Episodes

  • AI Bots and Ghost Guns
    Jan 7 2025

    Adam talks about AI bots, the future of the Writer's Detective Bureau, and ghost guns.

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    15 mins
  • Bunco Crimes, Investigator Associations, Retired Cops, and POVs
    Oct 18 2024

    Adam talks about bunco crime investigations, the value of belonging to investigator associations, the trope of retired cops being forced back to work for one last case, and a different kind of POV.

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    17 mins
  • Cybercrime, Trap and Trace, and Concealed Carry
    Sep 21 2024

    Adam talks about cybercrime investigations, how wiretap investigations involve "trap and trace" and "pen registers" tools, and how undercover detectives conceal their firearms.

    Submit your own question to the podcast: writersdetective.com/ask

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    16 mins
  • Core Character Question, Celebrities, and An Unnoticed Serial Killer
    Sep 9 2024

    The Writer's Detective Bureau podcast is BACK and now ad-free! Adam has retired from law enforcement and is back answering writers' questions. Adam shares a core character question that he contemplated at the end of his career that could inform how you plot a character arc. Adam then answers questions about celebrity-related investigations and an unnoticed serial killer.

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    17 mins
  • Alcoholic Beverage Control, Military Murder Investigations, and Tribal Police
    Oct 1 2023

    Adam answers questions about: California’s Alcoholic Beverage Control agency, who investigates murders involving the military, and the surprising limitation on Tribal Police law enforcement powers.

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    14 mins
  • International Crime Rings, FBI Legal Attaches, INTERPOL, Proactive Investigations, and Transnational RICO Cases
    Aug 2 2023

    In this episode, Adam answers questions about investigating international crime rings, FBI Legal Attaches, INTERPOL, the difference between reactive and proactive investigations, and where prosecutions might happen for transnational RICO cases.

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    20 mins
  • DA Investigators, Warrantless Arrests in the Home, and Cover-Ups
    Jul 27 2023

    Adam talks about a DA Investigator moving over to a police department as a detective, the legalities of making a warrantless arrest inside a suspect's home, and how to conduct a cover-up.

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    15 mins
  • Threads App, Life Insurance Lookups, VINELink, Confidential Name Changes, Restraining Order Violations
    Jul 12 2023

    Adam talks about the new THREADS app, whether detectives can find out if someone is listed as a beneficiary on a life insurance policy, victim notifications when an inmate is released from prison, confidential name changes, and violating protective orders.

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    12 mins