| Latest Updates Jim Fitzgerald to Speak at Newseum To mark the 15th anniversary of the arrest of the Unabomber, Theodore Kaczynski, Jim Fitzgerald will give a brief talk at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, April 3 at 1:30 pm. Fitzgerald worked on the Unabomber case from 1995 to 1997 and will talk about his role in the identification, arrest, and prosecution of Kaczynski. The Unabomber exhibit also features the actual 10 x 12 foot cabin that Kaczynski lived in for 20 years.
Hazelwood, Smerick, and Napier Courses on E-Learning Site AGI's list of e-learning courses has grown with the addition of programs by Roy Hazelwood, Peter Smerick, and Mike Napier. Hazelwood presents Sexually Violent Offenders, and Napier contributes Behavior, Truth and Deception, based on his book of the same title published in 2010. Smerick's two-part Criminal Profiling for Homicide Investigators is specifically targeted for law enforcement professionals. These courses join Jim Fitzgerald's Forensic Linguistics course already available. Look for Roger Depue's Violence in Public Institutions to be added soon. These courses are available at the Institute of Criminological and Foresnic Sciences at California University of Pennsylvania, one of the foremost providers of on-line education in the country.
Jim Fitzgerald Testifies in Murder Trial Jim Fitzgerald testified in the murder trial of Wesley Earnest in November 2010, in which forensic linguistics was a key element. Earnest was accused of murdering his wife and staging the crime to look like suicide, including a suicide note. Earnest was convicted and sentenced on January 25, 2011 to life in prison.
Dr. Roger Depue Appears on Charlie Rose On January 11, Dr. Depue appeared on the Charlie Rose Show to discuss the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others in Tucson, and the behavioral red flags that shooter Jared Loughner may have displayed leading up to the shooting. View program here.
2011 Dates Set for Violent Crime Behavior I and II Dates for Violent Crime Behavior I and II, AGI's premier training opportunities, have been announced. VCB I will be held June 6-17, and VCB II will be held July 11-15. Click here for more information.
Academy Group E-Learning The Academy Group, Inc. is proud to announce the launch of unique e-learning training courses in criminal behavioral sciences in cooperation with the Institute of Criminological and Forensic Sciences at California University of Pennsylvania. AGI practitioners Roy Hazelwood, Roger Depue, Jim Fitzgerald, Mike Napier, and Pete Smerick offer programs covering a wide array of behavioral topics including forensic linguistics, sexual assault investigation, interview and interrogation techniques, etc. Other AGI instructors and courses will be added in the coming months. Click here to see a list of all AGI courses in Cal U’s Global Online program.
Napier Book on Targeted Interviewing Published In his book, Behavior, Truth, and Deception , AGI practitioner Mike Napier introduces Targeted Subject Interviewing. This behavioral approach to the interview process uses the offender’s own criminal behavior to construct an appeal to his thinking that will lead him to recognize the benefit of providing information to the interviewer. This reference book is aimed at the working investigator. More
Sackman Testifies in “Angel of Death” Case AGI associate Bruce Sackman, a nationally-recognized “Angel of Death” expert, provided expert testimony for the defendant, Nocona General Hospital, in Ft. Worth, Texas. The families of the victims of convicted medical serial killer Vickie Dawn Jackson were attempting to prove negligence on the part of the hospital for Jackson’s actions. Sackman’s testimony was instrumental in proving the claim was baseless. Lawyer Linda R. Maloney stated that Sackman “was extremely helpful and professional and played a key role in the resolution of this matter. [His] assistance is greatly appreciated.”
New AGI Associates ~ Natalie Schilling and Jim Clemente AGI is proud to announce two new associates who have joined our ranks. Natalie Schilling is an internationally-recognized linguist and Associate Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University. She is currently conducting research in authorial attribution and author profiling, bringing scientific rigor to these areas vital to forensic linguistics. Schilling was a regular instructor in the FBI’s Forensic Linguistic Workshop for Law Enforcement Practitioners and is co-author of a definitive textbook, American English , and co-editor of the authoritative Handbook of Language Variation and Change . Jim Clemente retired in October 2009 after 22 years with the FBI. The last eleven years he was a Supervisory Special Agent in the Behavioral Analysis Unit of the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime. Clemente is qualified as an expert witness in the areas of child sex offender behavior, child sexual victimization, and child pornography. Prior to joining the FBI, Clemente headed the Child Sex Crimes Prosecution Team for the New York City Law Department.
Norfolk 4 Pardoned On August 6, 2009, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine freed three men who had been imprisoned for 11 years for a brutal crime of rape and murder that they did not commit. At the request of defense counsel, AGI practitioner Larry McCann reconstructed the crime scene in 2005 and became convinced that the four men, known as the Norfolk 4, were innocent... continue
Fitzgerald Aids in Murder Conviction AGI practitioner Jim Fitzgerald consulted with the Syracuse, New York, prosecutor's office in the successful prosection of Stacey Castor for the murder of her husband. Click here to continue. |
