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Ken Lang

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Dr. Ken Lang is a retired detective from the Baltimore County Police Department. During his tenure, he spent 15 years investigating violent crimes, including rapes, robberies, and murders. His murder investigation of Wesley Person was featured on Forensic Files in 2009, and again on Murder Decoded in 2019. He earned his Ph.D. from Walden University, is a college professor, and a legal analyst for the Law & Crime Trial Network. Dr. Lang is also an award-winning author for his true crime books Walking Among the Dead, Standing in Death’s Shadow, and Death Comes Uninvited.

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