October 6, 2018

Elms College to host forensic analyst lecture, ‘Cold Cases and the Politics of Murder’

REGIONAL
Staff report

Sarah Stein (IObserve photo/courtesy of Elms College)

CHICOPEE – The Center for Law & Justice at the College of Our Lady of the Elms will host a lecture by Sarah Stein of The Center for the Resolution of Unresolved Crime (CRUC) from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, in the Alumnae Library Theater.

Stein, a forensic and behavioral analyst who works with law enforcement agencies as a consultant and investigator on cold cases and death investigations, will give a talk titled “Cold Cases and the Politics of Murder.”

She has been involved in the case of Joanne Ringer of Clarksburg, who had been missing for more than a year before her remains were found in Hatfield earlier this year. She also was involved in the case of Molly Bish, who had been missing for three years before her remains were found in Hampden County in 2003.

Stein earned her doctorate in criminal justice from the University of Southern Mississippi and her master’s degree in forensic science (with a concentration in advanced investigation and a certificate in computer forensics) from the University of New Haven; she even developed her own bachelor of arts degree in the victimology of pedophilia (a combination of criminal justice, sociology, and psychology) at American University in Washington, D.C.

She has taught at Clayton State University, Western New England University, and Fitchburg State University, leading courses from Introduction to Criminal Justice and Introduction to Forensic Science to Women in Criminal Justice, Cold Cases, Ethics in Criminal Justice, Introduction to the Legal Process, Crime in the Media, and Victimology.

Stein began consulting on cold cases during her time at the University of New Haven, under the direction of the Henry C. Lee Institute. Since that time, she has consulted independently for numerous law enforcement agencies and families on cold case homicides, missing persons cases, and child abduction homicides. Currently, Stein provides both training and case consultation services to law enforcement.

For more information about CRUC, visit www.thecruc.com.