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    Writers’ Police Academy MurderCon

    Feb 01, 2020 3 minutes
    BY MELISSA HART

    Veteran police investigator and author Lee Lofland started the Writers’ Police Academy 12 years ago. Weary of reading so many inaccuracies in mystery and crime novels, he wanted to provide authors with accurate, hands-on information.

    “The 2019 Writers’ Police Academy, aptly nicknamed ‘MurderCon,’ concentrated solely on the crime of murder and ensuing investigations,” he explains. “Instead of agent pitch sessions, writers should be prepared to learn all about police procedure…and get their hands dirty.”

    The Academy gives the same

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