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Category Archives: Forensics
Madness and Media: An Ethical Exploration / Author Bruce De Silva
Author Bruce De Silva goes, not only into the mind of a serial killer, but into the court system designed to hold him in Killer Nashville’s 52 Weeks, 52 Guest Bloggers series https://killernashville.wordpress.com/category/52-guest-blogs-series/ Never say never. That’s one of those things … Continue reading
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Time Of Death / Forensic Investigator Steve Rush
Accurate details prove important when including crime scenes in our prose. Three basic questions we want to answer when writing these scenes are: What was my character doing before incident? What altered and/or interrupted her/him at the inciting moment? What … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, Books, characters, Clay Stafford, Dragnet, Facade, Facts, Forensic, Forensic Investigator, Forensics, guest bloggers, Jack Webb, Killer conversation, Killer Nashville, mystery, Readers, Shane Kinsey, Steve Rush, Time of Death, Writing
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Guns: Magic or Science / Author Ernest Lancaster
I wouldn’t dare presume to tell you how to define the weapons your characters use. After all, Hollywood churns out films with magical guns and bullets that defy the laws of physics. And heroes with implausible powers from Sherlock Holmes … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, Books, bullets, characters, Clay Stafford, Cop, Cop Tales, Do you write Hollywood or Real Guns, Ernest Lancaster, firearms, firearms instructor, Forensic, Forensics, guest bloggers, gunpowder, Guns, hollywood myth, Killer conversation, Killer Nashville, Killer Nashville writers conference, Magic, Magic or Science, Memphis, mystery, Police, police sniper, Precinct Memphis, Readers, science, Themes, Thriller, Writing
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When Investigators Can Lie / Sheila Stephens, Law Enforcement and Forensic Psychology Expert
Movies and T.V. have changed public perception of the way investigations are conducted. Many cop and P.I. programs, regularly, show the protagonist using a pretext, more often than not an outrageous one, to obtain information. Ever wonder how legal that … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, Books, characters, Clay Stafford, current-events, Forensic Psychology, Forensics, guest bloggers, illegally, investigators, Killer conversation, Killer Nashville, legally, mystery, Pretexting, Readers, Series, Sheila Stephens, Writing
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Projectile Tech 101: A two-part series (part 2) / Sgt. James Spitzer (Retired)
An Expanding Bullet serves two distinct functions. The first function is to create a larger wound track, thereby inflicting more damage to the central nervous system, the cardiovascular system or the muscular/skeletal structure of the unlucky recipient. The empty space … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, Books, characters, Clay Stafford, exterior ballistics, firearms, firearms examiner, Forensics, guest bloggers, interior ballistics, Killer conversation, Killer Nashville, literature, mystery, projectile tech, Readers, Series, Thriller, thriller writing, Writing
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Projectile Tech 101: A two-part series / Sgt. James Spitzer (Retired)
In the world of Forensic Science, part of the job of a Firearms Examiner is to wade through a sea of myths and misconceptions to deliver the genuine facts into the hands of an often bewildered jury. This is never … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, Books, characters, Clay Stafford, exterior ballistics, firearms, firearms examiner, Forensics, guest bloggers, interior ballistics, Killer conversation, Killer Nashville, literature, mystery, projectile tech, Readers, Series, Thriller, thriller writing, Writing
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Money Laundering And Dirty Deals
Sheila L. Stephens, former ATF Agent/Private Detective/Law Enforcement and Forensic Psychology Expert, discusses this all too common crime in this forensic presentation and breaks it down so you can write about it knowledgeably. Saturday, August 25, 2012, 8:20-9:35 AM. For … Continue reading
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Real Criminal Minds: An Overview of Forensic Science
Join Richard Helms (Author/Forensic Psychologist) and Sheila L. Stephens (Former ATF Agent/Private Detective/Law Enforcement and Forensic Psychology Expert) for a lively forensic discussion inside the criminal mind. Sunday, August 26, 2012, 10:10-11:10 AM. COMING AUGUST 2012 AT KILLER NASHVILLE. Learn … Continue reading
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