2001 Conference Speakers... 

Investigator Battan is a 14 year veteran of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office with cross-designation credentials as a U.S. Customs Agent. She is currently assigned to the Major Crime Unit which investigates major crimes and cold homicides. 

Investigator Battan was the lead investigator of the Columbine High School shootings investigation and managed a multi-jurisdictional task force consisting of over 80 investigators. Her lecture covered the response to Columbine, the investigation in detail, the aftermath and the lessons learned.

Mr. Loptien has been with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office for five years after spending three years as a criminalist with the California Department of Justice. He is a certified senior crime scene analyst and was a member of one of the numerous forensic crime scene teams working at the scene of the 1999 Columbine High School shootings.

Mr. Loptien discussed the Columbine High School crime scene in detail and the many lab techniques involved. He also talked about the logistics of having multi-agency assistance in the crime scene processing. 

Lt. Priest is a 21 year veteran of the Denver Police Department. He has worked a number of assignments, but most notably he has been a homicide unit detective and supervisor and is currently the commander of the Robbery/Homicide Section. Lt. Priest is a recognized expert in crime scene search and documentation, underwater scene documentation and rescue, crime scene reconstruction, blood spatter interpretation, wound causation, interviewing and interrogating and case management. Lt. Priest instructs all of these areas.

Lt. Priest explored the intricacies of a major case investigation and complexity of multi-jurisdiction and agency involvement. Lt. Priest focused on the Father's Day, 1991, United Bank murders and robbery and detailed the crime scene processing, interviews, investigative techniques and the pitfalls encountered. He also discussed the trial, acquittal and subsequent new information and further investigation.

Mr. Linstrom obtained a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice from the University of Nebraska and a law degree from Ohio Northern University. Mr. Linstrom worked in the Complex Prosecutions Unit of the Denver D.A.'s Office from 1978-1982. He was a security officer for First Interstate Bank for three years and has been an assistant vice-president and Division Security Manager for World Savings since 1985.

Mr. Linstrom will present an overview of current trends in bank robbery. He will discuss the private sector's role in the robbery transaction before, during and after the robbery, including BPA requirements, deterrents and training.