Gallagher

Staff Member – Doris Stapleton

Staff Member – Barry Brown

Staff and Residents on Porch

Staff on Train Car

Staff Member – Jim Gallagher

Male Staff Member

Karen Amburgy and Resident in Car

Female Staff

Female Staff

Dave Cordell – 1980

Staff on Train Car

Staff Member – Sheila Mickelson

Photo of Men in Front on Shop

Old Kiwanis Caboose

Old Kiwanis Gym

Old Kiwanis Home

Sample of the Key Documents Identifying Horrific Circumstances

at Kiwanis Vocational Home

If Your or Someone You Know Was Placed at Kiwanis Vocational Home, Please Contact Us. We Can Help your Healing, and Hold Those Responsible for the Abuses Accountable.

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