Two Interesting Cold Case Articles
The first article has Michigan ties. Following up on a cold case led an Ohio medical examiner’s office to a fingerprint match and old files in Grand Haven that ID’d a man…
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May 26, 2016May 26, 2016
Conducting Successful Interrogations
By David Vessel, J. D. This article originally appeared in the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Oct. 1998, and appears on the internet at http://www.fbi.gov/library/leb/leb.htm. Obtaining information that an individual does not want to…
October 14, 2013October 14, 2013
Statement Analysis: What Do Suspects’ Words Really Reveal?
By Susan H. Adams, M.A. Special Agent Adams teaches statement analysis as part of interviewing and interrogation courses at the FBI Academy. This Article Originally Appeared in the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin,…
March 2, 2013March 2, 2013
Interrogations and Touchdowns; a Comparison between Football and Getting Confessions
By Wesley Clark No, I’m not talking about sacking your suspect in the hopes of getting a confession, that would be unsportsmanlike conduct, but there are many parallels that can be drawn…
February 1, 2013November 15, 2013
Deceptive but Truthful: Is it Possible?
A Tangled Web Detective Wesley Clark Connecticut State Police Department Western District Major Crime Squad The Question is Raised This may sound like an oxymoron, however in light of the adjoining article,…
January 28, 2013October 13, 2013
Deception and its Detection
Detective Wesley Clark Connecticut State Police Western District Major Crime Squad This article originally appeared in Connecticut Trooper Magazine, Fall 1998. As a member of the law enforcement community for the past…
January 28, 2013October 13, 2013
Caught on Tape
Using Criminals’ Videos Against Them By Edward F. Davis, M.S., and Anthony J. Pinzotto, Ph.D. This article originally appeared in the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, November, 1998. In Sparta, Michigan, a 16-year-old…
January 27, 2013October 13, 2013
Burglary Investigations
By Daryl W. Clemens Burglary defined Burglary is sometimes also known as Home Invasion, or Breaking and Entering. The unlawful entry into the premises of another with intent to commit a felony…
January 26, 2013October 13, 2013
Arson Investigation
Written by Katherine Steck-Flynn The Fire Arson investigation starts with the fire itself. To create and sustain a fire three factors must be present. The three factors are known as the fire…