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The 13th Mid-Atlantic INLETS:
Violent Crimes & Terrorism Trends
The VC & TT seminar provides an agenda focused on identifying and investigating extremism, radicalization, hate, and violent crimes.
The topics are presented through case studies, multi-session workshops, and breakouts.
This course is designed for local, state, federal, and military/Intel investigators and analysts and risk and safety practitioners.
The Week at a Glance
Keynote Speaker:
Kim “KC” Campbell, Colonel, US Air Force (ret.) was a fighter pilot and senior military leader with more than 100 combat missions in the A-10 Warthog, protecting troops on the ground in both Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2003, Kim was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for Heroism after successfully recovering her battle-damaged airplane after an intense close air support mission.
General Sessions:
Visual Intelligence with Amy Herman, Featured Presenter
Amy Herman, who has degrees in law and art history, returns to INLETS bringing her message of the Art of Perception: how to assess, analyze, and articulate what we observe. To practice these skills, she presents numerous works of art integrating with responding to real-life crime. Featured at TED Talks, she regularly instructs for the FBI, CIA, NYPD, and other major companies, including Google.
The Gilgo Beach Serial Killer with Rodney Harrison, Commissioner, Suffolk County PD (ret.)
Also known as the Long Island Serial Killer, the Manorville Butcher, or the Craigslist Ripper, the Gilgo Beach serial killings were a series of murders spanning from the early 1990s until 2011 in Suffolk County, New York. The cold case investigation led to the June 2024 arrest of Rex Heuermann, a Manhattan architect and resident of Long Island, has been charged in the murders.
Ghost Guns Investigations, with Shanon LaCorte, Queens (NYC) DA’s Office
What are they, how are they getting made, and how do you track them down? A look at case studies, building cases, and prosecuting offenders.
US v Antoine Jones, with Stephanie Yanta, FBI BAU Profiler (ret.)
The case study on what many refer to as the “GPS case.” The complex investigation using a T-III and introducing GPS as an investigative tool, the case went all the way to the US Supreme Court. This drug trafficking case study reveals key elements to ensuring your investigative tech tools meets legal rigor.
Assassination Attempt in Salisbury, UK with New Scotland Yard
The Salisbury Poisonings, was a botched assassination attempt to poison a former Russian military officer and double agent for the British Intelligence in the city of Salisbury, England. The target and his daughter were poisoned by means of a Novichok nerve agent. They lost their home and all their possessions because of contamination. Investigators said that the perfume bottle containing the nerve agent contained enough to potentially kill thousands of people. Health units built a seal around the property and a military team dismantled and removed the buildings. This was repeated at 12 other locations throughout the small town.
The Boston Marathon Bombing case study, with Tim Brown, FBI Boston JTTF
The Case Study of the Islamist domestic terrorist attack. The Tsarnaev brothers planted two homemade pressure cooker bombs that detonated near the finish line of the race 14 seconds and 210 yards apart.
The case agent shares details of the multi-agency manhunt, impact of technology in investigations, and working multiple crimes scenes.
Homegrown Violent Extremism with Brig Barker, Blue Atlas Group, FBI Special Agent (ret.)
In a perfect storm of online isolation and political polarization, radicalization of lone wolf subjects is on the rise. A look at how the influence of international terrorism has reached our shores. See how it influences US citizens and learn how to identify the indicators.
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Workshops: like a mini-series, totaling 4 hours of instruction
Stalking, with Cari Robins, FBI BAU
Voyeurism. Grooming. Hunting. Different words defining how Subjects identify then target their prey. A look at the violation that is commonly used in acts of violent and heinous crimes but seldom charged. Hear case studies and learn concepts to use this charge to protect victims and further cases.
Radicalization and International Terrorism with Stephanie Yanta, FBI BAU (ret.)
ISIS, Al Queda, Hamas, Hezbollah are often thought to be separated from the US by thousands of miles of ocean and desert. This workshop looks at the impact of International terrorism, how it gains foothold in US communities through the internet, and how the attacks are inspired abroad but fostered and planned to be carried out in the homeland.
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FOCUSED BREAKOUTS - single topics held in the afternoon sessions.
Ghost Guns, a deeper look with Shanon Lacorte, Queens’ DA Office
Working with the industry, developing investigative and prosecutorial strategies to strengthen cases.
AI: vulnerabilities and challenges to LE investigations
Fire Arms Link Analysis with ATF
Internet Investigations Center to the Emerging Threats Center
MVA Investigative Tools and Resources with MVA Investigator Rose Bianca
Something nearly every adult has since their late teens providing essential information. Find out how MVA investigators can support and further your investigation.
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Featured Instructors:
Amy Herman
Lawyer & Art Historian✕
Amy Herman
Lawyer & Art Historian
Brig Barker
President, Blue Atlas Group. FBI Special Agent (ret.)✕
Brig Barker
President, Blue Atlas Group. FBI Special Agent (ret.)President, Blue Atlas Group FBI Special Agent (ret.)
