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Message from NCHIA President:
John Wiggins -
North Carolina Justice Academy
Welcome to the North Carolina
Homicide Investigators Association website. I encourage you to
visit the different sections of this site to learn about how and
why this association was formed as well as what we do, who the
board members are and what you can do to become involved in the
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NCHIA GOALS
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To provide homicide
investigators an opportunity to exchange information relative to
homicide investigations and to encourage such exchange of information.
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To support and
encourage regular training sessions, workshops and special
investigative seminars.
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To establish a
repository for information relating to current and unsolved homicides
within the state of North Carolina and to disseminate such
information through regular group meetings and publications.
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To establish a
network for other law enforcement agencies across the United States to
access information.
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Through the
training, communication, support and encouragement of the
association’s membership, promote quality homicide investigations
within the state of North Carolina.
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From the
Association
The NCHIA Spring
Conference was held at the Best Western in Banner Elk March
23-25, 2010. It was well attended considering the state of
the economy and the budget cuts which all Departments are
dealing with. On Wednesday, SBI ASAC Suzi Barker gave a very
informative update on DNA technology. SBI ASAC Duane Deaver
and ME Mike Conwell gave a presentation on helium related
deaths. Investigator Randy Horton with the Forsyth County
Sheriff’s Department gave an excellent presentation on a
very difficult rape case which he investigated. Detective
Robert LaTour of the Raleigh Police Department gave a
presentation on lessons learned in a complex investigation.
Thursday was taken up with Dr. Isaac Van Patten’s excellent
presentation on cognitive interview techniques. All in all
another excellent program organized by John Wiggins and the
Board of Directors.
Due to the fact that many of you are now paying your
membership through your conference fees, we will shortly be
going through the membership roster and highlighting those
of you whose memberships have expired. Please check the
roster, and it your name is in red, please renew your
membership. The Association is no different than any other
Department or business right now: we need income to be able
to continue to presenting the kind of outstanding training
as was presented at the Spring conference.
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