You might think that I am not keeping up with my blog because I am lazy or I forget but neither could be further from the truth. I have been absolutely swamped with my professor job. Our Institute for Cold Case Investigations has been a tremendous success and the students have been learning so many tools of the trade and employability skills that I am afraid one of them may snag my job someday before I am ready! Oh and don’t forget the other courses I teach concurrently.
Up until March, I was still holding the True Crime and a Glass of Wine events twice a month. Which are always fun for me. I was planning on taking a break because I was prepping for my presentation for CrimeCon in Orlando but then that got put on hold. Oh, did I say one presentation? No, it was going to be two because Oxygen also called me directly and asked me to be on a panel to promote one of their new shows, Mark of a Killer. It was a three person panel with a moderator, and all panelists are people who appear throughout the season on the new show.
OH WAIT??? Did I say Oxygen called??? Yes, yes I did. So I added that little morsel to my plate as well. Mark of a Killer has already started it’s Season 2 so you can catch everyone who was announced on that panel on the shows that have already aired….. some you will be seeing more than once. Check it out Saturdays at 7:00 pm EST on Oxygen.
I enjoyed that experience and hope you will be noticing me more often on different venues. School first then these other ventures. I am excited about the potential new students, attention and opportunities that these opportunities bring to my existing students.
Obviously, I figured with the COVID issue, I would be getting a nice, long rest from learning new cases for True Crime and a Glass of Wine but nooooo….. you guys decided that you are stressed and needed it so you asked me to do it virtually! lol So now it is virtual AND weekly, except the few weeks I had to take off.
This is where my CrimeCon and Oxygen presentations have truly been a blessing because I have been able to call True Crime Producers, Retired (influential) correctional officers, the FBI agent who created all of the FBI dive teams as well as some well known true crime actors. These people are interacting with you albeit virtually. They are sharing stories and answering questions. Some of you have earned internships with them while others are discussing employment opportunities.
The doors that are opening for me, I am picking and choosing carefully which ones to walk through. The ultimate goal is to give my students the best educational experience that I can. Everyone is different and everyone is special. I have just somehow stumbled like Alice in Wonderland into this amazing world that we get to share together.
Dr. M
