AT , ▁Gang ▁Det ail , ▁and ▁Rob ber y ▁Hom ic ide . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Tor rance ▁Police ▁Department ' s ▁Cold - Case ▁Hom ic ide ▁Unit . ▁ ▁Investig ative ▁work ▁As ▁a ▁hom ic ide ▁detect ive , ▁Wal lace ▁has ▁investig ated ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁high - profile ▁cold - case ▁mur ders . ▁His ▁cases ▁have ▁been ▁featured ▁on ▁Dat eline ▁( N BC ) ▁and ▁North ▁Mission ▁Road ▁( tr u TV ). ▁As ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Tor rance ▁Police ▁Department ▁Cold - Case ▁Hom ic ide ▁Unit , ▁Wal lace ▁earned ▁the ▁S ust ained ▁Super ior ity ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁South ▁Bay ▁Police ▁and ▁Fire ▁Medal ▁of ▁Val or ▁committee . ▁He ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁California ▁Peace ▁Officer ▁Association ▁C OP S WE ST ▁Award ▁for ▁best ▁solved ▁cold ▁case . ▁ ▁Con version ▁to ▁Christian ity ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Wal lace ▁became ▁a ▁Christian ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 5 , ▁after ▁investig ating ▁the ▁g osp els ▁as ▁potential ▁e y ew it ness ▁accounts ▁to ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁Jesus . ▁Wal lace ▁joined ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁S addle back ▁Church , ▁while ▁continu ing ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁cold - case ▁hom ic ide ▁detect ive . ▁He ▁later ▁en rolled ▁in ▁Golden ▁Gate ▁Bapt ist ▁The ological ▁Sem inary , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in