SESSIONS & SPEAKERS

Eastman sentenced to life imprisonment. This result was considered a crowning jewel for the organization’s investigative ability, restoring confidence to the nation. However, after exhausting all appeals and reviews – Mr Eastman was granted a judicial inquiry, which in 2015 quashed the original conviction and ordered a retrial. In 2018, after more than a week of deliberating, a jury returned a not guilty verdict. Mr Eastman was subsequently awarded more than seven million dollars for his 19 years imprisonment. What went wrong? How did the assassination of Australian highest ranking police officer end up like this? The session will explore the murder, the investigations, the judicial inquiry and the retrial.

Adam Rhynheart, Detective Sergeant, Australian Federal Police, ACT Policing Unsolved Homicide Team

Adam Rhynehart joined the AFP in 2005, commencing in General Duties in ACT Policing, Canberra. In 2008, he joined Criminal Investigations where he was worked Major Crime, Drug Team and in 2013 he joined the Homicide team where he found his investigative skills were put to use. He is one of ACT Policing’s most experienced homicide investigators. D/Sgt Rhynehart has developed and delivered investigations training throughout the Pacific, including Samoa, Tuvalu, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9

8:00am – 10:00am

Incels and Motivations for Murder

This training will discuss Incels – a name adopted by a large online community of self-loathing heterosexual men who believe woman have castigated them to a lifelong experience of involuntary celibacy. A minority of the Incel community have lashed out with violence toward women whom they view as unattainable because of their physical attractiveness and popularity. This class will help the participant:

• Identify the history, tenets, and doctrines of the Incel community

• Differentiate between sexually motivated versus Incel-driven homicides

• Develop strategies for interviewing and interrogating Incels

• Identify particular Incels who are at high risk for perpetrating violence.

Dr. Mark Zelig, PH.D., ABPP, Forensic & Police Psychologist

Mark Zelig served as a lieutenant on the SLC Police Department. Dr. Zelig has a national independent practice in Forensic and Police Psychology, with offices in Utah and Alaska. As an active member of the Utah Cold Case Review Board, he frequently serves as an expert witness for civil an criminal cased involving psychologically-based evidence. He is the co-author of the recently published book, Evaluations of police suitability and fitness for duty evaluations.

10:15am – 12:00pm

Wins, Loses and Ties in Cold Case Homicide

This session will discuss the challenges of Cold Case investigations and profiling a recent case. The investigations are like all things in life, the passage of time is not your friend. However, the development of technology and forensic evidence does offer some hope. At the end of the day, you have what you have and you develop your cases and overcome the hurdles accordingly.