Lieutenant Nelson Andreu (retired) dedicated nearly his entire police career with the Miami Police Department to homicide and death-investigation cases. During his nearly 23-year tenure with Miami P.D., Lt. Andreu spent over 21 of those years in the Homicide Unit

(PRWEB) December 1, 2004 -- Lieutenant Nelson Andreu (retired) dedicated nearly his entire police career with the Miami Police Department to homicide and death-investigation cases. During his nearly 23-year tenure with Miami P.D., Lt. Andreu spent over 21 of those years in the Homicide Unit. He investigated thousands of death cases ranging from routine natural deaths, accidental deaths, industrial deaths, murders and suicides, to his working on five separate serial killer investigations. These culminated in 2002 with the conviction of Francisco Del Junco, a Miami serial killer who bludgeoned to death and set fire to four women in South Florida.

Since his retirement in 2002, Lt. Andreu has formed an investigative, consulting and polygraph business in Miami (Deception Check), which offers both commercial and private investigations and polygraph examinations. He has taught death-related seminars at several local and state conferences; including Florida International University, Miami-Dade Community College’s Criminal Justice Center, Miami Police Department’s Training Bureau, and the Florida Writers Association. Lt. Andreu was recognized as Miami P.D.’s most outstanding officer on numerous occasions, as well as the most outstanding officer in the entire county several other times. Lt. Andreu was given the eulogistic title of “Dean” of the Miami Police Department’s Homicide Unit. During his time in the Homicide Unit with Miami P.D., Lt. Andreu not only commanded the Homicide Unit at times, but was also the senior officer and acting Commander in the entire Investigative Division at the Miami Police Department, a division that encompassed nearly 100 Detectives and support personnel.

During Lt. Andreu’s last 10 years in the Homicide Unit, he was in charge of the “Cold Case Squad,” investigating hundreds of Miami’s open murder cases dating back to the 1940’s. Lt. Andreu and the investigators under his command solved dozens of previously open murder cases, bringing closure to family members who for years had anguished with unanswered questions and dwindling hope for cases involving their loved ones ever being solved. Additionally, he has appeared on several local, national and international television programs answering questions about murder, providing insight, commentary and analysis with respect to all aspects of death-related investigations, as well as polygraph-related issues.

Lt. Andreu now offers his decades of investigative experience into homicide and death-related cases to individuals, businesses and media outlets with questions and concerns dealing with murder and serial and mass murderers, as well as with all facets of death investigation. Lt. Andreu’s unprecedented knowledge and experience in these fields make him the inevitable choice for those seeking answers, commentary and professional opinions about the complex topic of murder investigation.

Lt. Andreu speaks perfect Spanish and can offer his expertise, commentary and opinions in both English and Spanish to those who require his services. Additionally, Lt. Andreu’s novel, entitled “DEAD RED” and about a Miami Homicide Detective working a series of murders in the Magic City, has recently been released. His novel is available on-line at DeadRedNovel.com, Barnes and Noble or on Amazon.com.

Lt. Andreu has written an article entitled “Serial Killers, A Homicide Detective’s Take,” which was published in the most recent Journal of the American Polygraph Association and which will soon be reprinted in a prominent National Police magazine. This nearly 6000-word article outlines the inner thoughts, mindset and actions of serial killers through the eyes of one of the nation’s most experienced homicide sleuths.

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Bruce H. Hulme, CFE "Pending Legislative Issues Affecting Private Investigators and Security Professionals."

Bruce H. Hulme has been a New York State licensed private investigator since 1964 and is a Certified Fraud Examiner since 1995.  He is president of Special Investigations, Inc., a New York City private investigation firm which he founded.

Bruce Hulme has been retained by insurance companies, self insurers, police departments and municipalities in their defense of cases involving negligence, false arrest, malicious prosecution and negligent hiring; by municipalities to conduct internal and external investigations regarding the diversion of property to personal use of officials and employees; by businesses and law firms to investigate the theft of proprietary information; and by financial institutions to locate and recover assets that have been illegally diverted.  Fraud investigations have included arson for profit, kickback schemes, bribery, graft and conflict of interests.

Hulme is a past president of the National Council of Investigation and Security Services, Inc. (NCISS) and the Associated Licensed Detectives of New York State, Inc. (ALDONYS), and is a board member and Legislative Committee Chair of both associations.  He is editor of the ALDONYS Spotlight.  He serves on the board of the New York City Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and is that association’s legislative liaison.  He serves in a similar capacity as a board member of INTELNET and the Society of Professional Investigators.  He represents private investigators as that sector’s board member of the International Association of Investigative and Security Regulators (IASIR).

Appointed by Governor George E. Pataki, Hulme serves on the New York State Security Guard Advisory Council that established and maintains a professional program for security guard training and registration in New York.  He is a member of the advisory board of John Jay College of Criminal Justice that allocates federal funds through the Vocational and Applied Technology Act and Perkins III grants.

Over the years Hulme has monitored hearings and legislation in Albany and Washington on proposed legislation, regulation and privacy issues affecting the private investigation and security fields.  On behalf of ALDONYS he was a participant at the Mega hearing which brought about the NYS Security Guard Act of 1992.  He assisted NCISS in drafting the provision of the federal Drivers Privacy Protection Act of 1994 with respect to obtaining access for state licensed private investigators and security firms.  In 1997 he was invited by and testified before the Federal Trade Commission in hearings held regarding consumer information privacy and databases.  His participation helped form the basis of the FTC’s analysis of computer database services.

Hulme has testified on behalf of NCISS before Congressional hearings including the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services on Identity Theft and Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Implementation with respect to privacy issues.  On behalf of ALDONYS he has testified before New York State Senate and Assembly committees addressing technology and privacy issues.

Throughout 2005, Hulme has been actively addressing database security breach legislation and privacy issues in the 109^th Congress in his present capacity as Chair of the NCISS Investigations Legislative Committee.

He is author of the chapter The FCRA and Corporate Investigations of Corporate Investigations edited by Reginald J. Montgomery and William J. Majeski and published in 2002 and 2005 by Lawyers and Judges Publishing Company, Inc.

Bruce Hulme may be contacted at specialinvestigations@worldnet.att.net 

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