Brig Barker is the President and Special Programs Officer for the Blue Atlas Group which is an
AI innovation and solutions company serving law enforcement, the U.S. government, and private
industry.Brig is a retired FBI agent having held positions from counterterrorism case agent to senior
advisor embedded with DOD Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Prior to the FBI, he served
five years as an Army officer in the 82nd Airborne with various deployments to include that to Northern
Iraq.During his FBI career, he spent the majority of his time on a Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) with
15 overseas deployments to Africa and the Middle East. He originally spent five years working as a case
agent on a JTTF where he was a SWAT operator and FBI certified sniper. Further, Mr. Barker was a
JTTF Squad Supervisor and Counterterrorism Program Coordinator in two separate FBI offices.In addition, Mr. Barker was selected and served as the embedded Senior FBI Advisor at USSOCOM based
in Tampa, Florida for two years. In 2015, he completed a deployment to Tunisia working ISIS and Libya
matters. Mr. Barker further deployed to Nairobi, Kenya and Kampala, Uganda in 1998 as part of the Al
Qaida Embassy Bombings investigation, and later to Cairo, Egypt immediately after the attacks on
9/11/2001. In 2006, Mr. Barker opened the Freetown, Sierra Leone FBI Attaché office where he led the
acclaimed Blood Diamonds investigation. He further was the primary counterterrorism interrogation
instructor for the FBI Training Division for two years during which he was also an instructor for the FBI
National Academy program where he taught a course on counterterrorism strategies for local law
enforcement. Mr. Barker is an FBI trained Arabic speaker and is conversational in Farsi and German.He developed and has taught Survival Arabic for Law Enforcement for over 10 years. He is the author of the
book, “The Dark Trajectory of Jihad”, and has 15+ Counterterrorism articles professionally published in
Law Enforcement and military publications to include the primary interrogation article for the West Point
Counterterrorism textbook, Terrorism and Political Islam. His masters thesis, “Decoding the Language of
Jihad”, a comprehensive study in Islamic statement analysis and exegesis, was published in Middle East Quarterly. His most recent articles include, “ISIS: Nothing new under the sun” and “Salafi/Takfiri Micro-
Theology: The Non-Illusive and Motivational Ideology Behind Jihadist Attacks In The 21st Century.”While in the FBI, Brig was awarded interrogation instructor of the year and was also honored with the
Joint Civilian Service Commendation by DOD USSOCOM for his work against Al Qaida. While in the
Army, Brig earned the Ranger Tab, Senior Jumper (Jumpmaster) award, and the German and Italian Jump
Wings.
Erik Kleinsmith
Intelligence Solutions Architect, Leidos✕
Erik Kleinsmith
Intelligence Solutions Architect, LeidosIntelligence Solutions Architect, Leidos
Erik Kleinsmith has over 30 years experience in intelligence and security as a U.S. Army military intelligence officer, defense contractor, academic, author and cold case investigator. Erik gained US national notoriety related to his involvement in the Able Danger program as the military lead of a team of analysts profiling and mapping Al Qaeda prior to 9/11.
In the commercial environment as defense contractor, Erik created a series of intelligence training courses and programs for the US Army and other Intel Community members growing his portfolio to over 150 instructors and over $30 Million (US) in annual revenue.
He is one of the main subjects of the 2010 book, “The Watchers: The Rise of America’s Surveillance State” by Shane Harris and is the vice-chairman of The Case Breakers, a private investigative group that has tackled cold cases such as DB Cooper, the Zodiac Killer, and Jimmy Hoffa of which the Cooper Case has been turned into a docuseries on Netflix in June 2022. Erik is also the author of many related articles and the 2020 book entitled Intelligence Operations: Understanding Data, Tools, People, and Processes.
Stephanie Yanta
Lead, Strategic Alliances, National Security Systems, FBI BAU Profiler (ret.)✕
Stephanie Yanta
Lead, Strategic Alliances, National Security Systems, FBI BAU Profiler (ret.)Stephanie Yanta joined NEC NSS in September 2022 and directs NEC NSS’s Strategic Alliances Program. Amongst other duties, Stephanie expertly aggregates partners and technologies to fill existing and emerging technology gaps for all of the U.S. Government including the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources, FVEY partners and trusted allies. Stephanie develops and nurtures NSS’s partner relationships including marshalling and amalgamating necessary resources to fill mission- critical needs and achieve a high degree of customer satisfaction. Stephanie is part of NSS’s Countering Insider Threat Team and is a staunch supporter of countering all forms of human trafficking and forced labor.
Stephanie has extensive experience within the Intelligence Community and government service having retired from
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with ~25 years of service.While at the FBI, Stephanie held several leadership positions and worked a variety of violations including as a member of the Cold Case Homicide Squad, the Safe Streets Task Force, the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), and Cyber Engagement Unit. Notably, Stephanie was an integral part of the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) and served as a Certified FBI BAU “Profiler.” As a Profiler, Stephanie focused on providing behavioral-based support to matters of counterterrorism and other crimes involving acts or threats of targeted violence.
