Nebraska Chapter of the International Association for Identification
2018 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION & MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
New member Renewal
ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP(“Active Members” are practitioners, sworn or non-sworn, that are actively involved in any area of
forensic investigation, forensic identification and scientific examination of physical evidence).
ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP(“Associate Members” are those practitionerspartially engaged in any of the various phases
of forensic investigation, forensic identification and scientific examination of physical evidence.) Criminal Justice/Forensic
Science instructors; any non-forensic law-enforcement officer, or, supplier of forensic equipment or material would qualify as
Associate Members).
LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP(“Lifetime Members” are past presidents of the NEIAI, or any other individuals to whom the
Lifetime Membership status has been granted by the NEIAI members by nomination; Annual fee waved).
STUDENT MEMBERSHIP(“Student Members” are studentsenrolled in a college or university, engaged in any of the
various phases of criminal justice, forensic identification, forensic investigation, forensic education, and the scientific
examination of physical evidence).
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I hereby make application for membership to the Nebraska Chapter of the International Association for Identification, in accordance with its constitution and by-laws, and agree to be bound therewith.
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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEE: $35.00
$35.00 annual membership fee applies toward 1-year membership and the annual conference attendance.
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The Conference Registration Form MUST be submitted to the secretary/treasurer either by mail or Email.
Mail-in the completed application and a fee to: Nebraska IAI
Attn: Secretary / Treasurer
P.O. Box 22060
Lincoln, NE 68542
Or, Email your completed application to:
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Please select the lectures/workshops you are planning on attending, by clicking in the designated fields.
0700-0800 / REGISTRATION
ROOM 1 / ROOM 2
0800-0830 / Opening Ceremony – Keynote Speaker[A1] / Leica 3D Crime Scene Mapping [A2](Workshop)
0830-0900 / Vendor Introductions[A3]
0900-1000 / Kelsey Miller Homicide (Case Study)[A4] / Understanding ACE[A5]-V [A6](Workshop)
1000-1100
1100-1200
1200-1300 / LUNCH
1300-1400 / Fentanyl Update [A7] / Documentation, Collection
and Preservation of
Footwear and Tire Track
Evidence (Workshop)[A8] / Leica 3D Crime Scene
Mapping (continued)
(Workshop)
1400-1500 / Question Document Linking 5
Homicides (Case Study)[A9]
1500-1700 / Mental Health: Risks of Working in Law
Enforcement, and Effects on Family[A10]
1700-2000 / PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION[A11]
Wednesday, April 4th, 2018
0700-0800 / REGISTRATION
ROOM 1 / ROOM 2 / ROOM 3
0800-0900 / Police Service Dog/Drug Dog[A12] / Examination of Simultaneous
Impressions (Workshop)[A13] / Basic Crime Scene
Photography using
ALS and IR(Workshop)[A14]
0900-1000
1000-1100 / Basic Courtroom Testimony: What Does
the Defense Really Want[A15]?
1100-1200
1200-1300 / LUNCH
1300-1400 / Nebraska IAI Business Meeting and
Election of Officers[A16]
1400-1500 / Serial Killer: John Joubert
(Case Study)[A17]
1500-1600
*Workshops are limited to 20-25 attendees per workshop. Priority registration will be given to Active Members. Remaining seats will be available to Student and Associate members on a first-come first-serve basis.An Email confirmation will be sent on April 2, 2018 to those registered for either workshop.
EVENT REGISTRATION:
PHOTO CONTEST: The Photo Contest is an opportunity for our members to show off their photography skills, and have the chance to win a $25 gift card (one per category). You may submit up to 5 photographs per each category. The categories are as follow: 1. Forensics / Crime Scene / Law Enforcement; 2. Nature / Scenery; 3. People / Animals.
I would like to enter the“Photo Contest” and will be mailing in the registration form and the photo(s).
POSTER PRESENTATION:This is an opportunity for anyone involved in forensic research to present their research to the NEIAI members during the President’s Reception on April 3, 2018.
I would like to enter the“Poster Presentation”.
Title of the Poster Presentation:
All Photo Contest entries and Poster Presentations registrations must be received by the NEIAI by March 30, 2018 at the below listed NEIAI address.A signed Photo Contest Entry Form must accompany the submitted photographs. Complete Rules and Photo Contest Entry Form are posted on
For any questions, please contact Sarah Zarnick at or 402/471-8962.
Nebraska IAI • P.O. Box 22060 • Lincoln, NE 68542 • Tel: 402/471-8918 • Fax: 402/471-8921Page 1
[A1]Keynote Speaker: Robert Dewitt, Assistant Special Agent in Charge
(Federal Bureau of Investigation)
[A2]Presented by William Henningsen (Omaha Police Department)
Date: Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018
Time: 0800-1700
With the growing availability of spatial data, public safety agencies have increasingly begun to rely on scene mapping and data analysis for security in pre-event planning and documentation as well as for preventing and solving crime.Leica Geosystems 3D laser scanner at a homicide scene provides a powerful demonstration of the forensic tool's superiority over traditional methods of crime scene mapping. It rapidly captures and measures everything in a scene, not just what may be considered important at the time. The workshop will demonstrate the capabilities of the system, and will give you a hands-on opportunity to learn about it. Attendees are encouraged to bring their laptops, capable of downloading the Leica software. More specific system requirements will be provided to those registered for the workshop.
