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True Crime and
Investigations
May 3, 2008 (San Dimas, CA)
Police-Writers.com is a website that lists state and local
police officers who have written books. The
website listed three
police officers who have written on
true crime and on how to investigate crime.
Raymond Pingitore
is a detective in the
Johnston Police Department (Rhode Island) where
he has served for twenty-five years. In 1992, he earned his detective badge and
currently works in the major crimes division. A graduate of Roger Williams
University,
Raymond Pingitore holds a Masters Degree in
Criminal Justice. He is the co-author of
Thrill Killers: A True Story of Innocence and Murder Without Conscience.
According to the book description
of Thrill Killers: A True Story of Innocence and Murder Without Conscience,
This riveting tale of
true crime and the perseverance of justice
grips and enthralls the reader from start to finish. In 2000, in Providence,
Rhode Island, two college students were approached by a group of men. Forced
into the backseat and driven to a remote location, they were murdered when one
of the perpetrators realized the students had seen his face.
W. Kenneth Katsaris began his
law enforcement career in 1962 when he joined
the St. Petersburg Police Department. During the next two decades he would
serve with the Tallahassee Police Department and the Florida Highway Patrol
before being elected as the Sheriff of the
Leon County Sheriffs Office.
W. Kenneth Katsaris has been an academy
instructor as well as a lecture. He has a BA and MS in Criminology and is the
author of Evidence and Procedure in the Administration of Justice.
W. Kenneth Katsaris is the author of
Evidence and Procedure in the Administration of Justice.
Michael Byrd joined the
Miami-Dade County Police Department in 1985.
He began working in their
Crime Scene Investigations Bureau in 1987.
Michael Byrd passed away in 2004.
Michael Byrd published over 30 articles on
crime scene investigations and evidence
handling. He is the author of
Crime Scene Evidence: A Guide to the Recovery
and Collection of Physical Evidence.
According to the book description
of
Crime Scene Evidence: A Guide to the Recovery
and Collection of Physical Evidence, The purpose of this book is to
give the investigator a quick and easy reference guide to the collection,
handling, and packaging of
crime scene evidence. It is meant to assist
everyone working in the field of evidence collection--from the first responding
officer, to the newly assigned investigator, to the savvy veteran with many
crime scene responses under his/her belt. The
first responding officer may find himself/herself involved in a situation where
he/she will need to collect a particular piece of evidence for whatever reason.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 999
police officers (representing 418 police
departments) and their 2110 police books in 35 categories, there are also
listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors,
international
police officers who have written books and
civilian police personnel who have written books.
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