Writer's Detective Bureau

By Det. Adam Richardson

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The Writer's Detective Bureau is a podcast hosted by veteran Police Detective Adam Richardson. Adam answers questions about criminal investigation and police work posed by crime-fiction authors and screenwriters writing crime-related stories. To submit a question, visit https://www.writersdetective.com/podcast

Episode Date
Alcoholic Beverage Control, Military Murder Investigations, and Tribal Police
Oct 01, 2023
International Crime Rings, FBI Legal Attaches, INTERPOL, Proactive Investigations, and Transnational RICO Cases
Aug 02, 2023
DA Investigators, Warrantless Arrests in the Home, and Cover-Ups
Jul 27, 2023
Threads App, Life Insurance Lookups, VINELink, Confidential Name Changes, Restraining Order Violations
Jul 12, 2023
WGA Strike, Mini Rooms, AI, Phone Warrant in a Homicide, and California Crime Labs
Jun 21, 2023
Federal Inmate Escapes, Hawaiian Floaters, and a Foreign Leader Murder Suspect
May 03, 2023
Disaster Fraud, Moving to a New State, and Percipient Witnesses
Mar 15, 2023
Undercover FBI, Prisoner Release, Pyromania, and Gun Types
Mar 01, 2023
Why Choose to be a Detective -and- Martial Arts in Law Enforcement
Feb 15, 2023
US Marshal Task Forces, Warrant Time Restrictions, Good Faith
Jan 18, 2023
Interview with Matthew Gentile - Writer and Director of AMERICAN MURDERER
Oct 24, 2022
UK vs. US CSI, Lying about Immunity, Ring Doorbell Footage
Oct 20, 2022
Exonerations, Getting SWAT to a Victim, and Legalities of Eavesdropping
Jul 31, 2022
Cold-ish Case, Civilians in LE, and Arrests Made Outside of Jurisdiction
Jul 13, 2022
Sketching a Crime Scene, Immigration in 1995, and Trespassing to get the Scoop
Jun 19, 2022
Inside Dispatch, Moving a Morgue, and Getting Investigative Help from Ma Bell
Jun 01, 2022
Complaining About Paperwork, Fatal Hit & Run Investigations, and Suspect Extraditions
Apr 23, 2022
Investigating False Accusations, Alphabet Soup Body Snatchers, and Investigating Decades-Old Remains
Apr 12, 2022
Personal Ties to a Homicide, Chalk Outlines, Jury Duty for Cops, and ChefsForUkraine
Apr 06, 2022
Coroner Inquests, Small Town Sheriff or Police Chief, and different Investigative Divisions
Mar 29, 2022
Fusion Centers, Brady List, and Teletypes
Feb 19, 2022
Home Invasion Robberies, Environmental Crimes, and Computer Forensics
Jan 19, 2022
New Years Day 2022, Finding Last Wills, Historical Policing Questions from 1912 and 1980s
Jan 02, 2022
Stake Outs, Closing Cases, Writer's Detective School, and 20BooksVegas Debrief
Nov 28, 2021
20BooksVegas, Missing Teenagers and Murder
Nov 07, 2021
Exigent v. Extenuating, Green Lasers, and Gang Association Warrants
Oct 24, 2021
Money Laundering & Gun Trafficking, Main Character Innocence, and As You Like It
Jul 21, 2021
Search Warrant Walk-Through, Pinging a Missing Person's Phone, and California Arson Investigations
Jun 16, 2021
Rainy Day Vehicle CSI, White-Collar Murder, and Writer Outreach to Law Enforcement
May 15, 2021
Interview with Marc Cameron - NYT Bestselling Author and Chief Deputy US Marshal
May 05, 2021
SWAT Snipers, White Collar Crimes, and Consent for Autopsies
Mar 25, 2021
Attaching Double Jeopardy, Forensic Artists, and that Bloodhound Story
Mar 03, 2021
Inmate Testimony, Drug Labs, and Drone Flights
Jan 31, 2021
Finding Addresses, Detective Caseloads, and Duty Assignments
Jan 12, 2021
Lost Person Behavior, a Rogue Investigation, and the Difference between Probation and Parole
