Scenes from LAVA’s crime lab seminar “Cold A Long Time” with author John Leake

Kim Cooper

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On August 26, 2012, LAVA – The Los Angeles Visionaries Association presented acclaimed true crime author John Leake and trace evidence expert Lynne Herold, Senior Criminalist with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, for a special presentation based on John’s latest book Cold A Long Time: An Alpine Mystery, winner of the 2012 Independent Publisher Award—Bronze Medal, True Crime.

See photos from John’s slideshow presentation and the hands-on examination of the physical evidence remaining from Duncan MacPherson’s mysterious 1989 death at the Stubai Glacier, a popular ski resort near Innsbruck, Austria here.

More info about the event. The next crime lab seminar is October 28: The Wisdom of Teeth: A forensic odontology workshop with Dr. Cheri Lewis.

Kim Cooper is the creator of 1947project, the crime-a-day time travel blog that spawned Esotouric’s popular crime bus tours, including The Real Black Dahlia. She is the author of The Kept Girl, the acclaimed historical mystery starring the young Raymond Chandler and the real-life Philip Marlowe, and of The Raymond Chandler Map of Los Angeles. With husband Richard Schave, Kim curates the Salons and forensic science seminars of LAVA- The Los Angeles Visionaries Association. When the third generation Angeleno isn’t combing old newspapers for forgotten scandals, she is a passionate advocate for historic preservation of signage, vernacular architecture and writer’s homes. Kim was for many years the editrix of Scram, a journal of unpopular culture. Her books include Fall in Love For Life, Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth, Lost in the Grooves and an oral history of Neutral Milk Hotel.

Scenes from LAVA’s crime lab seminar “Cold A Long Time” with author John Leake

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