Member Publications

The publications shown below have been authored by either a current or past member of the Vidocq Society. This information is provided only as a resource for interested practitioners. The inclusion of a publication on this page does not constitute endorsement of the publication by The Vidocq Society or by any past or current member of The Vidocq Society.

Note: The President's Commission on Model State Drug Laws is also available in digital form.

Trail of Blood

Trail of Blood

By:  Wanda Evans and James Dunn, VSM

The Murder Room: The Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve the World’s Most Perplexing Cold Cases

The Murder Room: The Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve the World’s Most Perplexing Cold Cases

By:  Michael Capuzzo

The Girl with the Crooked Nose

The Girl with the Crooked Nose

By:  Ted Botha (about Frank Bender, VSM)

Susquehanna Road: How Rem Bristow, Bill Kelly, and a Myriad Group of Philadelphia Investigators Solved the Cold Case of the Boy in the Box Paperback

Susquehanna Road: How Rem Bristow, Bill Kelly, and a Myriad Group of Philadelphia Investigators Solved the Cold Case of the Boy in the Box Paperback

By:  William Kelly, VSM

Someone’s Daughter

Someone’s Daughter

By:  Silvia Pettem, VSM

Sexual Homicide: Patterns and Motives

Sexual Homicide: Patterns and Motives

By:  John E. Douglas, Ann W. Burgess, and Robert K. Ressler, VSM

President's Commission on Model State Drug Laws

President's Commission on Model State Drug Laws

By:  Co-Author John Brick, PhD

Investigating Religious Terrorism and Ritualistic Crimes

Investigating Religious Terrorism and Ritualistic Crimes

By:  Dawn Perlmutter, VSM

Investigating Computer-Related Crime

Investigating Computer-Related Crime

By:  Peter Stephenson, VSM, and Keith Gilbert

I Have Lived in the Monster: Inside the Minds of the World’s Most Notorious Serial Killers

I Have Lived in the Monster: Inside the Minds of the World’s Most Notorious Serial Killers

By:  Robert K. Ressler, VSM, and Tom Shachtman

Handbook of the Medical Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Handbook of the Medical Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse

By:  John Brick, PhD

Good Hunting: An American Spymaster’s Story

Good Hunting: An American Spymaster’s Story

By:  Jack Devine, VSM and former Deputy Director Operations, CIA & Vernon Loeb

Forensic Alcohol Test Evidence

Forensic Alcohol Test Evidence

By:  John Brick, PhD

Effective Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques, Third Ed.

Effective Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques, Third Ed.

By:  Nathan J. Gordon, VSM, and William L. Fleisher, VSM

Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior: The Pharmacology of Therapeutics and Drug Use Disorders 3rd Edition

Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior: The Pharmacology of Therapeutics and Drug Use Disorders 3rd Edition

By:  John Brick, PhD

Deadly Betrayal: The CBS Murders

Deadly Betrayal: The CBS Murders

By:  Donald Richards, FBI (ret.), VSM

Cold Case Research: Resources for Unidentified, Missing, and Cold Homicide Cases

Cold Case Research: Resources for Unidentified, Missing, and Cold Homicide Cases

By:  Silvia Pettem, VSM

Cold Case Homicides: Practical Investigative Techniques

Cold Case Homicides: Practical Investigative Techniques

By:  Richard H. Walton, Ed.D., VSM

A Manual of Private Investigation Techniques: Developing Sophisticated Investigative and Business Skills to Meet Modern Challenges

A Manual of Private Investigation Techniques: Developing Sophisticated Investigative and Business Skills to Meet Modern Challenges

By:  William F. Blake, with contributions by David L. Ziegler, CFE, VSM, and Lt. Col. James Carino, VSM

A Journey to the Center of the Mind

A Journey to the Center of the Mind

By:  By: James R. Fitzgerald, M.S., FBI (ret.), VSM

3 Decades Cold

3 Decades Cold

By:  C. McMullin, Maria Viola Jefferson