Specialized Training
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Session Title
911 Homicide Calls
Date(s)
Nov. 20-21, 2019
Time
8:00am - 4:30pm
Location
WCTC, Firing Range
Cost
$275.00
Description
Is the Caller the Killer?
Do 911 homicide calls contain clues that could help investigators identify the killer?
This class will examine verbal indicators to critically analyze 911 homicide statements for predictive value in determining the callers’ guilt or innocence regarding the offense.
This training is specifically designed to educate all criminal justice personnel including Dispatchers, Law Enforcement Officers, Detectives, Supervisors, Medical Examiners and Prosecutor’s.
Tracy Harpster has served as a police officer in Ohio since 1984. He has worked as street officer, undercover narcotics officer, Sergeant, Detective Sergeant, Lieutenant and Deputy Chief. In 2006, DC Harpster achieved a Graduate degree from the University of Cincinnati where his Master’s Thesis examined the indicators of innocence and guilt of 9-1-1 homicide callers reporting the offense.
Deputy Chief Harpster is a member of the Vidocq Society and has shared his research at homicide conferences across the country and used his research to investigate over 1500 homicides.