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• Master of Science - Psychology. (M.S.) California Coast University, California, 1994.
• Master of Professional Studies in Criminal Justice. (M.P.S.), C.W. POST Graduate Center, Long Island University, NY 1978.
• Bachelor of Business Administration, Iona College, New Rochelle, New York, 1967.
• Graduate: Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Academy, 119th Session, 1979.

• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) - 2008 – Washington, DC
  • Chairman Workshop #6 Sex-Related Homicide Investigation: Significance of Pornography, Signature Analysis, and Modus Operandi. All Day Session, Monday February 18, 2008
  • Presented The BTK Investigation: A Thirty-year Serial Murder Case Encompassing The Elements of Fantasy, Signature and Modus Operandi.
  • Presented The Practical Examples of the Dynamics of Signature and M.O.
  • Presented Comprehensive and Practical Examples of Sex-Related Homicide Investigations. A Clinical Perspective of Sadistic and Sexual Fantasies Integrated into Domestic Violence Dynamics and A Cold Case Involving a CODIS Hit on a Rape Murder and an Analysis of DNA Biographical Ancestry Markers (BGA).
  • Presented The Significance of Fantasy and Pornography in Sex-Related Murders.
  • General Session Luncheon and Business Meeting, February, 20, 2008.
  • AAFS Annual Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony: Promoted to Fellow.
  • Attended the General Sessions Scientific Sessions Thursday, February 21, 2008.
  • Presented an abstract entitled, "State Sponsored Torture in Rome: A Forensic Inquiry and Medicolegal analysis of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ." at The Scientific Sessions in General Session I meeting. February, 21, 2008.
  • Attended Academy Wide Luncheon#1 entitled "Crime Scene" Inside the World of Real CSIs.
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) - 2007 – San Antonio, Texas
  • Chairman on Workshop #7 Practical Homicide Investigation; Tactics, Procedures and Forensic Techniques on Monday, February 19, 2007
  • Presented Introduction to Practical Homicide Investigation, Blood Stain Pattern Analysis, Managing the Homicide Case and Homicide Crimes Scene Process, and The Pathology of Homicide Investigation, along with a comprehensive presentation of cases with Co-Chairman Dr. Robert Keppel, who presented Time and Distance as Solvability Factors in Murder Cases and Cold Case Solutions with How to Investigate Serial Cases by Employing the Twelve Commandments of Serial Murder Investigations.
  • Attended Breakfast Seminar #1, Tuesday, February 20, 2007 "Medicine, Murder and Mayhem in Ancient Greece." Dr. Richard Froede, M.D. and Richard Walter, M.A.
  • Attended Evening Session #1 Role of the Forensic Scientist in Controversial, Politically Charged Death Investigations Internationally, February 20, 2007.
  • General Section Luncheon and Business Meeting, February 21, 2007
  • Attended the General Section Scientific Sessions on February 22-23, 2007.
  • Attended Breakfast Seminar #4, Wednesday, February 21, 2007 "Anatomy of a Cold Case: How to revive a Cold Rape Case After 32 Years." Ms. Melissa Mourges, JD and Ms. Martha Bashford, JDS New York County District Attorneys Office.
  • Scheduled to present "A Forensic Inquiry and Medicolegal Analysis of The Crucifixion" at the Bring Your Own Slides Session on Wednesday, February 21, 2007.
  • General Sessions Presentations on Thursday, February 22, 2007.
• The International Homicide Investigator's Association 13th International Homicide Symposium
  New Orleans, Louisiana, August 28 - September 1, 2006
  • Presented Practical Homicide Investigation and Management of ther Crime Scene on August 31st
  • Attended sessions on The Molly Bish Case, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Investigating Justifiable Homicides by Law enforcement, Multiple Paraphilias of a Serial Killer.
  • Public Safety Techniollogy Tools, Techniques, and Assistance, Office for Victims of Crime, Prosecution of No-Body Homicide Cases, Suicide Bombings as presented by The Jordanian Preventive Security Department, Yosemite Serial Murder Case.
  • Attended the Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony and received an Award for Excellence for Contributions to Professional Homicide Investigation.
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) - 2006 - Seattle, Washington
  • Chairman on Workshop #9 Practical Homicide Investigation and Sex-Related Murders. February 20, 2006
