9ll Homicide: Is the Caller the Killer?

Tracy Harpster has served as a police officer in Ohio since 1984.  He has worked as a street officer, undercover narcotics officer, sergeant, detective sergeant, lieutenant and deputy chief.  In 2006, he 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.  The study defined and analyzed the indicators in order to assist homicide detectives gain insight into offenses, suggest offender probability, and explore pertinent issues during the interview and interrogation phases of the investigation.

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 2500 homicides.

This training is specifically designed to educate all criminal justice personnel including dispatchers, law enforcement officers, detectives, supervisors, medical examiners and prosecutors.

Date:  September 25-26, 2025, 8:30am – 4:30pm

Location:  Mott Community College – Tech Center Auditorium, 1401 E. Court Street, Flint, MI 48503, room 1005

Cost:  LEORTC Licensed members – Pre-paid, LEORTC Non-licensed members – $125 per person, all others – $200 per person

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This training is registered as, “Agency Elected Continuing Professional Education (CPE).”

“This training has been registered with MCOLES for the use of PA 302 Law Enforcement Distribution funds.”