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Pamela Putnam, Coroner

Pamela Putnam, Coroner

Pamela Putnam, former San Bernardino Sheriff Coroner San Diego Partners in Crime is pleased to welcome Pamela Putnam, a retired San Bernardino County Sheriff Coroner. Lisa Benton, from our board, will be interviewing her. As a coroner investigator, Pamela handled over 2,500 cases during her career, including nearly 200 homicides. What are the different types […]

Sept 9: Editor Lourdes Venard

Sept 9: Editor Lourdes Venard

A primer on self-editing with tips and techniques to improve your writing. A part of our Sizzling Summer Series in cooperation with other chapters of Sisters in Crime. Lourdes Venard is an editor with more than 35 years of writing and editing experience. As a journalist, she worked at The Miami Herald, Chicago Tribune, Milwaukee Journal […]

Aug 6: Sara Paretsky

Aug 6: Sara Paretsky

August Sizzling Summer Series program will take place on Sunday, August 6, hosted by the LA Chapter of SinC. Join by Zoom for a conversation with mystery fiction icon Sara Paretsky. She’ll share her thoughts on current topics like book banning, the threat of AI, and what we can do in response. Register in advance: […]

July 22: Matthew Quirk (Netflix Show The Night Agent)

Our Sizzling Summer Series is a collaboration between the Sisters in Crime Chapters in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and Northern California. During the months of June through September, each chapter takes a turn hosting a zoom meeting for the four chapters, bringing you great programming, including speakers who aren’t necessarily local. The July meeting, to […]

June 17: Author Matt Coyle

June 17: Author Matt Coyle

As part of our Sizzling Summer Series, in cooperation with three other SinC chapters, we welcome everyone to this FREE, ONLINE talk by one of our local authors, Matt Coyle. Matt Coyle is the author of the best-selling Rick Cahill PI crime novels. His books have won the Anthony Award, the San Diego Book Award, […]

Feb 11 Ron Niezen on Open Source Investigations

Feb 11 Ron Niezen on Open Source Investigations

San Diego Partners in Crime is proud to welcome Ron Niezen on February 11 at 2:00 pm, Pacific Time. Ron will talk about war crimes investigation, drawing from Libya, West Africa, and the January 6 insurgency. He’ll also touch on how AI-driven digital methods are finding their way into ordinary police work. And how all […]

Jan 14: David Putnam on writing and law enforcement

Jan 14: David Putnam on writing and law enforcement

San Diego Partners in Crime is proud to welcome David Putnam on Saturday, January 14 at 2:00 pm., Pacific Time. David will talk about how his extensive career in law enforcement both helped and held back his crime writing. During his law enforcement career, “Deputy Dave” Putnam worked primarily in California on teams for Patrol, […]