  • Presented Investigative Significance of Fantasy in Sex-Related Murders, Collection of Evidence and a comprehensive presentation of cases with Co-Chairman Dr. Robert Keppel, who presented M.O. and Signature (origin and determination). Also prepared an Abstract for An Equivocal Death Investigation Involving Multiple Stabbing Suicide case published in the Proceedings for the AAFS for the General Section on February 20-25, 2006 and Presented at the General Session on Friday, February 24, 2006.
  • Attended Workshop #19 Sexual Homicide – Fantasy Becomes Reality. Chairman James McNamara. Practical issues involved in investigating and analyzing the actions of a sexual murder and the benefits of input from different disciplines. Breakfast Seminar#4, Wednesday February 22, 2006 “The Atypical Serial Killer” presented by Dr. Barbara Wolf, M.D. and Dr. Wendy Lavezzi, M.D. Breakfast Seminar#6, Thursday, February 23, 2006 “Authors, Science and The Law presented by Dr. Michael Baden, Ann Rule, Kathleen Reichs. General Section Luncheon and Business Meeting, February 22, 2006.
  • General Sessions Presentations on Thursday, February 23, 2006.
  • General Section Luncheon and Business Meeting, February 22, 2006
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) - 2005 - New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Chairman on Workshop #8 Practical Homicide Investigation: Tactics, Procedures and Forensic Techniques. February 20, 2005
  • Presented PHI and case histories with Co-Chairman Robert Keppel illustrating the practice and theory of professional homicide investigation. This seminar also addressed the components of a murder investigation and how time and distance are factors in solvablility.
  • Prepared an Abstract on an Equivocal Death Case an Equivocal Death Case published in the Proceedings for the AAFS for the General Section on February 25, 2005 entitled: An Equivocal Death Investigation With Staged Crime Scene: Death Classified as Undetermined Manner.
  • Attended Workshop# 19 Understanding the Psychopath: Theoretical and Conceptual Issues Related to Psychopathy and Their Practical Application to Understanding Violent Criminals and Their Behavior. Chairman Dr. Robert Hare, Ph. D. February 21, 2005.
  • Attended Breakfast Seminar "Follywood - Forensic Fakes or Real Cases: How Movies Manipulate Forensic Truth". February 23, 2005. AAFS Meeting February 20-25, 2005.
  • General Section Luncheon and Business Meeting, February 23, 2005.
  • General Sessions Presentations on Thursday, February 24-25, 2005.
• Missouri State Highway Patrols's National Homicide Seminar- Westin Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri .  October 18, 2004.
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) - 2004 - Dallas, Texas
  • Co-Chairman on Workshop #20 Grisly Business: An Examination of the Moduc Operandi and Signature Characteristics of Killers and Their Crime Scenes.
  • Presented Case Histories with Chairman Robert Keppel illustrating Serial Killers whose psychodynamics revealed specific Signature and M.O. qualities.
  • Also presented a paper for the General Section on February 19, 2004 entitled: Homicide or Suicide? An Equivocal Death Investigation.  February 16-21, 2004.
  • General Section Luncheon and Business Meeting, February 18, 2004
• 8th Annual Delaware State Police Homicide Conference - PolyTech Adult Education Center, Woodside, Delaware  November 4, 2003
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) - 2003 - Chicago, Illinois
  • Workshop #19: Understanding the Patterns and Motives of Violent Sexual Offenders.
  • Presented Case Histories of the Organized and Disorganized Offenders..
  • Presented for Chairman Robert Ressler.
  • Breakfast Seminar #1 Mass Disaster in Chicago.  February 16-21, 2003.
  • General Section Luncheon and Business Meeting, February 19, 2003
• Missouri State Highway Patrols's National Homicide Seminar- Westin Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri.  October 28, 2002.
• New York State Police Colonel Henry F. William's Homicide Seminar - Forensic Investigations Center, Albany, N.Y.   September 21-25, 2002.
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) - 2002 - Atlanta, Georgia
  • Workshop #24: Understanding the Patterns and Motives of Violent Sexual Offenders.
  • Breakfast Seminar "What does Depravity Mean to You."  February 11-16, 2002.
  • Attended General Section Luncheon and Business Meeting.
  • General Section Luncheon and Business Meeting, February 13, 2002
