

Presented by Writers' Police Academy

2021 Event Details TBA
2021 MurderCon Planning is underway!
The Writers' Police Academy and Virtual MurderCon are rare opportunities for writers to participate in either actual in-person police law enforcement academy, or virtual, live and interactive, "for law enforcement eyes only” training. These incredibly detailed, cutting-edge events have never before been available to writers, anywhere. Until now.
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Learn From the Experts
For writers of all genres to get hands-on experience in homicide investigation and forensics taught by some of the world's leading homicide investigation experts.
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Professional Grade Classes
From fingerprint examination to body decomposition and insect and blood evidence investigation, writers receive training in investigative techniques usually reserved only for law enforcement.
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Hosted by Sirchie
Sirchie helps Police and Public Safety officers around the world to Command Every Scene™ they encounter. Cutting edge technology and training solutions.
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2 Fabulous Days of Learning ONLINE
Classes and workshops taught by world-renowned instructors. Imagine learning the same information as some of the world's top homicide investigators from a world-class training facility!
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Online/Virtual Writers Conference
Cutting-edge instruction never before offered to writers, anywhere. Take your writing to the highest levels with hands-on, real world experience. Fee covers all interactive classes, special presentation, breakout sessions, and a live panel discussion with instructors. 2021 dates TBA.
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Golden Donut Short Story Contest
200 word short story for participants and non-participants alike. Submit your short story to win the exclusive Golden Donut Award. 2021 contest details TBA.
"How to Catch a Serial Killer" - 2020 Special Presentation by Dr. Katherine Ramsland
Katherine Ramsland is a professor of forensic psychology at DeSales University in Pennsylvania, where she also teaches criminal justice and serves as the assistant provost. She holds a master's in forensic psychology from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, a master's in clinical psychology from Duquesne University, a master's in criminal justice from DeSales University, and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Rutgers. She has been a therapist and a consultant. Dr. Ramsland has published over 1,000 articles and 66 books.
Dr. Ramsland's background in forensics positioned her to assist former FBI profiler John Douglas on his book, The Cases that Haunt Us, to co-write a book with former FBI profiler, Gregg McCrary, The Unknown Darkness, to collaborate on A Voice for the Dead with attorney James E. Starrs on his exhumation projects, and to co-write a forensic textbook with renowned criminalist Henry C. Lee, The Real World of a Forensic Scientist.
For seven years, she contributed regularly to Court TV's Crime Library, and now writes a column on investigative forensics for The Forensic Examiner and a column on character psychology for Sisters in Crime; offers trainings for law enforcement and attorneys; and speaks internationally about forensic psychology, forensic science, and serial murder.