2007 INTERNATIONAL HOMICIDE INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION SYMPOSIUM

 

September 16 – 21, 2007

Hilton Hotel

 

Las Vegas, Nevada

 

 

 

Agency Presenters

Sunday – September 16, 2007

2:00 - 8:00 Participant Registration

 

Monday – September 17, 2007

Symposium Dress Code – Business Casual

6:45 -7:45 Late Registration

8:00 - 9:30 Opening Ceremony

9:30 - 9:45 Break

9:45 - 10:15 Office for Victims of Crime

John W. Gillis, Director

Office of Victims of Crime

United States Department of Justice

10:15-10:50 Drug Trafficking and Violent Crime

Cheri Nolan, Assistant Deputy Director

Office of National Drug Control Policy

Executive Office of the President

10:50-12:00 The Role of the Coroner and Proactive Measures in Death Investigation

Dr. P. Michael Murphy, Coroner

Las Vegas , Nevada

President, International Coroners and Medical Examiners Association

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-3:00 West Nickel Mines Amish School Shooting

Colonel Jeffrey Miller, Commissioner

Pennsylvania State Police, Harrisburg , Pennsylvania

3:00-3:15 Break

3:15-5:15 Piercing the Alibi: An Investigation of Mass Murder in Polk County, Florida

Mr. John Aguero, Director Homicide Division

Assistant State Attorney

Bartow , Florida

Special Agent Tommy Ray

Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Lakeland , Florida

5:30-7:00 Sponsor Activity-CBS News-48 Hours

Pavillion 11 Reception

 

Tuesday – September 18, 2007

8:00 – 11:15 The Siege at Waco : Lessons Learned

Byron Sage (FBI Retired), Director of Security Irongate Services, Dallas/Austin, Texas

Marie Hagen, Attorney (USDOJ-Retired)

Washington , DC

David Jewell, Victim Family

Niles , Michigan

11:15-12:00 FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime,

Mark Hilts, Unit Chief National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime, Federal Bureau of Investigation

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-3:00 An Overview of Organized Crime in Mexico : The Nuevo León Case

Rogelio Lozano de Leon, CEO, Department of Public Safety San Pedro Garza Garcia Nuevo León , Mexico

3:00-3:15 Break

3:15-4:15 Child Abduction Killers: Research Study

James Beasley, Supervisory Special Agent, National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime Federal Bureau of Investigation

4:15-5:15 Terrorism Involvement in Violent Crime

Shawn Van Slyke, Supervisory Special Agent, National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime Federal Bureau of Investigation

5:30-7:00 Sponsor Activity – Granada First 48

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Symposium Meeting Room

 

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

8:00-9:00 IHIA Business Meeting

9:00-10:30 Detecting Clues in Homicide Management

Tim Keel, Major Case Specialist

National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime

Federal Bureau of Investigation

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-12:00 Special Presentation

Captain Charlie Plumb, U.S. Navy Fighter Pilot – POW, Calabasas , California

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-2:30 Deanna Wright-McIntosh Case

Detective Sergeant David Splain

Yeadon Police Department , Pennsylvania

Arthur Young, Forensic Biology Specialist

NMS Labs, Willow Grove , Pennsylvania

2:30-2:45 Break

2:45-3:15 National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Robert J. O'Brien, Executive Director, Missing Children Services

NCMEC, Alexandria , Virginia

3:15-5:15 Getting More from DNA Databases: Close Matches and Familial Searches

Rock Harmon, Deputy District Attorney Oakland , California

 

Dr. Thomas Callaghan, Chief FBI CODIS Unit, Chairman of the National DNA Index System Procedures Board

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Deidre Raver, Victim Family

New York , New York

 

Thursday, September 20, 2007

8:00-10:00 Traumatic Unconsciousness and Forensic Evidence of Period Unconsciousness

Dr. Mary Case, Chief Medical Examiner

St. Louis , Missouri

10:00-10:15 Break

10:15-11:15 Cellular Telephone Forensics

Steve Prosser, Chief Inspector, North Central Region, US Marshals Service

11:15-12:00 National Institute of Justice

Martin Novak, Program Manager Office of Science and Technology, US Department of Justice, Washington , DC

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-2:00 Prosecution of Murder Cases

Robert McCulloch, Prosecuting Attorney, St. Louis County , Missouri

Past President-National District Attorney's Association

2:00-2:30 Violent Criminal Apprehension Program

Brad Bryant, Supervisory Special Agent

National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime Federal Bureau of Investigation

2:30-2:45 Break

2:45-5:15 Virginia Tech Tragedy

Colonel W. Steven Flaherty, Superintendent Virginia State Police, Richmond , Virginia

7:00 Gala Awards Dinner

Semi-Formal Attire

 

Friday, September 21, 2007

8:00-9:00 FBI Evidence Operations: The Evidence Response Team Program

Thomas Lintner, Unit Chief, Evidence Response Team Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation

9:00-10:00 Homemade Explosives: The New Wave of Terrorist Bombs

Gregory Carl, Unit Chief, Explosives Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation

10:00-10:15 Break

10:15-11:45 Internet and Computer Forensics in Homicide and Abduction Investigations

Brook Schaub

St Paul , Minnesota Police Department (Retired)

11:45-12:00 Closing