Jennifer Chase's Blog, page 109

Who Can Hold Their Own with Emily Stone?

My novel Compulsion throws readers into the world of Emily Stone – a modern day vigilante detective. She doesn't have a badge, but that hasn't stopped her from tracking down some of the West's most dangerous child predators and serial killers. She then begins the hunt for, not one, but two serial killers in her hometown.

Dead Game continues with Emily still maintaining her anonymous identity with her independent efforts to catch child killers, but this time her evil opponent is a sadistic, vo...

Let's all wish "Sarge" a Big Happy 10 Week Old Birthday!

The Missing Link in Psychopaths

We know that psychopaths lack remorse, empathy, ethics, and a conscience. They lie with absolute clarity for whatever appeases them and their lifestyle. They are almost like an unscrupulous chameleon showing their mask of normalcy for most of the world to see, but wait for the opportunity to strike.
Crime seems to be a logical choice for many of these types of individuals. I think it's extremely important to study the habits and signatures of psychopaths in relation to crimes being committed....

Farewell to a Groundbreaking Crime Series

Law & Order made a small impact in my life during my academic studies for my police forensic bachelor's degree. I didn't actually start watching the series until 2002. I remember when it first began back in 1990. I watched a couple of episodes, but I wasn't interested. It just didn't click with me at the time.

It wasn't until 2002 when I had a required course in Criminal Procedure & Evidence that Law & Order came back into my life full force. It was a concentrated course where it felt like the...

Elizabeth Smart's Kidnapper Receives Sentence

One of the most infamous cases of child abduction and rape in the last decade, which received countless hours of media coverage, saw another development as last week closed. Wanda Eileen Barzee, who, along with her husband Brian David Mitchell , kidnapped Elizabeth Smart in 2002, was sentenced to fifteen years in federal prison. The 64-year-old woman will receive credit for the seven years she has already served.

Barzee pleaded guilty late last year to kidnapping and unlawful transportation of ...

It's a Boy! Newest Member of the Family!

Emily's Crime Watch – Tip #17 (Online Safety)

It's difficult to find someone today who isn't surfing the Internet, exchanging email, or participating in online social networks. It's incredible to realize how far we've come in our technology and communication activities within the past ten years.

With all the great technological advancements, there also comes the more devious aspects to it as well. Think about how you use your computer and what information you've shared online.

There are some safety tips that everyone should be familiar wit...

Interesting Forensic Facts From A to Z

While conducting research for my next two novels, I realized that there are some very interesting forensic facts that may not be widely known to most people. I would like to share some of these fascinating facts and definitions from time to time.

What better place to start than with the "A"s in the forensic dictionary.

ABO blood groups:
This is a blood group system that was first proposed by Karl Landsteiner, an Austrian biologist and physician, in 1900. The system consists of antigens, a substa...

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on California Law Involving Kids and Violent Video Games

In my latest installment in the series of novels featuring Emily Stone , Dead Game , readers will find themselves following a serial killer who plots his next violent act by tracking his victims in an interactive computer game. Perhaps some of you are familiar with, or even involved in, these virtual communities in which new identities are established and relationships are formed all through a computer screen and a keyboard.

While real violence does erupt from the online networking that takes pl...

Important Things I've Learned About Life From My Labradors

It's difficult at times to stay positive and upbeat, to not be impacted by the negative stories going on in the world today. Since I write about serial killers, I try to find a balance of my time that's positive and fun.

I'm surrounded by the love of my Labradors. They have taught me about the three big "L"s that everyone should incorporate into their own lives. At the very least, you shouldn't forget these important things and be reminded from time to time. Live. Love. Laugh. You must do this...