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Conference Speaker Highlight: Martha Hazzard Decker- Interviewing Like a Detective


X-Con 2024 Springfield, Missouri
Martha Hazzard Decker


No matter what type of investigation you are doing, it is important to do the witness interview correctly. Learn how to watch for signs of truthfulness or deception, and find out what questions to ask.


Martha Hazzard Decker is a retired police detective and assistant chief of police. Decker attended Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute for command staff training. She also received training on statement analysis. Martha is a Texas law enforcement certified instructor, was a SWAT member and negotiator as well as a rescue diver. Her specialty was domestic terrorism and crimes against children. Decker was also on the North Texas Anti-Terrorism Task Force. She also is retired from the State of Texas where she worked as a special investigator. She investigated serious cases of child abuse and child death along with being on the speaker panel and on the Anti-Human-Trafficking Task Force. Decker has been a process server for thirteen years. She was a volunteer firefighter where she was the training coordinator and public information officer. Decker was the lead SCUBA diver on the dive team. Recently, she again became a volunteer firefighter. Decker has been a private investigator. She is an award-winning journalist, best-selling author, and published photographer. Decker is the founder of East Texas Paranormal and considered an empath. She has investigated the unexplained for over 30 years. Decker investigates a variety of paranormal or supernatural cases with private individuals and businesses. She works with law enforcement agencies regarding unsolved crimes and missing persons. Decker and her team have investigated possible activity for several cities. She recently completed the first book in a three-part series on Haunted Hill House in Mineral Wells, TX. The first book in the best-selling series is Haunted Hill House Where Spirits Speak. Decker will release a revised version of Paranormal Profiling with advanced interview techniques in 2024. Decker can be heard on a number of radio shows and podcasts. She often speaks at conferences around the country. She has investigated other phenomenon such as Bigfoot and UFOs. She is a Field Investigator with MUFON as well.


Martha will be presenting at 9:15 am on Friday, October 11.

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