Dec 21, 2020
Internal Affairs, Hold-Backs, and PSD Work
Nov 26, 2020
Fingerprints, Vigilantes, Fiction Writing, and Technical Advising
Nov 19, 2020
ONE HUNDRED
Nov 12, 2020
Partial License Plates, Manner of Death, and the Peter Principle
Oct 21, 2020
Missing In a Blizzard, Rapid DNA, and Sexual Assault Investigations
Oct 13, 2020
Old Crime Scenes, Cellphone Location Tracking, Investigating a Child Death, and Police Reform
Sep 23, 2020
Vehicle Tampering Clues, Trademarks, Notice of Warrant Service
Aug 23, 2020
Writer's Detective Bureau - Trailer
Aug 03, 2020
Areas of Responsibility, Nolle Prosequi, and GPS Tracking
Aug 01, 2020
Finding Digital Evidence, Elicitation of Detectives, and RP Statements
Jul 22, 2020
Minimum Staffing, Insider Trading, and TECS
Jul 05, 2020
SWAT Teams, FBI Offices, and Cocaine Production
Jun 27, 2020
Black Lives Matter
Jun 02, 2020
Investigating a Murder of One of Your Own, Filming Props, and Testimony Dialogue
May 23, 2020
Cellphone Photos, Real-Life Red Herrings, and Courthouse Waiting Rooms
May 10, 2020
Writer’s Detective's Fifth Birthday, Police Firearms, and Protecting a Victim
Apr 30, 2020
Sex Registrants, Trust Issues, and Re-Interviewing a Witness
Apr 15, 2020
The Newhall Incident, Undercover Reasoning, and 3rd Party Justifiable Homicide
Apr 07, 2020
MasksForDocs, Inmate Release After Acquittal, and CSI the TV Show
Mar 31, 2020
StayHomeWriMo, Public Health, DEA Cases, and more Counter-Surveillance
Mar 25, 2020
Medicolegal Death Investigators and Swatting
Mar 16, 2020
Interview Dialogue and a Cozy Missing Person turned Murder Mystery
Mar 09, 2020
Recorded in a wiretap, What gets kept as Evidence, and Counter-surveillance
Mar 02, 2020
Experience is the Greatest Teacher, Prosecuting a Serial Killer, and Federal Supervised Release
Feb 23, 2020
Privatizing the Police, Driving Philosophy of Law Enforcement, and Sucking Chest Wounds
Feb 15, 2020
Security Clearances, Task Forces, and FBI RAs
Feb 09, 2020
Quarantine, Narcotics Case Jurisdiction, and SAR
Feb 02, 2020
Sgt. Patrick O’Donnell of Cops and Writers
Jan 26, 2020
Sanctuary, Off-Sites, and the Day After
Jan 19, 2020
FlowersAndForensics, Seeing the Judge, and Knock & Notice
Jan 12, 2020
Items in Evidence, Assessing Urgency, and Police Radio Encryption
Jan 05, 2020
One Free Phone Call from Jail, Video Evidence, and Inmate Release Notifications
Jan 03, 2020
Transgender Protagonists, Inside Man, and Romance Undercover
Dec 16, 2019
Boot, Deconfliction, and Pending Further Leads
Dec 01, 2019
Justified Shootings, FBI Arrests, and Calling for Back-Up
Nov 24, 2019
20BooksVegas, POIs and UNSUBs, and Wiretap Technicalities
Nov 17, 2019
Hate Crimes, Proactive Investigations, and Island Time of Death
Nov 10, 2019
SMEs, Red Dot Lasers, and Approaching Suspects
Nov 02, 2019
The Ripoff Episode
Oct 26, 2019
Preptober, FBI Consultants, and SWAT Standoffs
Oct 19, 2019
Inside a Crime Scene, Search Warrant Limitations, and Criminal Appeals
Oct 13, 2019
Ruses, Brought In For Questioning, and Recording Gaps
Oct 06, 2019
Firearms Qualifications, Exceptional Means, and OODA Loops
Sep 28, 2019
Bad Cops, Romantic Complications, and Interview Rapport
Sep 22, 2019
Career-Long Fitness, Amateur Sleuths, and the Future of Policing
Sep 14, 2019
Exigent Circumstances, Becoming a PI, and Confidential Informants
Sep 06, 2019
Victim Visas, One-Way Mirrors, and HIDTA
Sep 01, 2019
U.S. Marshals, the CIA, and Being Taken Downtown
Aug 24, 2019
Being Held Without Charges, Stalking, and Desk Pops?
