Rick McMahan, Guest Speaker

July 7th, 6:30 pm Eastern Time Author and Retired ATF Senior Special Agent Rick McMahan The Upstate SC, SinC Chapter is excited to announce that our July speaker will be Rick McMahan. The Impact of Trauma on Memory of Victims and Witness of Violent Crime.  This talk discusses the challenges of interviewing a victim/witness of violent crime and the impact psychologically and physiologically of a violent event on an individuals memory and recall.

Rick McMahan spent over twenty-five years as a federal agent before retiring in 2017 as a Senior Special Agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF). During his career, Rick worked a wide array of investigations--interstate firearms traffickers; murder for hire cases, and he even arrested a serial bomber. For over a year and a half, Rick was the lead investigator/ control agent for an undercover ATF agent who infiltrated an outlaw motorcycle gang. Since retiring, Rick worked as an instructor for a law enforcement academy, and currently he serves as a Detective at the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office. In his spare time, Rick enjoys writing. His fiction has been published in various publications, including twice having short stories published in Mystery Writers of America anthologies. Most recently, he had a story included in The American Best Mystery Stories of 2020. In addition, Rick has acted as an instructor for the Writer's Police Academy for multiple years, including 2022.

ATTENDANCE IS FREE, BUT YOU MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE To register for this meeting click here: REGISTER When: July 7th, 2022 Chapter News and Networking: 06:30 PM- 07:00 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Speaker Presentation starts promptly at 7:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting We will be recording this meeting and will make it available to everyone online. So even if you can’t join us, you will still be able to watch the meeting at your convenience, but you must still register. Any questions, contact Linda Whitaker, President, Upstate SC Chapter, Sisters in Crime. at linda@lmwhitaker.com When you register for one of our events, we will add you to our mailing list for future events You can unsubscribe at any time.