Workshop is limited to 16 attendees.
[A3]Vendor Introductions
Date: Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018
Time: 0830-091700
We would like to acknowledge all of the vendors for their support, and for helping us make the annual Nebraska IAI possible through their donations. Each vendor will have an opportunity to introduce themselves, their company and their products. Vendors will be located at the upper level of the Peter Kiewit Lodge on both days of the conference, and will be available for any questions, and products inquiries you may have.
[A4]Presented by Cpt. Jon Sundermeier and Ofc. Ben Miller
(Lincoln Police Department)
Date: Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018
Time: 1000-1200
Kelsey Miller refused to shoot her husband Kevin when he asked her to, Early Thanksgiving morning, so he hit her with a baseball bat and shot her three times. He then cut up her body up in the shower of their mobile home, and stowed it in his Suburban until he could get into the storage unit he asked a friend to rent. Her dismembered body was discovered in the storage unit on December 1, 2014, stowed in 5-gallon buckets, and 30-gallon totes. She was identified by her tattoos.
[A5]
[A6]Presented by Dwane S. Hilderbrand, M.Ed., CLPE, CFWE
(Forensic ITC Services, LLC)
Date: Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018
Time: 0900-1100
This lecture is designed to present an open discussion and debate on ACE-V.
What is ACE-V? How does it really work? Is it just for friction ridge examiners? Does anyone really care? If you were on the witness stand and asked to explain ACE-V to the jury, what would you say?
Current literature, training and even court cases cite ACE-V as using the scientific method in the comparison and identification of friction ridge impressions. Can it also be used in other comparative sciences? Isn't ACE-V the process, procedure, and method we use to compare and identify things? Can it be used to describe any type of comparison?
The lecture will open the floor for discussion on what is No Value, Value, Lack of Detail, and what is or makes an identification. What are subjective and objective opinions? And the big one - how will a Defense attorney attack it.
Please bring a fingerprint magnifier to class!
Workshop is limited to 25 attendees.
[A7]Presented by the Chemistry Section
(Nebraska State Patrol Crime Laboratory)
Date: Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018
Time: 0900-1000
The NSP Crime Laboratory Chemistry Section will be providing a presentation on the opioid crisis and nature of fentanyl and other opioids, as well as patrol officer and first responder safety considerations. This presentation will provide a brief history of the opioid/fentanyl crisis in the United States, and will share commonly recommended safety measures for handling, packaging, and transporting suspected fentanyl. An update on any emerging drug trends or issues will also be provided, as well as time for participant questions regarding the covered topics, or others that may be of interest to their specific jurisdictions.
[A8]Presented by Dwane S. Hilderbrand, M.Ed., CLPE, CFWE
(Forensic ITC Services, LLC)
Date: Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018
Time: 1300-1700
This workshop is designed to present a series of interactive lectures using PoerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, and various other software programs. It will provide an overview with both lecture and hands on exercises of the proper methods and techniques of documenting, collecting and preserving footwear/tire tread impression evidence. There will be discussions of the relationship between the crime scene, the evidence and why this evidence is overlooked. Numerous practical exercises are utilized and implemented to emphasize and critique the skills od the students to properly perform this level of training in footwear and tire track science.
While the instructor will have all of the below listed items for demonstration purposes, it is essential for the attendee to bring AS MANY of these items AS POSSIBLE, in order to gain the full benefit of the hands-on practical.
Items required/strongly recommended for this workshop include: Digital camera (at least 8 megapixel) with manual override; 52-55mm lens; tripod; detachable flash; flash cord; shutter release cord or self timer; 25 ft tape measure; level finger; golf ball markers; labels; device for blocking ambient light.
Workshop is limited to 20 attendees.
[A9]Presented by Gary Licht, MS, DABFDE (Iowa DCI Crime Laboratory, Ankeny IA)
Date: Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018
Time: 1300-1430
In 1993, a federal witness, his girlfriend and her two young daughters, and another potential federal witness went missing. In 1996, a poor quality copy of a permit to acquire a handgun was submitted for comparisons of the handwritten information and signature to the known writings of a defendant. In 1997, following the arrest of one defendant, a deteriorated scrap of paper was submitted to attempt to make the handwriting more readable. The note contained names and phone numbers of federal witnesses. The second defendant was arrested in 2000. He later confided in two other inmates about her involvement in the five murders. One of the inmates later provided five scraps of paper, bearing very faint pencil writing. The notes provided information about the five murders, and two maps to where the bodies were buried. This presentation will cover document evidence associated with the drug manufacturing, purchase of a handgun, conspiracy to destroy evidence and the state crime lab, to kill law enforcement officers and others in the judicial system, other witnesses, and the eventual information about the five murders and the location of the bodies. It will reinforce the knowledge that a broad spectrum approach to the use of forensic fields gives the greatest chance of success in developing physical evidence which can either corroborate or refute witness statements.
