The Rocky Mountain Mystery Writers of America presents speaker, Jeff Boxer, a forensic specialist, with a literary depiction of firearms deployment, upstairs at the DPC.  Dinner begins at 7 p.m. and the program begins at 8 p.m.  The cost is $20 and includes dinner. RSVPs ARE MANDATORY. The reservation deadline is Monday, March 8. RSVP to Becky Martinez: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . No-shows and anyone not cancelling their reservation 72 hours in advance will be expected to pay since Boxer will illustrate key issues confronting the mystery/crime writer in today's media-savvy environment. He will cover firearms forensics as well as photo/video evidence. Actual crime-scene footage and analysis, as well as common literary errors, will be presented. Not for the faint of heart.

Boxer has been a special investigator for and an expert witness in civil, capital and federal trials. His extensive experience in the combined disciplines of visual technology and firearms history, ballistics and deployment has been employed to interpret, evaluate and present critical evidence in complex forensic environments. He has been a consultant to the entertainment industry for over two decades, contributing forensic advice and scene concept to shows such as "LA Law, "Law & Order," "Murder One" and "NYPD Blue." He produced the first CD-ROM on firearms, has been a technical advisor and spokesman for the photographic industry, and created primary marketing materials for the leading names in high-technology medical imaging. He has been a guest lecturer and instructor at CU Boulder, where he received an MJ, his main studies being investigative journalism, socio-anthropology and criminology. His master's degree project, "The Sum of US: An Investigation into the Tribal Needs of American Youth Gangs in Consideration of Pueblo Society and Ritual," broke new ground on gang social construct. He was recently asked to advise The Los Angeles City Council on youth gang violence. He also lectures at The Brooks Institute of Photography.