• New York State Police Colonel Henry F. William's Homicide Seminar - Forensic Investigations Center, Albany, N.Y.  September 24-27, 2001.
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) - 2001 - Seattle, Washington
  • Workshop #6: Adventures in Homicide Investigation - Exploring the Forensic Trails. Breakfast Seminar "Investigation of Homicides Encased in Concrete."
  • Presented case at the General Session Luncheon entitled, "Domestic Violence Lust Murder: A Clinical Perspective of Sadistic and Sexual Fantasies Integrated Into Domestic Violence Dynamics," February 19 - 24, 2001.
  • Attended General Section Luncheon and Business Meeting.
  • General Section Luncheon and Business Meeting, February 21, 2001
• Missouri State Highway Patrols's National Homicide Seminar- Westin Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri .  October 23, 2000.
• New York State Police Colonel Henry F. Williams Homicide Seminar - Forensic Investigations Center, Albany, NY. September 24 - 27, 2000.
• 4th Annual Delaware State Police Homicide Conference- Dover Sheraton, Dover, Delaware.  November 3, 1999
• New York State Police Colonel Henry F. Williams Homicide Seminar- Forensic Investigations Center, Albany, NY. September 28 - October 1, 1997.
• Harvard Associates in Police Science- 45th Annual Program & Conference. Parsippany Hilton, Parsippany, New Jersey, June 1993.
• Criminal and Psychological Personality Profiling - Public Agency Training Council. Instructor Thomas Cronin. Holiday Inn-Jetport, Elizabeth, New Jersey, January 1993.
• Second Interntational Homicide Symposium - U.S. Department of Justice - International Homicide Investigators Association. Westin Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri, October 1990.
• Wicklander - Zulawaski & Associates. Schaumburg, Illinois
• Interview and Interrogation Techniques. Mariott Peabody, Boston, Massachusetts, February 1990.
• National Conference on Serial Murders, Unidentified Bodies, and Missing Persons. Regional Organized Crime Information Center (R.O.C.I.C.) Nashville, Tennessee, April 1989.
• F.B.I. N.A.A. New York State and Eastern Canada Chapter. Interpersonal Violence. Retraining Session, Hamiltom Ontario, Cananda, July 1988.
• Sex Crimes Investigator's Course, New York City Police Department, Office of the Chief of Detectives, 1983.
• F.B.I. N.A.A. New York State and Eastern Canada Chapter. Psychological Profiling of the Violent Criminal. Section IV. Niagara Falls, New York, June 1982.
• F.B.I. Applied Criminal Psychology Course, Homicide and Sex Crimes Investigation Seminar. September 1982.
• Homicide Investigator's Course, New York City Police Department, Office of the Chief of Detectives, 1978.
• American Management Association Course, New York City Police Department, 1975.
• Drug Enforcement Administration's Advanced Narcotics Investigation Training; Drug Enforcement Administration, Northeast Region, 1973.
• Criminal Investigation Course (C.I.C.), New York City Police Department, 1968.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Fellow, American Academy of Forensic Sciences
• New York State Police William's Homicide Seminar, New York. 1997 to 2003
• New Jersey State Police, Homicide Investigation Seminars. 1994 to 2003
• Missouri State Highway Patrol, Homicide Investigation Seminars. 1999 to present.
• Public Agency Training Council, Indianapolis, Indiana. 1990 to 1999.
• Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois Traffic Institute, 1988 to 1995.
• International Protection of Assets Consultants (I.P.A.C.) Salt Lake City, Utah (1988-1989) Schaumburg, Illinois.
• Homicide Investigator's Course, New York City Police Department, 1980 to Present.
• Criminal Investigation Course, New York City Police Department, 1978 to 1987.
• Sex Crimes Investigator's Course, New York City Police Department, 1983 to 1988.
• Federal Bureau of Investigation; Police Training Division, New York Office, 1980 to 1987.
• University of Delaware, Division of continuing Education, Wilcastle Center; Wilmington, Delaware, 1982 to 1989.
• Distinguished Lecturer, F.B.I. Academy, Quantico, Virginia, 1984 and 1986.
• International Homicide Investigation Seminar; Hocking Technical College, Nelsonville, Ohio, 1984 to 1988.
• Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, New York; Criminal Justice Instructor, 1978 to 1982.
• John Jay College of Criminal Justice; Seminar and Graduate programs, 1982 to 1984.
• Institute of Police Technology and Management (I.P.T.M.) 1987 to 1988.