[A10]Presented by Arthur Ortiz MA, CPC LMHP (Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner)
Date: Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018
Time: 1430-1700
Trauma and PTSD not only affects the first responder, but it also affects their families causing mental health issues, marriage issues, and substance abuse issues. During the course of this presentation, you will learn about the trauma in the first responder, and also how families have shared trauma and PTSD, as well as how they can develop healthy coping mechanisms for self-care, and the ability to give support to the first responder.
[A11]You are cordially invited to join us for the Annual President’s Reception. It is an opportunity to “de-stress” from a day in the classroom, to catch up with your old friends, as well as meet new ones. Appetizers and soft drinks will be provided!
[A12]Presented by Lt. Gordon Downing (Nebraska State Patrol - PSD)
Date: Wednesday, April 4th, 2018
Time: 0800-1000
This class will provide an explanation of the Police Service Dog Division of the Nebraska State Patrol, dog selection, origination, general lifestyle, training methodology, deployment abilities, and current trends. The lecture will be followed by a K-9 demonstration and question and answer session.
[A13]Presented by John P. Black, CLPE, CFWE, CSCSA
(Black & White Forensics, LLC)
Date: Wednesday, April 4th, 2018
Time: 0800-1200
The workshop is designed for examiners who want to learn more about the use of simultaneous impressions in the identification process. Research will be presented from the United States and Europe along with the SWGFAST standard on this topic. Participants will have the opportunity to create a personal reference catalog of simultaneous impressions according to ground truth conditions. Participants will also conduct comparisons and attempt to make identifications in the aggregate.
Please bring a fingerprint magnifier to class!
Workshop is limited to 25 attendees.
[A14]Presented by Inv. Stacie Lundgren (Nebraska State Patrol)
Date: Wednesday, April 4th, 2018
Time: 0800-1200
This workshop is intended to be an introductory course for those new to basic crime scene photography (CSP), and as a good refresher for those who are more experienced in CSP. It will cover basic recommended equipment for a department, the use of Alternate Light Source (ALS) and Infrared (IR) when searching for, documenting and collecting evidence using timed exposures and painting with light techniques for low-light or diffidult lighting conditions. It will also cover photographing fingerprint or trace evidence on glass or other hard to photograph surfaces.
Participants are encouraged to bring their issued equipment (even if all they have is a point-and-shoot camera), and try the techniques in a controlled training environment.
Workshop is limited to 20 attendees.
[A15]Presented by Dwane S. Hilderbrand, M.Ed., CLPE, CFWE
(Forensic ITC Services, LLC)
Date: Wednesday, April 4th, 2018
Time: 1000-1200
The lecture is designed after numerous months and years of research and study through interviews and personal meetings with those that we testify in front of. The perception of jurors, judges, and attorneys ... including defense attorneys... on the how and what they expected from an expert witness was studied. So, let's talk about what the defense wants.
[A16]Presented by the Nebraska IAI Board Members
Date: Wednesday, April 4th, 2018
Time: 1300-1400
Annual meeting of the Nebraska IAI membership. Several positions on the Nebraska IAI Board of Directors are open for election/re-election:
1. President;
2. Secretary/Treasurer;
3. Historian;
4. Board Member at Large.
All Board of Directors terms are held for two years. If you are interested in serving on the Nebraska IAI Board of Directors, please contact Robert Hurley at by March 1, 2018.
Winner of the $500 Harold Moon scholarship for attendance of the 2018 IAI conference in San Antonio, TX will be announced. All applications for the scholarship must be received by March 29, 2018. For more information please visit and click on the Harold Moon Scholarship link.
[A17]Presented by John Kucer
(Sarpy County Sheriff's Office, Retired Captain)
Date: Wednesday, April 4th, 2018
Time: 1400-1600
John Joubert IV was born on July 2, 1963 in Lawrence, Mass., but moved with his mother to Portland, Maine, after his parents divorced. He had an IQ of 123, was an Eagle Scout, and, like one his victims, had a paper route.Fantasies of violence and cannibalism erupted when he was very young. At just 6, around the time his parents’ marriage unraveled, he said he had dreamed of strangling his baby-sitter and eating her body. He would later say that these horrific musings were provoked by seeing his father try to strangle his mother.Violence did not remain trapped in his imagination for long. In December 1979, he stabbed a 6-year-old girl with a pencil as he pedaled past her on his bicycle. Similar attacks started happening in areas near Portland, but the assailant was never caught.
John Jubert IV was an american serial killer convicted of the murder of three boys in Maine and Nebraska. He was executed in Lincoln, NE on July 17, 1996.