Episodes

  • Alcoholic Beverage Control, Military Murder Investigations, and Tribal Police
    Oct 1 2023

    Adam answers questions about: California’s Alcoholic Beverage Control agency, who investigates murders involving the military, and the surprising limitation on Tribal Police law enforcement powers.

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    14 mins
  • International Crime Rings, FBI Legal Attaches, INTERPOL, Proactive Investigations, and Transnational RICO Cases
    Aug 2 2023

    In this episode, Adam answers questions about investigating international crime rings, FBI Legal Attaches, INTERPOL, the difference between reactive and proactive investigations, and where prosecutions might happen for transnational RICO cases.

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    20 mins
  • DA Investigators, Warrantless Arrests in the Home, and Cover-Ups
    Jul 27 2023

    Adam talks about a DA Investigator moving over to a police department as a detective, the legalities of making a warrantless arrest inside a suspect's home, and how to conduct a cover-up.

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    15 mins
  • Threads App, Life Insurance Lookups, VINELink, Confidential Name Changes, Restraining Order Violations
    Jul 12 2023

    Adam talks about the new THREADS app, whether detectives can find out if someone is listed as a beneficiary on a life insurance policy, victim notifications when an inmate is released from prison, confidential name changes, and violating protective orders.

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    12 mins
  • WGA Strike, Mini Rooms, AI, Phone Warrant in a Homicide, and California Crime Labs
    Jun 21 2023

    In this episode, we dive into the ongoing WGA strike. We'll also explore the role of artificial intelligence in writing and storytelling, and how it's poised to change the way we create and consume content. Then, we'll answer some of your writing questions, including the logistics of obtaining phone records in a homicide case and which agencies can use California state crime labs.

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    22 mins
  • Federal Inmate Escapes, Hawaiian Floaters, and a Foreign Leader Murder Suspect
    May 3 2023

    This week we are talking about what happens when a federal inmate escapes from prison, a body in Hawaiian waters, who handles the investigation if a murder victim is found in a visiting world leader’s hotel room.

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    15 mins
  • Disaster Fraud, Moving to a New State, and Percipient Witnesses
    Mar 15 2023

    This week, Adam answers questions about financial crimes, how a detective could go about becoming a police chief in another state, and he explains what it means to be a percipient witness.

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    14 mins
  • Undercover FBI, Prisoner Release, Pyromania, and Gun Types
    Mar 1 2023

    Adam answers questions about a fictional FBI undercover story involving a prisoner release, pyromania, and gun types.

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    22 mins