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Lindsey Wade is a retired detective with an impressive track record of utilizing her keen investigative instincts and DNA to solve violent crimes. After retiring from the Tacoma Police Department, Lindsey joined the Washington State Attorney General's Office as a Senior Investigator assigned to the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative to pursue her passion-using DNA to solve cold cases. In 2019, Lindsey worked with state legislators to pass a new DNA law in Washington known as Jennifer & Michella's Law. As a subject matter expert, Lindsey has been a speaker at numerous law enforcement conferences around the country, lecturing on cold cases, sex crimes, DNA, and child abduction response.
Lindsey Wade in her memoir In My DNA: My Career Investigating Your Worst Nightmares exemplifies the characteristics every sexual assault and homicide investigator should have: persistence, creativity, and compas-sion for the victims. Lindsey's book is a must read for anybody who wants to better understand the highs and lows of being a detective, the emotion-al toll hearing what a sexual assault victim experienced, and the ultimate reward when all the effort culminates in finding a killer and getting a family an answer. -Paul Holes, Cold Case Investigator (Ret) and NY Times Bestselling author of Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases Lindsey Wade's story plays out like a Hollywood movie-complete with surprising plot twists, evil villains, and a smart, driven detective deter-mined to solve even the most confounding crimes. In My DNA illustrates how a shocking experience as a child can become a calling. Lindsey Wade skillfully takes her readers on a compelling journey through the complex-ities of criminal justice. A page-turner from start to finish. -Linda Byron, Emmy Winning Investigative Reporter These are the true stories of the monsters stalking our children and the dedicated detective who spent her career hunting them down. Lindsey Wade's tenacity shines through as she shares the twists and turns in solving each horrific case. From the impact the murders of two young girls had on her childhood that led to her relentless push for justice, In My DNA takes you inside the crime scene tape where true horrors are found. -David Rose, News Anchor, Host of The Spotlight As the mother of Jennifer Bastian, I can speak personally to what passion, feeling and connectedness Lindsey has had with each of the cases she toiled over endlessly. When the public was just learning the term cold case, Lindsey didn't care, nothing was ever cold to her. Her vision, her research abilities, and her doggedness influenced an entire law enforcement community. -Pattie Bastian, Jennifer Bastian's Mother Riveting, true life story of one of the most truly dedicated, tenacious compassionate detectives in Washington State. Lindsey provides an inside look into the real everyday challenges and horrors that all detectives come face to face with: PURE EVIL! -Dave Reichert, Lead Investigator on Green River Serial Murders, Retired King County Sheriff and U.S. Congressman
