We help crime victims and families in search of answers and hope.
FREE OF CHARGE
At NILJ, our mission is to provide much-needed funding for investigative services for crime victims and their families who are searching for answers, resolution, and closure.
Case submissions are open. Our investigative partners are currently working on multiple cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous people. If you or a loved one needs help, please fill out our form.
What is the National Institute for Law & Justice?
The National Institute for Law and Justice (NILJ) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded by Mark Pucci, retired NYPD Detective & Chief Investigator for New York Private Detective Services and Kiersten Hathcock, a non-traditional investigative specialist.
As a detective with more than 25 years experience, Mark has seen countless families struggle to be able to afford additional investigative services while searching for missing loved ones and answers in homicide cases.
With this in mind, he spearheaded NILJ as a nonprofit entity, and brought together a national network of retired and active law enforcement agents, forensics specialists, search and rescue professionals, and non-traditional investigative specialists who, through funding via NILJ, help families find answers at no cost.
Our goal is to raise enough money to cover all costs for families. Our investigative partners, led by Mark Pucci, work in conjunction with law enforcement as well as families.
Currently, we are raising funds for following types of cases:
Will you help us help families who’ve lost so much? Help us spread the word about NILJ by sharing our flyer and social media graphics (download them at this link) and make a donation today.
Every dollar counts.
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
American Indian Law Alliance Partners with National Institute for Law and Justice to Address MMIR Crisis
August 22, 2023 – [Syracuse, NY] – In a groundbreaking move, the American Indian Law Alliance (AILA) today announced its partnership with the National Institute for Law and Justice (NILJ) to intensify efforts in solving cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR).
Since its inception in 1989, AILA has championed the causes of Indigenous nations, communities, and organizations, tirelessly advocating for sovereignty, human rights, and social justice. Their profound expertise in these realms will synergize with the capabilities of NILJ, which was established in 2021…..
Betty Lyons on NILJ
NILJ Advisor Betty Lyons talks (below) about NILJ founder Mark Pucci, and our mission to help find missing Indigenous relatives. Betty is President & Executive Director of the American Indian Law Alliance (AILA), is an Indigenous and environmental activist and citizen of the Onondaga Nation. Betty has worked for the Onondaga Nation for over 20 years. Ms. Lyons serves as a member of the Haudenosaunee External Relations Committee and has been an active participant at the annual United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) since the first session in 2001 as a delegate of the Onondaga Nation. Betty attended Cazenovia College and is a Bryant Stratton College Graduate of the Paralegal Program.
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How we’re funded
Thanks to generous personal donors and corporate sponsors, we will provide financial assistance to families in need of investigative services.
To help us help families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and children, missing persons, and homicide victims, please consider making a donation today.
IN THE NEWS
National Institute for Law and Justice founder Mark Pucci has been volunteering on this case for two years. READ MORE HERE.