Name: The Truth of It
Start: 2024-08-17T10:00:00-0600
End: 2024-08-17T11:20:00-0600

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Saturday August 17, 2024 10:00am - 11:20am MDT

Kananaskis 1

Join retired Homicide Detective, Dave Sweet, with Val King on a presentation on Interrogation Techniques. Dave will talk about his many experiences in the interrogation room and how he's gotten to the truth. Val King will bring in some videos on Profiler Techniques. As stated before, Val is not a profiler. Together, it is our hope that this presentation will give you insight and inspiration for your next crime novel.

Speakers

Valerie L. King

Valerie L. King is a member if the Imaginative Fiction Writers Association (IFWA) and Calgary Crime Writers. She has some published short stories and is currently writing an urban fantasy series as well as several non-fiction books. Her passions are music, art, and volunteering with... Read More →

Dave Sweet

With 25 years of policing experience, Detective Dave Sweet (retired) has investigated some of Canada’s most heinous crimes.Over his career, Dave worked as a patrol officer, an undercover police officer and led several task forces targeting gangs and organized crime groups operating... Read More →

Saturday August 17, 2024 10:00am - 11:20am MDT
Kananaskis 1

Lecture, Craft

When Words Collide 2024

Valerie L. King

Dave Sweet

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