WAWLA - What Are We Looking At?

From Murder to Missing Persons, join the enquiring minds of Retired Detective Valentine Smith and Private Investigator Samantha Kiss as they delve deep into the lived-experience of compelling, curious, and often shocking true crime cases from Valentine's 45-year policing career.

Welcome to the weekly WAWLA (What Are We Looking At?) podcast.....

Traditionally, investigations are led by one line of inquiry, ”What Are We Looking For?” .... a victim, a perpetrator, a weapon, a vehicle, a location. However, a novel method of investigative thinking has led to an understanding of the importance of a more crucial initial line of inquiry, ”What Are We Looking At?” Come and discover what the WAWLA method looks like….

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Contributors

Co-host

Samantha Kiss

Private Investigator, Intelligence Analyst, and Researcher. Samantha has a professional and academic background in Criminology & Education.

Her dedication to a continuance in knowledge and understanding in the field, sees her currently enrolled in a Research Masters Degree & Graduate Certificate in Neuroscience, having completed a Bachelor of Social Science (Criminology), an Advanced Diploma in Arts (Criminology) and certifications in Private Investigation, OSINT & Cyber Investigations. She has a deep interest in Missing Persons Behaviour and an enthusiasm for authorship analysis.

Samantha is passionate, dedicated, and thorough, with exceptional attention to detail. She is devoted to the protection of children and the vulnerable, and cares deeply for her community of the Blue Mountains.

https://www.missinginaustralia.com.au

Co-host

Valentine Smith

A forty-five-year veteran of Law Enforcement and the Defence Forces. Specialist in Investigations, Information management, Professional Standards, Integrity, Strategic Planning, Interpreting Communications and Community Engagement.

In 2013, after thirty-nine years’ service, Valentine retired from the Victoria Police as a Detective Senior Sergeant. His police career included working with Interpol and Crime Stoppers International in France, India, Canada and the U.S.A. As well as many city and rural positions, including three years as supervisor in some of Victoria’s remote mountain country followed by sixteen years as the head of Crime Stoppers, in the Victoria Police Intelligence Command.

Since leaving policing Valentine has focused on missing person cold cases, concentrating on investigative first response, an interest that has seen him regularly appear across national media and on Under Investigation on the 9 Network, Australia.

https://www.missinginaustralia.com.au