Lieutenant Abromaitis’s law enforcement career began in 2006 in the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office where he worked as Juvenile Detective for two years and then in the Special Victims Unit for six years.
In 2014, Lieutenant Abromaitis was hired by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office as a detective and was assigned to the Special Victim’s Unit. In 2015, Lieutenant Abromaitis was transferred to the Major Crimes/ Homicide Unit and collaterally worked in the Fatal Crash Unit and the Hostage/Crisis Negotiator Team. During this time, he was the lead investigator on over 20 homicide investigations all resulting in arrests. Such cases as the “Loop Inn Homicide” in Woodbridge in 2017, Edison “Speedway” Homicide in 2018 and the Carolyn Byington Homicide aka the “Lunchtime Killer Case” in 2019.
In 2020, Lieutenant Abromaitis was promoted to the rank of Sergeant where he supervised the Major Crimes/ Homicide Unit, Fatal Crash Unit, ICAC Unit, Crime Scene Unit and the Technical Operations Unit. As a Sergeant and Lieutenant, Lieutenant Abromaitis has supervised over 100 homicide investigations including the Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour Homicide as well a Federal RICO investigation resulting in numerous arrest and indictments of the Bounty Hunter Bloods Gang for several murders. He has helped reshape and change the ICAC Unit and Technical Operations Unit within Middlesex County, helping make both top units within the State.
In 2022, Lieutenant Abromaitis was promoted to Lieutenant where he has continued supervising the Major Crimes/ Homicide Unit, Fatal Crash Unit, ICAC Unit, Crime Scene Unit and the Technical Operations Unit. Lieutenant Abromaitis has been in the Major Crimes/ Homicide Unit for 11 years. Throughout his Homicide career Lieutenant Abromaitis has testified in numerous homicide trials and has received numerous awards and commendations specifically four Middlesex County 200 Club Meritorious awards for his work on several Homicide Investigations.
Joseph Auriemma, Jr., spent over 24 years with the New York State Police, retiring as a Senior Investigator. In that role, he supervised all criminal investigations conducted by the five Investigators and twenty-five uniform Troopers at his station.
Joseph spent six years assigned to the Major Crimes Unit, investigating homicides, suspicious deaths, and other serious crimes. Over seventeen years within the Bureau of Criminal Investigations, he was the affiant on over 1,500 search warrants and court orders, as well as conducting thousands of interviews and interrogations, making substantial contributions to investigations and their successful prosecutions. He also spent two years assigned to a Child Advocacy Center, investigating crimes against children.
Joseph served as the lead instructor at the New York State Police Academy for Investigative Interviewing, Crisis Negotiation, and both the Basic and Advanced Search Warrant courses. He also instructed at the New York State Preparedness Training Center. In 2019, he received the George M. Searle Memorial Award, presented to individuals who have distinguished themselves in training and education within the State Police.
In addition to his Certified Forensic Interviewer (CFI) credential, Joseph is an IADLEST Nationally Certified Instructor (INCI) and a New York State DCJS Certified Instructor for Police Topics.
Sergeant Coker is a passionate leader and educator well known for his unwavering dedication to his community. As a veteran of Portsmouth Police Department for over two decades, he harnesses his extensive experience to educate public and private sector professionals on the ins and outs of leadership. He travels nationally conducting trainings on important topics that both motivate and empower employees to lead with the three C’s: confidence, compassion, and competence. However, his expertise lies beyond training. His primary specialty is “EnterTRAINment,” which is a one-of-a-kind immersive experience that merges learning with fun through vivid visual aids and music.
Sgt. Coker graduated Summa Cum Laude from Bethel University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice. Mike is also a 2009 PLP graduate at the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia. Throughout his multifaceted career, Michael effectively occupied various assignments in Uniform Patrol and Investigations and supervised a multitude of different units during his tenure, including Homicide and Robbery, Domestic Violence/Sex Crimes Unit, Robbery Task Force, and served as the Shift Commander. He has also cultivated extensive lecturing and teaching experience, including the Indiana Chapter of the FBI National Academy Alumni Association Conference, Executive Staff Management Team in Sharonville, Ohio, Polaroid Corporation, Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, Illinois State Police, United States Postal Service, U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern Mississippi District, Birmingham Alabama Police Department, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, Idaho P.O.S.T., Idaho Governor’s Task Force, Suffolk County Long Island New York, Virginia Juvenile Court Judges, Texas P.O.S.T, University of Delaware, Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy, Hampton Roads Academy of Criminal Justice Services, Eastern Virginia Medical School, and the United States Virgin Island Police.
