Marianne began her career with the Madison Police Department in 1991 and was promoted to detective in 2000. Specializing in Sensitive Crimes, her cases included sexual assaults, stalking, crimes against children, domestic violence, homicides, and missing persons. Marianne investigated the 1976 disappearance of Jean Zapata, a mother and flight instructor who vanished without a trace from her Madison home. The extensive investigation culminated in the arrest of Jean’s ex-husband for Murder, even though her remains were never found. He was tried and eventually provided a confession. Marianne also served on the SWAT team, the Officer Involved Shoot team, the Cold Case Team and founded the Child Abduction Response Team. After her promotion to Lieutenant in 2013, she served as a Detective Lieutenant for several years before becoming the academy director. After her retirement, she served on the Wisconsin MMIW Task force, and is a current member of the Wisconsin Cold Case Review Team.

Bob is a 45-year veteran prosecutor. Bob spent nine years as an Assistant State’s Attorney in the Cook County, Illinois State’s Attorney’s office. In 1987, he came to Wisconsin as an Assistant District Attorney in the Felony Unit of the Dane County District Attorney’s Office. In 2014, Bob joined the Criminal Litigation Unit of the Wisconsin Department of Justice as an Assistant Attorney General. Bob has lectured on all aspects of prosecution and investigation of crimes, including but not limited to murder, child abuse, sexual assault, gang crimes, sexual assault, strangulation, victims’ rights, competency to stand trial, the mental disease or defect defense, the rules of evidence, prosecutor ethics, law enforcement investigations and working with prosecutors’ offices, all aspects of trial practice, witness preparation, sentencing and plea negotiations. Bob is certified as a Trial Advocacy Instructor by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy.