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Louis C. Senese

Interrogation Themes

Louis Senese is VP of John E. Reid and Associates, employed for over 46 years. He’s conducted over 10,000 interviews and interrogations, instructed on the topic for over 35 years and volunteered assistance in cold cases. He is a contributing writer for Police1, having published numerous articles on the topic. He also authored the book “Anatomy of Interrogation Themes” both in English and Spanish. Lou has conducted courses for NATO, federal intelligence agencies and law enforcement agencies throughout the U.S. and worldwide including Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea and the U.A.E.

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