NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 9, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) --
WHAT: Arnold Markle Symposium 2001 -- A two-day conference at
Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Conn.
Dr. Henry C. Lee will speak, as will numerous other noted
authorities as cited below. Awards will be presented to
Connecticut law enforcement and government officials. Capacity
attendance of 500 persons from the fields of law enforcement,
criminal justice, government and forensic science is assured.
Theme: "Investigation of Time Sensitive Cases: Child Abductions
and Serial Murders"
WHEN: Monday, March 12 and Tuesday, March 13
Sponsor: The Henry Lee Institute of Forensic Science at the
University of New Haven
Program: Monday, March 12, 2001
8 a.m. - Opening Remarks, Dr. Albert Harper, the Henry
Lee Institute, University of New Haven, West
Haven, CT
8:30 a.m. - Arnold Markle Awards presentations (See
Connecticut honorees listed below)
9 a.m. - Remarks: "Managing High Profile Investigations",
Dr. Henry C. Lee
10:15 - Remarks: "National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children", Ben Ermini, Alexandria, VA
11 a.m. - Remarks: "Office of Juvenile Delinquency
Prevention", Mike Medaris, Department of
Justice, Washington, DC
1 p.m. - Remarks: "Criminal Investigative Analysis/Time
Sensitive Investigations - Child Abductions and
Serial Murders:", Charlie Dorsey, Supervisory
Special Agency, FBI, Quantico, VA
3:15 p.m. - Remarks: "Prosecuting Child Abductions", Tom
Henderson, Assistant District Attorney, Shelby
County, Memphis, TN
Program: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 (Second day)
8:30 a.m. - "Missing Children, Mitochondial DNA Database",
Jeb Stewart FBI Laboratory Unit II,
Washington, DC
9:30 a.m. - "Combines DNA Indexing System (CODIS):
Explanation/Potential for Impact on Serial
Murder Cases", Patty Carl, FBI
Laboratory, Washington, DC
11 a.m. - "Role of the Internet in Child Abductions",
Jennifer Eakin, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI,
Quantico, VA
1 p.m. - "The Forensic Pathology of Serial Murder," Dr.
Michael Baden, Director, Forensic Science Unit,
New York State Police
3 p.m. - "Forensic Sciences - Child Abduction/Serial Murder
Investigations", Dr. Wayne Lord, Supervisory
Special Agent, FBI, Quantico, VA
4:30 p.m. - Closing Remarks, Dr. Albert Harper, the Henry
Lee Institute, University of New Haven, West
Haven, CT
Background: The symposium is named for the late State's Attorney, Arnold Markle of New Haven, Conn. Atty. Markle was a strong believer in forensic education among criminal justice and legal professionals. This is the 12th annual conference. The University of New Haven, where Dr. Lee is a Professor in Residence, houses one of the foremost forensic science programs in the nation in its School of Public Safety & Professional Studies. The Symposium (conference) provides advanced training in areas that ordinarily is not available to smaller criminal investigators and others.
Media coverage is invited. Please present press credentials at conference registration.
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CONTACT: University of New Haven
Rick Eaton, UNH Marketing & Public Relations
(203) 932-7246, office
(203) 453-6261, home
reaton@charger.newhaven.edu
Dr. Albert B. Harper, Attorney-at-Law
Director, The Henry Lee Institute of Forensic Science
at the University of New Haven
(203) 932-7442
harper@charger.newhaven.edu