tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post7502096564125863207..comments2024-01-02T16:42:15.732-05:00Comments on Redlines and Deadlines: How to Commit a MurderECPI Editorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569261288668237013noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-76212094974503680282008-05-29T11:57:00.000-04:002008-05-29T11:57:00.000-04:00Like, Lynn, I belong to crimescenewriters. I'll al...Like, Lynn, I belong to crimescenewriters. I'll also recommend Lee Lofland's blog, The Graveyard Shift. He wrote "Police Procedure & Investigations" and is willing to answer questions. I also like "Forensics for Dummies" by Dr. Doug Lyle. <BR/><BR/>And I buy beer for some local homicide detectives. They're a very good source of information. I used to email them, but I'm now on the sheriff's office 'list' and any emails I send to their work addresses will bounce. Makes me feel kind of important.<BR/><BR/>The hardest part is writing something "real" because everyone assumes that the CSI shows get it right. They don't.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-891809530815758512008-05-29T11:43:00.000-04:002008-05-29T11:43:00.000-04:00My Evil Day Job is a law clerk. So for my training...My Evil Day Job is a law clerk. So for my training I did a class on Forensics and have a FANTASTIC text book on Forensics from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.<BR/><BR/>I know laws are different in Canada, but forensics is pretty much the same.<BR/><BR/>I've also participated in a Jury Trial, won't say the crime but it wasn't fun, what was interesting was the crash course in fingerprinting I got.<BR/><BR/>And my local RWA chapter had a Forensic Police office, who trains at the Police College in Ontario, explain forensics and fingerprinting. From the time of Sherlock Holmes on.<BR/><BR/>I've been fortunate to learn a lot.<BR/><BR/>I've just never got around to writing a murder mystery yet.<BR/><BR/>LOL!!Amy Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212879406999128140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-52302485299309065142008-05-28T21:53:00.000-04:002008-05-28T21:53:00.000-04:00I have spoken to an ex undercover cop and current ...I have spoken to an ex undercover cop and current police, and also have a few acquaintances who are judges. The undercover cop had some amazing stories and gave me some brilliant insight into the psyche of the undercover police and why they do it. True crime stories are also useful, if not chilling. <BR/><BR/>The most chilling book I have read is on psychopaths and is written by an Australian forensic psychologist. It is called "Touched by the Devil" and is by John Clarke and Andy Shea. I found I couldn't read more than a chapter at a time as it gave me nightmares to think that the stories in this book were all true and that psychopaths could be people hunting anywhere. Even sitting next to me on the train. *brrr* It still gives me the creeps. Great reference though :-)<BR/><BR/>You can find it on Amazon :-)Maggie Nashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14854209185219050066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-37546802827009620222008-05-28T15:30:00.000-04:002008-05-28T15:30:00.000-04:00I belong to a wonderful Yahoo group where the owne...I belong to a wonderful Yahoo group where the owner is a retired crime scene analyst. There are police in the group, paramedics, doctors...all kinds of professional people who are so giving with their info. I now know exactly how to murder someone with prescription drugs. :-)<BR/><BR/>Here's the URL: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/crimescenewriter/<BR/><BR/>LynnLynn LaFleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17859597499640023156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-60502086085244443042008-05-28T11:49:00.000-04:002008-05-28T11:49:00.000-04:00I find that thorough planning, rehearsals, and suf...I find that thorough planning, rehearsals, and sufficient contingency planning make most of the reference works unnecessary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com