Stephanie mastered working alongside other certified Profilers, Mental Health Professionals and case teams to both dissuade and disrupt potential offenders’ efforts to engage in violence. Stephanie was regularly sought and often requested to provide BAU-related training to a myriad of consumers within law enforcement, the Justice Department and communities both in the U.S. and overseas – a trend that continues today.
During her FBI tenure, Stephanie was the case agent of the largest drug seizure in the history of the D.C. area, and she was a member of the Hazardous Materials Response Team. Stephanie has extensive experience operating in overseas environments having deployed to the Middle East, Afghanistan three times, Europe and Africa.
Remarkably, Stephanie earned the highest award within the Department of Justice, the Attorney General’s Award, for her leadership during the May 2010 Times Square attempted bombing/terrorism event. As a true believer in teamwork, Stephanie was a co-founder of the FBI Washington Field Office’s Touchstone group – an FBI-led private sector outreach effort.
She earned her Master’s Degree in 2012 from the Naval Postgraduate School having completed her Master’s Thesis on the Touchstone Project. Both a revolutionary and evolutionary endeavor, many of Touchstone’s engagement and information sharing principles are still being leveraged by the FBI.
Stephanie is originally from Valparaiso, Indiana and earned Bachelors of Arts degrees in both History and Political Science from Indiana University. She was a member of the Indiana University ROTC program through which she earned her commission as a Military Intelligence (MI) officer in the Indiana Army National Guard. Stephanie achieved the rank of Captain (O-3). Amongst a variety of assignments as an Intelligence Officer (G-2/S-2), a highlight of Stephanie’s military service included her selection as the first – and first female – Company Commander (HHC) for the then newly formed 638th MI Battalion in Indiana.
Shanon LaCorte
Chief, Crime Strategies and Intelligence Bureau, Queens County (NY) District Attorney’s Office✕
Shanon LaCorte
Chief, Crime Strategies and Intelligence Bureau, Queens County (NY) District Attorney’s Office
Rodney W. Harrison
Commissioner, Suffolk County Police (ret.)✕
Rodney W. Harrison
Commissioner, Suffolk County Police (ret.)Commissioner, Suffolk County Police Department (ret.)
Rodney K. Harrison is a police officer and administrator who recently served as the Police Commissioner of the Suffolk County Police Department. He previously served in the New York City Police Department where he achieved the highest uniform rank, Chief of department.
Harrison began his career with the NYPD as a cadet in 1991. He became a Police Officer on June 30, 1992. Harrison was assigned as an undercover in the Narcotics Division, and in 1995 he was promoted to detective.
Harrison was named the Commanding Officer of the 28th and 32nd Precincts in Harlem. In 2014 he was selected by then Commissioner Bratton to be second-in-command in Staten Island following the killing of Eric Garner by police. Harrison was promoted to Chief of Patrol where he oversaw the implementation of the Neighborhood Policing Program.
In December 2019, Harrison was named the first black Chief of Detectives in the NYPD’S 175-year history.
In 2021, Harrison was promoted to Chief of department, the highest-ranking uniform member of the department. Harrison announced his retirement from the NYPD in November 2021.
On December 21, 2021, it was announced that Harrison was nominated to be the Police Commissioner of Suffolk County. He was unanimously approved by the Suffolk County Legislature. Harrison became the first black Police Commissioner in the Department’s history.
The Tribute to Heroes Evening Program
The opening day of the VC&TT course includes a reception and dinner program entitled The Tribute to Heroes Program.
We welcome Kim “KC – Killer Chick” Campbell, a USAF Colonel (ret.) with more than 100 combat missions in the A-10 Warthog. She is a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross for Heroism after successfully recovering her battle-damaged airplane after an intense close air support mission.
The Fallen Officers Tribute
The Fallen Officers Tribute reflects on those we have lost over the past year.
To some, they were husbands, wives, parents, children, siblings, friends, and fellow colleagues. To all of us, they were “friend.” And in their last full measure, they served.
“Greater love has no one than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
The Above & Beyond Awards
“Its just part of the job.” Often said. And true. In no other profession is the surreal and sublime a daily expectation by superiors and strangers.
No matter the crisis or the challenge, the expectation is that we act with immediacy, empathy, decisively, and wisely based often on limited information and even less time.
We recognize these worthy peers for their efforts and contributions.
Events Of The Week
The Five O’Clock Somewhere Gathering
Tuesday: 5:00pm-7:00pm. Enjoy the sunset with views of the harbor in downtown Historic Annapolis. Liaison with other attendees while unwinding from the educational agenda.
Hotel shuttle provides free transportation.
Enrichment Visit:
Wednesday: The group travels to a venue in Washington, DC or Maryland that resonates with why we heeded the call and entered the profession. Transportation provided. Guests of attendees welcome. Details coming soon!