Aug 18, 2019
Physical Agility, Foreign Nationals, and Missing Children - 054
Aug 10, 2019
One Year Anniversary, Undercover Part II, License Plate Records, and Drug Money - 053
Aug 03, 2019
Foreign Language Interviews, Long-term Undercover Investigations, and Witness Protection - 052
Jul 27, 2019
Occult Killings, Private Eyes, and Releasing a Crime Scene - 051
Jul 20, 2019
Therapy, Overdose, and a Veiled Threat - 050
Jul 13, 2019
Mass Shooting Aftermath, Partners, Inside a Detective Office - 049
Jul 06, 2019
Bio-Terrorism, State Level Investigations, and Having Your Back to the Door - 048
Jun 29, 2019
Character Arc, Detective Sergeant Demotion, and Sex Offenders - 047
Jun 22, 2019
Female Suspects, Writing Research, and Police Cars - 046
Jun 15, 2019
Interviewed by Joanna at The Creative Penn - 045
Jun 08, 2019
Vehicle Searches, Case Law, and Org Charts - 044
Jun 01, 2019
Dictating Reports, Domestic Violence , and The Third Degree - 043
May 24, 2019
Licensing, AKAs, and End Of Watch - 042
May 18, 2019
Writer’s Intro to Guns [Part 2], SWAT, and Missing Persons - 041
May 11, 2019
Robbery vs. Burglary, Writer’s Intro to Guns, Words of Wisdom - 040
May 04, 2019
Managing Crime Tips, Counterterrorism, and the FBI National Academy - 039
Apr 27, 2019
Interview Locations, Special Investigations, and Special Deputy US Marshals - 038
Apr 20, 2019
FOIA, Criminal Complaints, and Operation: Varsity Blues - 037
Apr 12, 2019
Late Nights, Cellphone Data, and High Tech Crime - 036
Apr 06, 2019
Death at Sea, Old Case Files, and Personnel Records - 035
Mar 30, 2019
Understanding Death, Good Samaritan CPR, and AARs - 034
Mar 23, 2019
Cop Dialogue, Overdoses, and Justifiable Homicide - 033
Mar 16, 2019
Quitting, Tourist Deaths, and Drug Possession for Sale - 032
Mar 09, 2019
Authors of Mass Destruction, Bad Guy Feds, and Uniforms - 031
Mar 01, 2019
VPNs, Adam’s Story, and the Police Academy - 030
Feb 23, 2019
Therapist Confidentiality, Gladys R. Questionnaires, and Police vs. Medical Examiners - 029
Feb 16, 2019
Diamond Jubilee, Grand Juries, and Cultural Diversity - 028
Feb 09, 2019
APB Email, Human Trafficking, and Children of the Night - 027
Feb 02, 2019
True Detective, Coffee with a Cop, and Testing Blood - 026
Jan 26, 2019
Water-Related Deaths, Bail for Murder, Here comes the Judge. and Researching the News - 025
Jan 19, 2019
Coffee Mugs, Double Jeopardy, the Hiring Process, and Arrest Warrants - 024
Jan 12, 2019
Line of Duty Death Notifications Escaping Your Identity and Bank Robberies - 023
Jan 05, 2019
Privileged Communications, Autopsies in the 1930s, and Law Enforcement Mutual Aid - 022
Dec 29, 2018
Drug Endangered Children, Arson Investigation, and Character Holidays - 021
Dec 22, 2018
Homicide Report Databases, Veteran Detective Advice, and Story Research - 020
Dec 16, 2018
Twin DNA, The First 48, and Discovering Characters - 019
Dec 09, 2018
Sending Characters to Therapy, Ex-cop at a Murder Scene, and Provoking a Suspect - 018
Dec 01, 2018
Covering Up Bodies, Follow Up to GSR, and Feds vs. Locals - 017
Nov 24, 2018
Body Wires, New York State Troopers, Testing your own DNA - 016
Nov 18, 2018
Forensic Psychology with Dr. Vanessa Holtgrave - 015
Nov 10, 2018
Leadership, Federal Court, and Forensic Odontology - 014
Nov 03, 2018
High School, Rental Cars, and Case Closed vs. Open Unsolved - 013
Oct 20, 2018
Most Valuable Evidence, Conducting Interviews, and Vehicle Pursuits - 012
Oct 13, 2018
Circumstantial Evidence, Using Deception in Interrogations, and Burnout - 011
Oct 06, 2018
The What-If Game, the CIA, and the Smell of Blood - 010
Sep 29, 2018
Criticism, Outside Agency Assists, a Twin as a Murder Suspect - 009
Sep 22, 2018
Law Enforcement Databases, Moonlighting, and Officer Misconduct - 008
Sep 15, 2018
K9 Searches, Kidnapping, and Arresting Foreign Nationals - 007
Sep 08, 2018
Searches from the Air, Warrants vs Subpoenas, Cops Working with Private Eyes - 006
Sep 01, 2018
Tackling Investigative Writer's Block, Modern Murder Books, Divulging Information to Witnesses - 005
Aug 24, 2018
PC for Writers, Wording for Warrants, Chain of Evidence for Murder Weapons - 004
Aug 17, 2018
Antifreeze as a Poison, When a Case Gets Personal, Networking with Cops - 003
Aug 07, 2018
Next of Kin Notifications, Noir Hard-Boiled Thrillers, Money Laundering - 002
Aug 07, 2018
Detective Character Career Path and Multi-jurisdictional Murder Investigations - 001
Jul 28, 2018