• Family of Captain Gordon Hess U.S. Army v USCID Report of Suicide. Wrongful Death Consultation through offices of Attorney Charles De Angelo. The consultant collaborated with Dr. Dominick J. DiMaio, former Chief Medical Examiner for the City of New York as well as other colleagues in the field of forensic pathology and homicide investigation to refute this allegation of SUICIDE. 1998 to 1999.
• Westchester County District Attorney's Office: People v. Cajigas & Fernandez Assessment & Review, 1997.
• Greenwich Police Department, Greenwich, CT. 1997.
• Governor's Commission on Domestic Violence Fatalities New York State Commission Jeanine Pirro, Chairperson Served as a Commission member, 1996 to 1997.
• Expert Witness Homicide/Death Investigation Larimer County District Attorney's Office, Ft. Collins, Colorado. c/o Lopez, 1994 and c/o Thames, 1996.
• Trial Sutkiewicz v. Monroe Cnty April 29, 1994.
• Sutkiewicz v. Monroe County, MI. U.S. District Court, Eastern District, Southern Division Michigan. Civil litagation. Deposition, 1993.
• Death Analysis 1993. Larchmont, NY.
• Estate of Bruce Kipfer - NY Suspicious Death, 1992.
• Westchester County, NY Supreme Court c/o Morello, 1989.
• Police Department, Homicide Analysis, 1989.
• State of New York; Commission of Investigation, 1987.
• Office of Municipal Labor Policy, City of New York, 1987.
• Greenwich Police Department, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1986.
• New London County, CT. Superior Court, 1986.
• New York State, Division of Criminal Justice, Bureau for Municipal Police. 1985.
• Consultant Tylenol/Cyanide murders in Chicago, 1983.
• Expert Witness in matters concerning Professional Investigation Standards/Assessment & Analysis Columbus. Ohio Police Department.

