A full dinner is served at our evening meetings including non-alcoholic beverages, coffee and dessert. Beer and wine are available for sale.

Location: Colorado Auto Dealers Association, 290 E. Speer Blvd., Denver, 80203
Cocktail hour: 6:30, dinner 7 p.m. Program follows.

Burned, Drowned, and Eaten with Tracy Brisendine

Fire and water drastically change the appearance of a human body. And both elements can both hinder and assist the investigator during criminal investigations. Within minutes insects can detect a decedent’s location and start to feed, yet DNA collected from a maggot’s digestive tract can help identify a victim. This workshop will be a down-and-dirty glimpse of how two elements and various insects interact with a body after death.

Tracy Brisendine’s invisible pet dinosaur landed her in the principal’s office in second grade, and it has been a rollercoaster of adventure ever since. At work, she dances with death and has the honor of recording the last chapter of people’s lives. When not working, Tracy is crafting fantastical stories from the safety of her home. Tracy lives in colorful Colorado with her wonderful spouse and adorable dogs. She has worked in law enforcement for over a decade and is an accredited death investigator through the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigator and the Colorado Coroners Association.