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Stacy Dittrich is an award-winning
15-year law enforcement officer, author, media consultant, and former detective specializing in sex crimes. With past training
by a former FBI Behavioral Specialist, Stacy is certified through the National Institute of Truth Verification as an examiner
(CVSA- lie detector). Stacy has also been assigned to a federal drug task in the investigations of numerous homicides. In
2002, she received the Victim’s of Crime Award from former Ohio Attorney General, Jim Petro and is a certified law enforcement
instructor. Stacy is the author of the
upcoming CeeCee Gallagher thriller series about a female detective. She and her first novel in the series, The
Devil’s Closet, were recently featured on CNN’s Nancy Grace. Based on an actual case Stacy investigated,
the novel debuts in October, 2008, followed by Mary Jane’s Grave, the second in the CeeCee Gallagher series, debuting
in June 2009. Stacy’s first true-crime book, Murder Behind the Badge, will debut in September, 2009 (Prometheus) and
her memoir, “Stumbling Along the Beat: A true story of a policewoman’s journey,” debuts
in Spring 2010.
Stacy is a member of the International
Thriller Writer’s Association, Sisters in Crime, and is a regular contributor on Women in Crime Ink, a new web blog
by an impressive group of award-winning true-crime authors, print and broadcast journalists, crime novelists, producers for
CNN and CBS News, television personalities, and criminal justice professionals. Stacy is also a guest contributor at OfficerResource.com.
Stacy is co-owner of Justice Interrupted, LLC; an investigation and media team along with LA Deputy District Attorney, Robin
Sax, and famed author and violence expert, Susan Murphy-Milano. Stacy has appeared as a law enforcement commentator on CNN, Fox’s Geraldo at Large, The Nancy
Grace Show, E True Hollywood, The War On Crime, The Dana Pretzer Radio Show, “That’s Life” with Cleveland’s
Robin Swoboda, and numerous talk-radio stations nationwide. She has appeared in the pages of SELF magazine, Women’s
World magazine, Allure Magazine, The Boston Herald, and The UK Observer to name a few. She has given her expert and professional
opinion on cases ranging from the Jon Benet Ramsey case to the Manson Family. She comes from a long line of law enforcement,
as her husband, father, and uncles are police officers. Stacy Dittrich currently resides in Ohio with her husband and two
daughters. Stacy Dittrich is the
author of The Devil's Closet and
Murder Behind the Badge: True Stories
of Cops Who Kill.
About the Richland
County Sheriff's Office The Richland County Sheriff’s Office has consists of 120 employees; including 52 deputy sheriff’s
in various law enforcement function; 44 corrections personnel and over 20 civilian employees. Among the services provided
by Richland County Sheriff’s Office are Detective Bureau; Critical Incident Stress Services; Transportation and Court
Security; and, Allied Special Operation Response Team. The Detective Bureau of the Richland County Sheriff’s Office “is a seven person unit, which follows up
on potentially long term felony investigations. There is one sergeant assigned to Richland County Children Services, who handles
sexual abuse and inter family sexual abuse cases. One detective is assigned to the Metrich Drug Task Force that consists of
ten counties and still growing. There is one detective assigned to investigate juvenile complaints, and also handle the D.A.R.E.
program in the county schools. We also have four detectives who work any other type of case from thefts to homicides which
occur in the county that needs investigated. The Detective Bureau over the last three years has investigated an average of
584 cases per year. As the years go by it seems as if the cases are getting more complex, and take longer to investigate.” Source: sheriffrichlandcounty.com
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According to the book description of
Murder Behind the Badge: True
Stories of Cops Who Kill, "Most
men and women who aspire to be police
officers begin their careers with a
noble dream of community service,
upholding the law, and helping those
in need. Yet over time the rigors and
emotional strain of dealing with
society’s worst element wear on even
the most idealistic officers like a
sheet of sandpaper, until what used to
be a compassionate human being is
slowly rubbed away. A few become
corrupted and slip into criminal
behavior, directly contradicting their
oath to guard the public. Even worse,
there are some who hide behind their
badges to commit the most heinous
crimes imaginable.
In a shocking true-crime narrative
that reads like a thriller, former
police officer, former detective, and
mystery writer Stacy Dittrich tells
eighteen stories about cops who kill.
From the brutal to the bizarre, the
senseless to the extreme, these men
and women abused their power, took
human life, and are now (except for
one) paying the consequences.
Some killed for love, others for
money, and still others because of
seemingly trivial personality
conflicts. Dittrich profiles, among
others:
• New Orleans cop Antoinette Frank,
who brutally murdered three innocent
people, including a fellow officer
• Canton, Ohio police officer Bobby
Cutts Jr., who murdered his former
girlfriend when she was nine-months
pregnant
• California highway patrolman Craig
Peyer, who pulled over San Diego State
college student Cara Knott over a
frivolous traffic violation, then
murdered her.
• Columbia, Missouri officer Steven
Rios, who slit the throat of his gay
lover, after he threatened to tell
everyone of their relationship."
According to the book description
of The Devil's Closet, “The crime, the love story, and the chilling pursuit of a serial
child murderer are the fundamentals in the world of veteran detective CeeCee Gallagher. When multiple Amber Alerts are activated,
CeeCee once again teams up with her forbidden love, FBI Agent Michael Hagerman. The only clue left by the killer is his grotesque,
and disturbing, signature on the victims; he dresses them and paints them to resemble dolls. While her marriage to a fellow
police officer continues to unravel during the fast-paced, and intense, investigation, CeeCee finds herself face to face with
the killer, and at the center of the brutal murders. In the end, CCeeCee finds out the killer has spent his life terrorizing
the nation's children.”
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