Pat from the Metro Police Department shares insights from real homicide cases, comparing investigative methods from the late 1900s to more modern approaches. This session also explores the unique challenges of cold cases and how time impacts evidence, leads, and case resolution.
Murder Far From the City Lights: Writing Rural Crime
Crime looks different far from the city. This panel explores how isolation, community ties, and the land itself shape motive, tension, and tone in rural crime fiction, creating danger that feels both intimate and inescapable.
