Instructors
Courtney Laverdiere
Detective - Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, Florida
Courtney worked several years as a forensic technician before becoming a sworn law enforcement officer. Courtney has a Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science and a Master of Science in Digital Forensics from the University of Central Florida. She is a certified crime scene investigator through the International Association of Identification. Courtney has years of experience as the lead crime scene investigator in suicides, overdoses, drownings, homicides, kidnappings, and officer involved shootings. She has knowledge and experience in the laboratory disciplines of forensics including development of latent fingerprints, pre-screening of biological samples, and imaging of ballistic evidence. Courtney brings a unique point of view to the team as she has investigated death from the perspective of the first responding deputy on scene, lead crime scene investigator, and as a forensic detective.
Courtney Laverdiere
Detective - Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, Florida
Courtney worked several years as a forensic technician before becoming a sworn law enforcement officer. Courtney has a Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science and a Master of Science in Digital Forensics from the University of Central Florida. She is a certified crime scene investigator through the International Association of Identification. Courtney has years of experience as the lead crime scene investigator in suicides, overdoses, drownings, homicides, kidnappings, and officer involved shootings. She has knowledge and experience in the laboratory disciplines of forensics including development of latent fingerprints, pre-screening of biological samples, and imaging of ballistic evidence. Courtney brings a unique point of view to the team as she has investigated death from the perspective of the first responding deputy on scene, lead crime scene investigator, and as a forensic detective.
Dr. P. Michael Murphy
Police Chief/Coroner of Clark County, Nevada (retired)
Dr. Murphy brings 40 plus years of law enforcement and public service experience to the position serving in a multitude of roles giving him a unique perspective beginning with boots on the ground to Chief of Police. His journey of public service began as an entry level police officer in Kansas City, Kansas to serving as Chief of Police in Mesquite, Nevada. Dr. Murphy most recently served as Director of Special Services for The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in Alexandria, Virginia where he was responsible for the Long Term Missing and Unidentified, Forensic Services, Image Enhancement/Age Progression Units while serving as the National Amber Alert Coordinator. Prior to his time on the national stage, Dr. Murphy served as Coroner for the Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner for 13 years while simultaneously acted as the Interim Director of Juvenile Justice Services and Chief Lobbyist for the 76th & 77th Legislative Sessions of the Nevada Legislature.
Dr. P. Michael Murphy
Police Chief/Coroner of Clark County, Nevada (retired)
Dr. Murphy brings 40 plus years of law enforcement and public service experience to the position serving in a multitude of roles giving him a unique perspective beginning with boots on the ground to Chief of Police. His journey of public service began as an entry level police officer in Kansas City, Kansas to serving as Chief of Police in Mesquite, Nevada. Dr. Murphy most recently served as Director of Special Services for The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in Alexandria, Virginia where he was responsible for the Long Term Missing and Unidentified, Forensic Services, Image Enhancement/Age Progression Units while serving as the National Amber Alert Coordinator. Prior to his time on the national stage, Dr. Murphy served as Coroner for the Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner for 13 years while simultaneously acted as the Interim Director of Juvenile Justice Services and Chief Lobbyist for the 76th & 77th Legislative Sessions of the Nevada Legislature.
James Hensley
Lieutenant of Support Services, Marquette University Police Department
James retired from the Milwaukee Police Department after 25 years of service. The first 7 years were spent in the Patrol Division as a police officer, working primarily on the north side of Milwaukee. James was promoted to Detective in 2002. After three years of investigating a wide variety of felonies, James was chosen to work in the Homicide Unit, where he is still assigned today. Along with his work on the Homicide Unit, James has been actively involved with training members of the Milwaukee Police Department, specifically in the areas of: Major Crime Scene Investigations, Death Investigations, Interviewing of Victims and Witnesses, Use of Polygraph in Criminal Investigations, and Interrogations.
James Hensley
Lieutenant of Support Services, Marquette University Police Department
James retired from the Milwaukee Police Department after 25 years of service. The first 7 years were spent in the Patrol Division as a police officer, working primarily on the north side of Milwaukee. James was promoted to Detective in 2002. After three years of investigating a wide variety of felonies, James was chosen to work in the Homicide Unit, where he is still assigned today. Along with his work on the Homicide Unit, James has been actively involved with training members of the Milwaukee Police Department, specifically in the areas of: Major Crime Scene Investigations, Death Investigations, Interviewing of Victims and Witnesses, Use of Polygraph in Criminal Investigations, and Interrogations.
James Holmes
Special Agent (Senior), Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation
Jim Holmes has been a certified law enforcement officer in Wisconsin since 1995. He has served with Dane County Sheriff's Department as a sheriff's aide and a patrol officer with the Fitchburg Police Department before obtaining a position as a special agent with the Wisconsin Department of Justice/Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) in 1996. Jim was assigned to DCI's White Collar Crimes Bureau for four years, while also being assigned to DCI’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit from 1998-2001. Jim joined DCI’s Major Crimes Unit in 2000 where he has been involved in numerous adult and child homicide and equivocal death investigations, officer involved death investigations, murder-for-hire cases, missing and abducted children cases, child sexual exploitation, and child abuse and neglect cases. In his assignment to DCI’s Major Crimes Unit, Jim has continuously been assigned and has worked several cold case homicide investigations.
James Holmes
Special Agent (Senior), Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation
Jim Holmes has been a certified law enforcement officer in Wisconsin since 1995. He has served with Dane County Sheriff's Department as a sheriff's aide and a patrol officer with the Fitchburg Police Department before obtaining a position as a special agent with the Wisconsin Department of Justice/Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) in 1996. Jim was assigned to DCI's White Collar Crimes Bureau for four years, while also being assigned to DCI’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit from 1998-2001. Jim joined DCI’s Major Crimes Unit in 2000 where he has been involved in numerous adult and child homicide and equivocal death investigations, officer involved death investigations, murder-for-hire cases, missing and abducted children cases, child sexual exploitation, and child abuse and neglect cases. In his assignment to DCI’s Major Crimes Unit, Jim has continuously been assigned and has worked several cold case homicide investigations.