• Geberth, Vernon J., Practical Homicide Investigation: Tactics, Procedures, and Forensic Techniques. Fourth Edition. CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, 2006.
• Geberth, Vernon J., Sex-Related Homicide and Death Investigation: Practical and Clinical Perspectives. CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, 2003.
• Geberth, Vernon J., Practical Homicide Investigation: Tactics, Procedures, and Forensic Techniques. Third Edition. CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, 1996.
• Geberth, Vernon J., Practical Homicide Investigation Checklist and Field Guide. CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, 1996.
• Antisocial Personality Disorder, Sexual Sadism, Malignant Narcissism, and Serial Murder. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 1997; 42(1):49-60.
• Contributing Editor, Law and Order Magazine, Chicago, Ill. 1979 to 1982.
• Authored and published a series of articles relating to criminal investigation.

Recent Publications

• Geberth, Vernon J., 10 Most Common Errors in Death Investigations: Part 2. Law and Order, Vol. 56, No. 1, January, 2008. ©2007 Vernon J. Geberth, Practical Homicide Investigation.
• Geberth, Vernon J., 10 Most Common Errors in Death Investigations: Part 1. Law and Order, Vol. 55, No. 11, November , 2007. ©2007 Vernon J. Geberth, Practical Homicide Investigation.
• Geberth, Vernon J., Bloodstain Pattern Analysis. Law and Order, Vol. 55, No. 3, March , 2007. ©2007 Vernon J. Geberth, Practical Homicide Investigation.
• Geberth, Vernon J., Estimating Time of Death. Law and Order, Vol. 55, No. 3, March , 2007. ©2007 Vernon J. Geberth, Practical Homicide Investigation.
• Geberth, Vernon J., CRIME SCENE STAGING AND ALTERATIONS: The CSI Effect on Criminal Investigations. PI Magazine, Journal of Professional Investigators. Vol. 20, Number 2, 2007. ©2007 Vernon J. Geberth, Practical Homicide Investigation.
• Geberth, Vernon J., Preliminary Death Investigation. Law and Order, Vol. 54, No. 9, September , 2006. ©2005 Vernon J. Geberth, Practical Homicide Investigation.
• Geberth, Vernon J., First Officer's Duties at the Homicide Scene. Law and Order, Vol. 53, No. 9, September , 2005. ©2005 Vernon J. Geberth, Practical Homicide Investigation.
• Geberth, Vernon J., An Equivocal Death Investigation with Staged Crime Scene: "Death Classified as Undetermined Manner" Law and Order, Vol. 53, No. 3, March , 2005.
• Geberth, Vernon J., An Equivocal Death and Staged Crime Scene: "Making a Homicide Appear to be a Suicide". Reprint: Law and Order Magazine, November, 2004 Vol. 52 No. 11.
• Geberth, Vernon J., Investigative Significance of Fantasy in Sex Crimes. Reprint: Law and Order Magazine, September, 2004 Vol. 52 No. 9.
• Geberth, Vernon J., Sex-Related Child Abduction Homicides. Reprint: Law and Order Magazine, March, 2004 Vol. 52 No. 3.

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CRC Press, Inc. 1992 to Present
CRC Press acquired the Elsevier Series and Forensic Book Program; Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations. Series Editor for proposals and manuscripts for series.

Elsevier Science Publishing Company, Inc. 1982 to 1992.
Review and edit proposals and manuscripts for series entitled: Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations.

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Employment

President, P.H.I. INVESTIGATIVE CONSULTANTS, INC. 1987 to Present

• A Consultant and Training firm established and Incorporated in the State of New York, which provides state-of-the-art instruction and consultation in homicide and forensic case investigations throughout the United States and Canada.

Investigative Consultant, LIFECODES CORPORATION 1988 to 1991

• Engaged, appointed and retained as an investigative consultant for a genetic based corporation involved in the application of DNA technology.
• Provide training and present information on DNA technology to law enforcement agencies.

New York City Police Department 1965 to 1987

• Commanding Officer, BRONX HOMICIDE TASK FORCE 1985 to 1987.
• Lieutenant Commander in charge of 55 Detectives and 5 Detective Sergeants. Responsible for the deployment and supervision of personnel engaged in major case investigation in Bronx County. Retired in 1987 with 23 years experience.
• Assignments in the New York City Police Department LIEUTENANT COMMANDER (CDS), DETECTIVE LIEUTENANT, PATROL LIEUTENANT, DETECTIVE SERGEANT, PATROL SERGEANT, DETECTIVE, and TACTICAL PATROL OFFICER.

Organizations

• Honor Legion
• City of New York Police Department
• Society of Professional Investigators
• Holy Name Society
• Lieutenant's Benevolent Association
• F.B.I. National Academy Associates
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences
• Alpha Phi Sigma
• National Criminal Justice Society
• Rockland County Shields
• International Association Chiefs of Police
• Retired Lieutenants Association - NYPD, New York 10-13 Association
• International Homicide Investigator's Association

Awards

Sixty-five citations for bravery and exceptional police work from the New York City Police Department.

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