Detective Phillip Golden is a veteran law enforcement officer with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office in northern Maryland. He began his career with the agency in 2001 and was assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division (CID) in March 2005. Over the course of more than two decades as an investigator, Detective Golden has conducted complex investigations spanning a broad range of criminal offenses, including theft, burglary, white-collar crime, sexual assault, missing persons, shootings, stabbings, officer-involved shootings, and suspicious and unattended death investigations.
Detective Golden has pursued extensive professional development throughout his career, completing advanced investigative training in areas such as burglary and property crimes, financial and white-collar investigations, death investigation, officer-involved shootings, and arson investigation, including coursework at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland. His investigative experience reflects both technical proficiency and a sustained commitment to evidence-based investigative practices.
Outside of his professional responsibilities, Detective Golden is married and the father of two adult sons. He is actively engaged in his local volunteer fire company, where he has served in multiple leadership and operational capacities. In his personal time, he enjoys spending time with his family at their mountain property.
John Hauger has been a Special Agent with the FBI for the past 15 years. SA Hauger worked in the Kansas City Division for his first seven years on the Violent Crimes/Fugitive Task Force before being transferred to the Atlantic City Resident Agency in 2015. SA Hauger has been a member of the FBI Cellular Analysis Survey Team (CAST) since 2011. CAST Agents receive extensive training in cellular technology and cell phone applications from all of the major providers and academia. As a member of CAST he has testified in over 120 criminal trials in both state and federal court all over the United States and been deployed to numerous missing children, terrorism, and major cases as well. SA Hauger is also a senior instructor with CAST and teaches CAST basic, CAST advanced, Critical Incident Readiness Assessment, and Expert Witness Testimony. He lives in Linwood, NJ with his family.
Presentation
SA Hauger will present what the CAST program does and more specifically what information is available for law enforcement from the major cell phone providers as well as Google, Apple, Facebook, and many other applications. SA Hauger will discuss the various types of records retained by the cell phone providers, how long they are retained, how these records can be used in cases and ultimately in trial. The presentation will include topics like Google and cell phone provider geo-fences, Google information, Apple Information, Facebook, and other sources.
Ashley Jennings graduated from the University of Idaho College of Law in 2010. She joined the Latah County Prosecutor’s office in 2014, where she is currently the Senior Deputy Prosecutor. Her primary case duties include felony sex offenses, internet crimes against children, and crimes of violence. Most recently she was on the prosecution team for State of Idaho v. Bryan C. Kohberger where the Defendant was convicted of the quadruple murders at 1122 King Road in Moscow, Idaho.
Sergeant Kelley’s law enforcement career began in 2009 as an officer with the Bernardsville Police Department. During his time there, he was assigned to Patrol, Traffic, and the Detective Bureau. While with the department, he also served on the Somerset County Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force.
In 2016, Sergeant Kelley was hired by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office as a detective. He has been assigned to several units, including Trial Operations, Domestic Violence, Special Victims, and Special Prosecutions. While working in the Special Victims Unit, he was assigned to the New Jersey Clergy Abuse Task Force and prosecuted the first case brought by the task force in the state.
In 2020, Sergeant Kelley was assigned to the Major Crimes Unit as a detective. He has worked on more than 30 homicide investigations as both a detective and a sergeant. He has investigated and supervised multiple high profile homicide investigations including The Lunch Break Killer, the Parx Casino Homicide, the Nancy Noga cold case homicide and the murder of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour. He currently supervises the Homicide Unit and the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit.
Benjamin Klein is a detective with the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office where he has been assigned to the Technical Operations Unit in the Major Crimes Division since 2016. Prior to that, he was a patrol officer at the Rutgers University Police Department.
In his work with the Technical Operations Unit, Detective Klein assists in the investigations of any crime that has an electronic component by providing digital forensic examinations. He has training and experience in working on computers, phones, DVRs, networks, vehicle infotainment and telematics, drones, IOT, skimmers, and other digital devices. He is collaterally assigned to range safety, defensive tactics, drone operations, office of emergency management, crisis negotiations, and peer resiliency.
Detective Klein is currently a member of the Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence, the Skimmer and Payment Terminal Attack Technical Working Group, and is the Vice President of the High-Tech Cyber Investigators Association NYC/Metro Chapter. He has published research in the Journal of Forensic Sciences regarding Apple's Airdrop protocol in which his team developed a novel approach to uncovering the phone numbers of sending and nearby apple devices. He has been qualified as an expert in Digital Forensics in NJ Superior Court in multiple trials including for homicides, robberies, and narcotics cases.
