Sep4

shhh…i’m solving a crime in my head.

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I’ve always been a fan of crime (not as a criminal), was part of The Four Crows, my childhood neighborhood detective club, looked forward to each new Nancy Drew book, read Agatha Christie as I got older, then moved on to the true crime writers, listened to crime podcasters, watched documentaries and films, and took a community class with my county sheriffs. 

Tomorrow, I’m off to the world’s largest true crime conference, CrimeCon, in Denver, Colorado  and it’s sure to be a crazy mash up of presenters and attendees. I have no desire to be part of an actual crime or work in law enforcement, but as a person who loves puzzles, I’m always trying to seek the solutions, and figure our how and why the criminals chose to commit these crimes, thinking they can get away with them. I’m especially fascinated by heists for some reason, because they are usually quite brazen and bold and they really take some detailed planning. It’s sure to be interesting…

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‘he who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.’

-seneca

*Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger, usually known as Seneca, was a Stoic philosopher of Ancient Rome, a statesman, a dramatist, and in one work, a satirist, from the post-Augustan age of Latin literature.

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  1. That’s a long way to go, but it sounds interesting. I never even knew there was a ‘world’s largest crime conference’. Have a great time! (12 years working for the police in London satisfied my interest in crime, but I still like to watch cop shows and films.)
    Best wishes, Pete.

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  10. I opted for the Hardy Boys when I was a kid. Read every one of them. But then I moved on to horses.
    As a resident of the greater Denver area, I welcome you to what sounds like a fun event.

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  21. I loved the progression, Beth, and going from the junior fiction and to the older classics like Agatha Christie. I have fond memories of reading the crossover novels featuring The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew growing up and watching Murder She Wrote with my parents Sunday evenings. Enjoy your time at CrimeCon!

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  25. that sounds super interesting but also nail-bitingly terrifying…. I have a very soft nerve costume and if I read a thriller or psychological novel in the evening, nightmares and heart-racing is guaranteed. but I also love any kind of puzzle to be solved and of late, I’ve discovered my love for crime films which I can watch during daytime on ‘re-watch’ and since I never ever did this all my life long, I can now be sure that the ‘offerings’ are vast enough to last me a while…. I’m sure you will love this and I hope you’ll tell us a bit later some parts of it.

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    • weirdly, I have a very strong ‘startle response’ and hate to be surprised or have people jump out, but something about the solving and the mysteries of what happened and why -. I’m pretty sure I’ll have some stories

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      • yes, I can see that clearly – I’m a bit the same… hence my one and only experience on a ‘mystery’ tour in Copen Hague on a ghost train ending with me widen-open eyed and absolutely screaming and terrified, that just did it (and I was only 18 and on my first trip abroad)…. Can’t wait for your gruesome updates… ;)

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