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The Crime Fiction Murder Weapon

Posted May 22, 2014 by Joel Goldman & filed under Creating characters, Crime Fiction, Crime investigation, Crime Novels, Gun Crime, How to write, Writing Crime Fiction, Writing Crime Thrillers.

When you read a good thriller, you’re probably trying to figure out whodunit right along with the detective or private eye. But are you overlooking one of the major clues? The way a victim is killed can tell you a lot about the person doing the killing. Find out what the crime fiction murder… Continue Reading The Crime Fiction Murder Weapon »

Crime Investigations with Social Media – Fuzzy Legal Lines

Posted April 3, 2014 by Joel Goldman & filed under Crime investigation.

As a best selling crime author, I try to keep up with trends in law enforcement. Whether I make use of these trends in my crime novels or not isn’t important. But it is important that I know about them and understand them. Increasingly, law enforcement officers are using social media for their crime investigations…. Continue Reading Crime Investigations with Social Media – Fuzzy Legal Lines »

Dangers of False Positives in Crime Investigations

Posted August 15, 2013 by Joel Goldman & filed under Crime investigation.

When building a case against a criminal suspect, authorities collect information and evidence from a variety of sources. It’s hard to imagine a person being wrongly convicted of a crime and serving years, even decades for something he or she didn’t do. But the reality is that this does happen – and maybe even more… Continue Reading Dangers of False Positives in Crime Investigations »