Detective Patrick Ross began his law enforcement career in 2012 when he joined the Baltimore City Police Department. After graduating from the police academy, he was sent to the Central District and assigned to the Lexington Market Initiative tasked with combating the area’s extensive history of violence and CDS.
In 2014 Detective Ross left the Baltimore City Police Department and began working for the Harford County Sheriff's Office. During his tenure with the sheriff's office Detective Ross has worked patrol at both the Northern and Southern precincts, was assigned to the Special Operations Division-Violent Street Crime’s Unit, and as of May 2023 is assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division-Major Case Section.
In addition to his civilian law enforcement experience, Detective Ross served 20 years in the U.S Air Force and Maryland Air National Guard before retiring in 2022 at the rank of Senior Master Sergeant.
Mike Travers has a BA in Criminal Justice from Westfield State University. He has been a Trooper with the Massachusetts State Police for 21 years, assigned to the division of field services for the first 9 years of his career. For 6 of those years, he was assigned to multiple barracks ranging from rural patrol areas to major highways.
Travers was also assigned to the Troop "C" Community Action Team for three years, a team deployed to major events within the Troop of jurisdiction and focuses on proactive policing. The Community Action Team is also used for events within the community to include school events and static displays such as "Touch a Truck" events.
Travers has received numerous individual and unit awards to include Superintendent’s Citations, Division Commander’s Commendations and Troop Commander’s Commendations.
He was assigned as a homicide investigator to the Worcester County District Attorney's Office State Police Detective Unit for over 10 years. The Detective Unit has jurisdiction over 51 Cities and Towns for major crimes to include homicides and unattended deaths.
He is currently assigned to the Unresolved Case Unit, investigating Unresolved Homicide cases.
Detective Lieutenant Robert Parr has been with the Massachusetts State Police for over 20 years. Prior to joining the State Police, he served as a summer reserve in the beachside communities of York, Maine and Rockport, Massachusetts.
Upon entering the State Police, he worked for 5 1/2 years in the uniformed division of the State Police patrolling the highways and enforcing the state's motor vehicle laws. In 2012, he joined the State Police Detective Unit - Worcester County. The State Police Detective Units are the primary investigators responsible for homicides, suicides, unattended deaths, and other major crimes. The State Police Detective Units work in conjunction with local law enforcement and hand -in-hand with the county District Attorney's office.
Det. Lt. Parr has conducted hundreds of death investigations, including dozens of homicide investigations. He has authored over 100 affidavits in support of search warrant in homicide investigations. He has attended numerous trainings in homicide investigations, cell site location information, and has testified many times in Superior Court. He was a member of SPDU Worcester when the unit received the State Police Unit Citation for successful investigations into the murder of Ofc. Ronald Tarentino Jr. of the Auburn Police Department, and the murder of Vanessa Marcotte. He has also received the Massachusetts State Police Superintendent's Commendation and numerous additional commendations for his actions in the Vanessa Marcotte investigation.
John Wildman is a Maryland State Trooper currently assigned to the Homicide Unit. He is responsible for working and supervising murder investigations, police-involved shooting cases, and other major cases. His previous investigative assignments include internet crimes against children and gang enforcement. He frequently provides training and operational assistance related to the use of technology to advance fugitive, missing persons, and other complex investigations.
Detective Phillip Golden is a veteran law enforcement officer with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office in northern Maryland. He began his career with the agency in 2001 and was assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division (CID) in March 2005. Over the course of more than two decades as an investigator, Detective Golden has conducted complex investigations spanning a broad range of criminal offenses, including theft, burglary, white-collar crime, sexual assault, missing persons, shootings, stabbings, officer-involved shootings, and suspicious and unattended death investigations.
Detective Golden has pursued extensive professional development throughout his career, completing advanced investigative training in areas such as burglary and property crimes, financial and white-collar investigations, death investigation, officer-involved shootings, and arson investigation, including coursework at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland. His investigative experience reflects both technical proficiency and a sustained commitment to evidence-based investigative practices.
Outside of his professional responsibilities, Detective Golden is married and the father of two adult sons. He is actively engaged in his local volunteer fire company, where he has served in multiple leadership and operational capacities. In his personal time, he enjoys spending time with his family at their mountain property.