Introduction
Presented at OlinCon 2024
This guide presents materials discussed in the presentation as well as resources that you can use to further your interest on the subject of true crime and crime analysis.
Meet Your Presenters: Bethann
Bethann is the Director of Accessibility Services, located on the third floor of Olin. She has always been fascinated by behavioral psychology, and using the study of the mind to determine why people do the things they do. This has led to her obsession with true crime in all forms; books, movies and television, and podcasts!
Meet Your Presenters: Paul
Paul is the Discovery & Systems Administrator at the Olin Library and is a Rollins alumnus. He has countless hours of public safety, emergency, and disaster training and applies it at work as the chair of the library's emergency, disaster, and safety committee. In his spare time, he uses his training and tech expertise to research local crime patterns and cold cases. He has been a fan of true crime ever since he watched the premier of Unsolved Mysteries as a child in the 1980s. If you have questions about this guide, you can reach him at pgindlesperger@rollins.edu.
Disclaimer: While it is legal to call tips into law enforcement and to conduct web research, many jurisdictions (including Florida) draw a legal line at some activities. Some investigative activities require you to be a certified law enforcement officer or, if you're a civilian, to be a licensed private investigator. Check local laws before doing anything that goes beyond internet sleuthing, and you should never attempt to apprehend a criminal on your own.